Remote Underwriting Data & Analytics Specialist

bcbsks; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive pay program (EPIP)

Health/Vision/Dental insurance

6 weeks paid parental leave

Fertility/Adoption assistance

2 weeks paid caregiver leave

401(k) plan matching up to 5%

Tuition reimbursement

Health & fitness benefits, discounts

Job summary

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas seeks an Underwriting Database Management Specialist to extract, import, and link data across sources, assuring accuracy of underwriting tools and driving reporting improvements.

Responsibilities include developing durable data reports, automations in VBA, and collaborating with IT on system enhancements. Remote, hybrid or onsite work is eligible for this Kansas-based role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Economics, CS, Information Management, Actuarial Science, Statistics, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of data analytics, DB management, or underwriting systems in health insurance.
• Experience with SQL, VBA, Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Background in health insurance rating, actuarial modeling, or underwriting processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for Underwriting and Group Rating data needs, building reports/dashboards with Excel, Access, and visualization tools.
• Develop/maintain underwriting databases with accurate data integration, governance, and reporting standards.
• Create VBA-based apps and automation to improve underwriting workflow efficiency.
• Collaborate with IT on system enhancements, upgrades, and underwriting project development.
• Ensure data integrity through auditing, cleaning, and validating datasets.
• Develop/maintain custom rating and reporting formats for special requests.
• Analyze underwriting data trends to provide insights for business decisions.
• Support internal training on data tools, reporting, and statistical methods.
• Stay current on data visualization/analytics trends and apply new knowledge.
• Assist governance processes, ensuring regulatory and corporate data standards compliance.

Skills

Data analytics

Data governance

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (Math, Econ, CS, Info Mgmt, Act Sci, Stats)

Tools

SQL

Access

Oracle

Excel

VBA

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas seeks an Underwriting Database Management Specialist to extract, import, and link data across sources, assuring accuracy of underwriting tools and driving reporting improvements.

Responsibilities include developing durable data reports, automations in VBA, and collaborating with IT on system enhancements. Remote, hybrid or onsite work is eligible for this Kansas-based role.