Medical Informatics Analyst, Consultant - Pharmacy

Blue Shield of CA; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Medical Informatics Analyst within the Pharmacy Financial Analytics team. You will support network and rebate reporting, reconciliation processes, model development, and automation initiatives to empower leadership with data-driven insights for strategic decisions.

The role requires extensive pharmacy analytics experience, SAS/advanced analytics credentials, and a commitment to driving operational excellence in a hybrid in-office model.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or high school diploma/GED with 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Requires 7 years of analytics experience with enterprise impact.
• Requires 5 years of prior pharmacy experience.
• Requires SAS Certified Advanced Programmer credential or advanced analytics certification (e.g., R, Python).

Responsibilities

• Support network and rebate reporting, reconciliation processes, model development, and automation initiatives.
• Provide data-driven insights to leadership to inform strategic decisions and drive operational excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to advance analytical capabilities within Pharmacy Financial Analytics.

Skills

Pharmacy analytics

Enterprise analytics impact

Automation initiatives

Education

Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED with 4 years of relevant experience

Tools

SAS Advanced Programmer credential

R or Python analytics

Job description

Your Role

The Pharmacy Financial Analytics team.The Medical Informatics Consultant will report to the Sr. Principal Medical Informatics Analyst of Pharmacy Financial Analytics. In this role, you will play a key part in advancing our organization's analytical capabilities by supporting network and rebate reporting, reconciliation processes, model development, and automation initiatives. Your work will directly empower leadership with the tools, insights, and data needed to make informed strategic decisions, drive operational excellence, and support the continued growth and success of the organization through innovative, data-driven solutions.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Requires 7 years of relevant experience delivering analytics (cost, quality, utilization, and/or outcomes) with enterprise impact
• Requires 5 years of prior pharmacy experience
• Requires SAS Certified Advanced Programmer credential (or equivalent) or advanced analytics certification (e.g., R, Python)

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.