Healthcare Strategy Analytics Lead

Highmark Health; Montgomery (AL); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a senior strategy consultant to lead high-impact initiatives across clinical programs. You’ll own projects from conception to actionable recommendations, shaping strategy and driving improvements in efficiency, quality of care, and program performance.

You will mentor analysts, present to executives, and partner with leadership, finance, and clinical ops—leveraging Excel, SQL, Python, and BI tools to inform strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• This role requires 5 years in strategic consulting or healthcare analytics with leadership of complex projects.
• Experience turning insights into actionable business strategies with measurable outcomes.
• Clinical experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic initiatives to optimize programs and resource use.
• Design data-driven analyses to identify efficiency and quality opportunities.
• Translate analyses into executive-ready recommendations and business cases.
• Collaborate with leadership, finance, and clinical teams to meet objectives.
• Develop quantifiable impact models and monitor outcomes post-implementation.
• Mentor junior analysts and present findings to senior audiences.

Skills

Strategic Problem-Solving

Analytical Modeling

Healthcare Acumen

Project Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Mentorship

Entrepreneurial Drive

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree

Quantitative field preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a senior strategy consultant to lead high-impact initiatives across clinical programs. You’ll own projects from conception to actionable recommendations, shaping strategy and driving improvements in efficiency, quality of care, and program performance.

You will mentor analysts, present to executives, and partner with leadership, finance, and clinical ops—leveraging Excel, SQL, Python, and BI tools to inform strategic decisions.