Managed Care Strategy Analyst - Remote & Client-Focused

Unlock Health; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Health, Dental and Vision insurance

Life, disability insurance

401(K) with match

Hybrid and Remote work schedules

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Unlock Health is seeking a Business Analyst to join their Managed Care team in the United States. You will build trusted client relationships and support projects from research through final delivery.

The role emphasizes translating data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations for healthcare providers to strengthen payor strategies and financial performance. Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of experience, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, SQL,

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in business analysis or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, analytics, communications, data science, or a related field.
• Healthcare industry experience and foundational understanding of reimbursement structures, such as payor contracts, DRGs, CPT codes, and fee-for-service or value-based models.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted client relationships by serving as a responsive and thoughtful day-to-day partner.
• Participate in client meetings, gather business requirements, document decisions, and translate client needs into clear next steps.
• Analyze client data, reimbursement trends, benchmarking information, and public datasets to identify financial and operational insights.
• Evaluate managed care reimbursement structures, including payor contracts, DRGs, CPT codes, and fee-for-service or value-based models.
• Translate complex findings into clear stories, strategic recommendations, executive presentations, reports, and other client-facing communications.
• Draft meeting recaps, findings summaries, talking points, and decision-support materials tailored to different audiences.
• Coordinate project timelines, deliverables, action items, and internal contributors while proactively identifying potential risks or barriers.
• Collaborate with managed care leaders, finance teams, revenue cycle experts, analysts, and other cross-functional partners.
• Conduct independent research to solve ambiguous business challenges, validate findings, and identify new opportunities.
• Recommend improvements to processes, analytical tools, and deliverables that increase the quality and efficiency of client work.

Skills

Client-facing

Data analysis

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/healthcare analytics/communications

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Snowflake

Job description

Unlock Health is seeking a Business Analyst to join their Managed Care team in the United States. You will build trusted client relationships and support projects from research through final delivery.

The role emphasizes translating data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations for healthcare providers to strengthen payor strategies and financial performance. Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of experience, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, SQL,