Senior Decision Support Analyst — Data & Modeling

Highmark; United States; On-site; USD 94,200 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark is seeking a senior data analyst who collaborates with customers and design teams to prioritize data requirements and support effective business decisions. You will translate requirements into applications using decision support and reporting tools, building secure, scalable data solutions.

You will mentor colleagues, lead complex analyses, and develop methods for data modeling, reporting, and knowledge delivery to internal and external stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or related field.
• 7 years of relevant, progressive experience leading projects of varying size and complexity.

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.
• Take the lead in defining issues and ideas to be studied as well as the approach (methodological and technical) to be used in addressing studies and projects.
• 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 reports and presentations.
• Develop and maintain moderate-to extremely-complex computer programs using 4GL programming languages (such as SAS, R, SQL) and other database technology (DB2, Teradata, and Oracle).
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Mainframe tech

Databases

BI tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Stats/Econ/Eng/OR or related field

Tools

SAS

R

SQL

DB2/Teradata/Oracle

Job description

Highmark is seeking a senior data analyst who collaborates with customers and design teams to prioritize data requirements and support effective business decisions. You will translate requirements into applications using decision support and reporting tools, building secure, scalable data solutions.

You will mentor colleagues, lead complex analyses, and develop methods for data modeling, reporting, and knowledge delivery to internal and external stakeholders across the organization.