Senior Decision Analytics Consultant

Highmark Health; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in the United States seeks a Senior Client Analytics and Decision Support Consultant to drive data-driven decisions for customers, brokers, and internal teams. You will prioritize data requirements, interpret analytics, and advise on strategies that deliver measurable value across financial and clinical domains.

The role emphasizes leading analytics projects, mentoring colleagues, and collaborating with product, data, and healthcare teams to optimize product designs and

Qualifications

• Required 5 years of relevant, progressive experience as a Decision Support Analyst or equivalent training and experience in a business or clinical environment with direct responsibility for applying technology.
• Preferred 7–10 years' experience independently executing advanced analysis and developing consultative deliverables.
• Required Bachelor's Degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field; Master’s degree preferred in related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation.
• Provide analytic and consultative support to a broad spectrum of internal customer areas and external business partners.
• Mentor colleagues with less experience on both the technical and business aspects of project and consultative work.
• Determine how decision support systems will provide information required to make effective business decisions, translate requirements into applications that employ appropriate decision support and reporting tools.
• Use broad experience and technical knowledge to propose solutions to complex business problems.
• Take the lead in driving the implementation of the recommended solutions.
• Take the lead in defining issues and ideas to be studied as well as the approach to be used in addressing studies and projects.
• Create and/or develop new methods of analysis, database design, and performance measurement.
• Perform modeling of data sources and flows, work with data management staff to define an operational framework that will define, develop, and implement policies and security frameworks to ensure precise and secure deliver of knowledge and information.
• Provide assistance and, depending on skill and experience, lead with interpretation of raw data, statistical results or otherwise compiled information, identify follow-up action items, and prepare or assist in the preparation of written reports and/or oral presentation of findings to internal and external audiences, customer managers, clinical staff, compliance agencies, group accounts, providers, agent plans, and brokers.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Presentation to senior management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master’s degree preferred in related field

Tools

SAS

R

SQL

DB2

Teradata

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Cognos

Business Objects

Job description

Highmark Health in the United States seeks a Senior Client Analytics and Decision Support Consultant to drive data-driven decisions for customers, brokers, and internal teams. You will prioritize data requirements, interpret analytics, and advise on strategies that deliver measurable value across financial and clinical domains.

The role emphasizes leading analytics projects, mentoring colleagues, and collaborating with product, data, and healthcare teams to optimize product designs and