Principal Analytics Consultant - Health Economics

HCSC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible hybrid schedule

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation is seeking a Principal Analytics Consultant to lead analytic engagements for its largest Commercial clients. You will leverage SQL, Python, R, and BI tools to translate complex healthcare data into insights that drive strategy.

In this hybrid role based in Chicago, you will mentor teams, present to C-suite stakeholders, and scale client engagements while delivering high-quality analytical outputs under tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years in health care analytics or related field, or advanced degrees with fewer years.
• Proficiency querying diverse data sources for insights.
• Strong analytics and programming in SQL, Python, R.
• Ability to create dynamic dashboards with Tableau or Power BI.
• BI mindset from inception to execution.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Independent work and teamwork.
• Ability to manage multiple analytic projects.
• Analytics subject matter expert.
• Proven performance in driving initiatives with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytic support and consultancy for top Commercial clients.
• Lead external client engagements and internal projects.
• Design and maintain data layers and coding standards.
• Present findings to C-suite stakeholders.
• Scale and market client engagements internally.
• Troubleshoot analytic development challenges.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Tableau/Power BI

Data visualization

Healthcare analytics

Communication

Leadership

Team collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in health care services, statistics, or economics

Master's degree

PhD

12+ years in health care analytics or related field

Tools

Databricks

Version control

Job description

Flex

IL - Chicago

TX - Austin

TX - Richardson

Full time

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At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers.

Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

Job Summary

The Health Economics Team (HET) is seeking a candidate to fulfill the Principal Analytics Consulting position. The Principal’s primary responsibility is to leverage strong technical skills (SQL, R, Python, and Tableau/PowerBI) and healthcare industry knowledge (payor, provider, pharmacy, public health, epidemiology, etc.) to support and enhance client-facing engagements with HCSC’s largest Commercial customers, specific responsibilities will include:

This role is responsible for the analytic support and consultancy for HCSCs largest Commercial Clients and advisory for internal senior-leader stakeholders related to population health and insurance. This position requires an extensive background in healthcare consulting with an emphasis on expert-level understanding of medical claims and related datasets. As a senior member of the organization, the candidate will have the responsibility to lead both external client engagements and internal team projects by holistically understanding the business problem at hand and how to efficiently work towards an end goal. This position requires communicating with and presenting to C-Suite stakeholders with the ultimate goal of elevating their understanding of plan cost and health drivers, and collaborating internally to address them. Additionally, in partnership with management, this role will look to scale and help internally market impactful client engagements for broader impact. As a technical subject matter expert, it is expected that experience in designing and maintaining standard data layers, developing coding standards and documentation for organizational use cases, and troubleshooting challenges that arise during analytic development, is evident in prior work experience.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR PhD with 4 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR 12 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field

• Understanding, and being highly proficient at querying a wide variety of internal and external data sources to get meaningful insights.

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in computer languages, such as SQL, Python, R, etc.

• Ability to create a dynamic and visually engaging dashboard leveraging data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

• High degree of business intelligence and understanding how to take a business case from inception to customer or partner execution.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Ability to lead multiple analytic related projects in parallel.

• Analytics subject matter expert

• Performance excellence in championing initiatives and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to bring the initiative to life.

• Ability to work under pressure and delivery high quality output to senior leadership to decision making within short timeline.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Masters and 8 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics including 6 years' experience in analyzing medical claims data.

• Employing techniques such as a case-control study, regression analyses, principal component analyses, clustering exercises, propensity scoring, classification, ROI calculation, etc. to produce actionable insights.

• Experience with Databricks.

• Experience with version control/collaborative tools.

This is a Flex (Hybrid) role: 3 days in office; 2 days work from home.

Sponsorship is not available.

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards .

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

Flex employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days a week. Management will have discretion to modify an employee's weekly schedule for exigent circumstances.

HCSC Employment Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of drug screening in accordance with applicable law.

Base Pay Range

$102,000.00 - $184,300.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

For more than 80 years, HCSC has been dedicated to expanding access to high-quality, cost-effective health care and equipping our members with information and tools to make the best health care decisions for themselves and their families. As an industry leader, HCSC also has been helping to make the health care system work better for all Americans. To remain a leader, we offer compelling careers that encourage resourcefulness, strategic thought and empower you to make a difference in the lives of our members and their communities.

Today, with the industry at an important crossroad, HCSC is reimagining health care and looking for original thinkers who aren’t afraid to make innovative contributions. We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Learn more about HCSC, our commitment to our members and the opportunity you’ll have to improve health care delivery in an open, collaborative environment.

HCSC is committed to diversity in the workplace and to providing equal opportunity to employees and applicants.

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