Medical Informatics Analyst, Principal

Blue Shield of CA; Springfield Meadows (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Principal-level analytics leader for the Healthcare Quality Affordability Analytics team. The role focuses on program and vendor reporting, performance analysis and delivering insights that improve member care and cost management.

Requires 10+ years in health care analytics, strong capabilities in SQL/SAS, and expertise in Power BI/Tableau. The role operates in a hybrid environment with in-office collaboration and executive-facing communication.

Qualifications

• Requires college education or equivalent experience.
• Preferred master's degree.
• Requires SAS Base Programmer Credential or equivalent and SAS Advanced Programmer Credential or equivalent.
• Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Requires at least 5 years of experience in Health Care (managed care, academic, or gov't payer).
• Requires 5 years of Data & Analytics - Knowledge of interpreting reports, trends, and forecasts to support decision-making.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in enterprise data visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau), leading the design and governance of scalable analytics solutions, establishing visualization best practices, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Highly proficient in SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, and/or SAS, with the ability to query and analyze large, complex datasets, develop scalable analytical solutions, and translate findings into actionable business and clinical insights
• Demonstrated expertise in translating complex analytical findings into actionable business, operational, and clinical insights for diverse stakeholder audiences
• Proven ability to develop executive-level presentations, dashboards, and strategic recommendations that influence decision-making and drive organizational performance.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality management, reporting automation, and analytics best practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, directors, managers, and subject matter experts
• Ability to independently lead complex analytical initiatives, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Lead program and vendor reporting, performance analysis, and insights for healthcare analytics.
• Develop executive-level dashboards and strategic recommendations.
• Establish governance and best practices for scalable analytics solutions across the organization.
• Translate complex findings into actionable business, operational, and clinical insights.
• Collaborate with executives and stakeholders to influence decisions and drive performance.

Skills

SAS

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Data visualization

Executive presentations

Data governance

Leadership

Communication

Education

College education or equivalent experience

Master's degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Snowflake

Databricks

SAS

Job description

Your Role

The Healthcare Quality Affordability (HQA) Analytics team plays a key role in discovering information hidden in vast amounts of data that can lead to smarter decisions and deliver better service for our customers and contain the rising cost of healthcare. The Medical Care Programs division oversees vendor partners to deliver clinical programs for members and providers. The Medical Informatics, Principal, will focus on program and vendor reporting, performance, analysis and insights. This role reports to the Senior Manager of HQA Analytics.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires college education or equivalent experience


• Preferred master's degree


• Requires SAS Certified Base Programmer Credential or equivalent and SAS Certified Advanced Programmer Credential or equivalent


• Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience


• Requires at least 5 years of experience in Health Care (managed care, academic, or gov't payer)


• Requires 5 years of Data & Analytics - Knowledge of interpreting reports, trends, and forecasts to support decision-making


• Serves as a subject matter expert in enterprise data visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau), leading the design and governance of scalable analytics solutions, establishing visualization best practices, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization


• Highly proficient in SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, and/or SAS, with the ability to query and analyze large, complex datasets, develop scalable analytical solutions, and translate findings into actionable business and clinical insights


• Demonstrated expertise in translating complex analytical findings into actionable business, operational, and clinical insights for diverse stakeholder audiences


• Proven ability to develop executive-level presentations, dashboards, and strategic recommendations that influence decision-making and drive organizational performance.


• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality management, reporting automation, and analytics best practices


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, directors, managers, and subject matter experts


• Ability to independently lead complex analytical initiatives, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment

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.