Remote Strategic Analytics Leader — Healthcare

Highmark Health; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 86,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in the United States seeks a senior strategist to lead high-impact initiatives across clinical programs, from conception to actionable recommendations, guiding improvements in outcomes and member value.

The role emphasizes data-driven analyses, executive storytelling, and collaboration with leadership, clinical operations, network, finance, and actuarial teams to improve efficiency and care quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.
• Master's degree preferred; quantitative degree strongly preferred (Healthcare, Economics, Business Admin, Public Health, Finance, Statistics or related).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end strategic projects focused on program optimization across various clinical areas, defining project scope, methodologies, deliverables, and timelines.
• Design and execute data-driven strategic analyses to identify opportunities for efficiency, quality of care, and performance, including trends, outcomes, provider patterns, and regulatory impacts.
• Translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations and business cases for senior management, driving investment decisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to cross-functional stakeholders, including leadership, clinical operations, network, finance, and actuarial teams.
• Identify strategic gaps and underperforming areas; propose investigations and improvements.
• Develop robust impact models and monitor effectiveness of implemented initiatives.
• Mentor junior analytical staff on problem-solving, techniques, and frameworks.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations distilling data into strategic narratives.

Skills

Strategic problem-solving

Analytical modeling

Healthcare acumen

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentorship

Entrepreneurial drive

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Quantitative degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Python

R

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Highmark Health in the United States seeks a senior strategist to lead high-impact initiatives across clinical programs, from conception to actionable recommendations, guiding improvements in outcomes and member value.

The role emphasizes data-driven analyses, executive storytelling, and collaboration with leadership, clinical operations, network, finance, and actuarial teams to improve efficiency and care quality.