Manager, Medical Economics

Centene Corporation; California; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off + holidays

Remote, hybrid, field or office work

Job summary

Centene Corporation is seeking a Manager of Medical Economics to lead analytics strategy and execute enterprise projects. You will mentor two analysts while delivering data-driven insights to clinical and business stakeholders.

The role requires strong SQL/Excel skills, Power BI experience, and the ability to translate findings into actionable recommendations for senior leadership across multiple health plans and departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferred.
• 4+ years in healthcare analytics with large databases and data verification.
• Experience with SQL, indexing, and query optimization.
• Project management or leadership experience.
• Familiar with Python or R.
• Knowledge of BI tools including Power BI.
• Experience with data modeling and trend analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of enterprise-wide analytics projects and strategic initiatives, translating business goals into actionable solutions.
• Manage development efforts as a liaison with business and technical partners, including stakeholder expectations, requirements gathering, testing, deployment and user adoption.
• Prioritize team work and manage customer expectations and relationships to align with business needs.
• Support customer engagement and satisfaction by maintaining clear communication of work and deliverables.
• Partner cross-functionally at all levels and translate findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Engage with business leaders to understand market levers and constraints.
• Leverage enterprise reporting tools to deliver data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration between state plans and business units (IT, Finance, Network Development, Payment Integrity).
• Mentor, manage, and develop the team continuously.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Excel

Power BI

Python

R

Job description

Position Purpose: The Manager, Medical Economics drives the execution of analytics strategy through the discovery, development, and implementation of leading-edge analytics that answer important business questions. The manager aligns talent and resources to support enterprise and health plan needs by leveraging data to achieve strategic objectives and improve business performance.

Key Details: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

This is a working-manager role with responsibility for leading two analysts while remaining directly involved in complex healthcare analytics projects.

Strong Medical Economics experience working with claims, utilization, cost of care, and other complex healthcare data is highly preferred.

Strong hands-on SQL and Excel experience is highly preferred. Experience with Power BI or other modern business intelligence and visualization tools is preferred.

The ideal candidate will combine analytical and technical depth with operational business acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate complex findings into actionable recommendations for clinical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Lead the planning and execution of enterprise-wide analytics projects and strategic initiatives, translating business goals into actionable solutions.
• Manage development efforts as a liaison with business and technical partners, including managing stakeholder expectations, requirements gathering, testing, deployment and user adoption.
• Prioritize team work, manage customer expectations and relationships, and maintain alignment of deliverables with business needs and strategic objectives.
• Support customer engagement and satisfaction by maintaining effective communication and transparency of work and deliverables with core stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally at all levels of the organization and communicate findings and insights to non-technical business partners.
• Independently engage with business leaders to understand market-specific levers and constraints.
• Leverage enterprise reporting tools to rapidly deliver data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Facilitate cross-team project collaboration between state-based health plans and business units, including IT, Finance, Network Development, and Payment Integrity.
• Mentor, manage, and ensure the continuous development of team.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, public health, health informatics, healthcare administration, finance or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, large databases, data verification, data management, table creation and indexing, query optimization, utilization of stored procedures, developing complex queries using SQL or other coding languages, and lead or management experience.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of SQL/querying languages.
• Experience with table creation and indexing, query optimization, and utilization of stored procedures.
• Preferred knowledge of programmatic coding languages such as Python and R.
• Knowledge of basic statistical, analytical, or data mining techniques including basic data modeling, trend analysis, and root-cause analysis preferred.
• Experience in change management processes and procedures preferred.
• Preferred knowledge of modern business intelligence and visualization tools including Microsoft PowerBI.
• Demonstrated ability mentoring and training of junior analysts in a supervisory or other informal leadership role preferred.

By applying to this requisition, you acknowledge and understand that you may be considered for other job opportunities for which Centene believes you may be qualified.

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by applicable law, including full-time or part-time status.

Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.

Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act