Healthcare Strategy & Analytics Lead (Remote)

Highmark Health; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 86,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in Salt Lake City seeks a senior-level strategist to lead complex, high-impact initiatives across clinical programs. You will function as an internal consultant, owning projects from concept to actionable recommendations that improve program effectiveness and member value.

The role requires strong data-driven analyses, executive storytelling, and collaboration with leadership, finance, network, and actuarial teams to drive decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in strategic consulting or healthcare analytics.
• Proven track record translating insights into actionable business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic projects focused on program optimization.
• Design data-driven analyses to identify opportunities for efficiency and quality improvement.
• Translate findings into actionable recommendations and business cases for senior management.
• Act as a trusted advisor to cross-functional stakeholders across leadership, network, finance, and actuarial teams.
• Develop and monitor impact models to evaluate effectiveness of initiatives.
• Mentor junior analytical staff and deliver executive-level presentations.

Skills

Strategic problem-solving

Executive communication

Analytical modeling

Stakeholder management

Mentorship

Entrepreneurial drive

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

Highmark Health in Salt Lake City seeks a senior-level strategist to lead complex, high-impact initiatives across clinical programs. You will function as an internal consultant, owning projects from concept to actionable recommendations that improve program effectiveness and member value.

The role requires strong data-driven analyses, executive storytelling, and collaboration with leadership, finance, network, and actuarial teams to drive decisions.