Senior Medicaid Data & Analytics Engineer (Remote)

SAS; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

401k plan

Paid holidays

Winter Wellness Break

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

SAS is seeking a Sr. Strategic Technical Support Engineer with Medicaid expertise for a remote/hybrid role primarily in the Columbia, SC area and the Southeast US.

The role combines deep SAS knowledge with Medicaid domain experience to guide strategic adoption, resolve production challenges, and deliver advanced technical support. You will engage with Medicaid stakeholders, provide guidance on population health analytics, program integrity, and health equity analyses, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise analytics platforms or complex data-driven solutions.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SAS software supporting healthcare analytics and reporting.
• Experience working with State Medicaid programs supporting population health, program integrity, quality measurement, or health equity analysis.
• Strong knowledge of SAS technologies including SAS Viya, SAS Data and AI Studio, Visual Analytics, and Visual Investigator.

Responsibilities

• Apply subject matter expertise in Medicaid policy, programs, and data to support analytical use cases including population health management, program integrity, quality measurement, and health equity analysis.
• Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with Medicaid stakeholders, including program leadership, technical teams, and end users.
• Provide advanced technical support for SAS analytical, reporting, and data-driven solutions across multi-tier enterprise environments.
• Deliver consultative guidance on the effective use of SAS, tailoring recommendations to complex, highly mature customer use cases.
• Develop targeted documentation and learning experiences that improve business and technical stakeholder understanding of data, analytics, and reporting.
• Partner with SAS Customer Success to design and develop training materials and custom learning sessions for business users and establish communities of practice to promote knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Support organizational change associated with new analytic capabilities, data products, and reporting solutions.
• Provide mentorship to technical peers and analytic resources, fostering standardized practices and continuous capability development.
• Evaluate current solution usage against evolving business and regulatory requirements; recommend enhancements to maximize value and adoption.
• Collaborate with the Government Technical Support Team to provide Level 2/Level 3 support as necessary.
• Contribute to planning and execution of new initiatives by advising on resource needs, sequencing work, and time/cost considerations from a production support perspective.
• Lead or support complex troubleshooting efforts, including root cause analysis and remediation for production issues, system performance challenges, and data integrity concerns.
• Coordinate across SAS support, R&D, cloud/hosting, sales, and delivery teams to resolve cross-functional technical issues and improve customer outcomes. Identify, define and assist with scoping new solution opportunities while ensuring alignment with existing production environments.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, translating technical findings into clear business impacts and recommendations.
• Stay current on SAS technologies and Medicaid policy trends and apply new knowledge to customer environments.
• Participate in regular onsite engagement in Columbia, SC.

Skills

SAS expertise

Medicaid knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SAS Viya

Visual Analytics

Visual Investigator

SAS Data and AI Studio

Job description

SAS is seeking a Sr. Strategic Technical Support Engineer with Medicaid expertise for a remote/hybrid role primarily in the Columbia, SC area and the Southeast US.

The role combines deep SAS knowledge with Medicaid domain experience to guide strategic adoption, resolve production challenges, and deliver advanced technical support. You will engage with Medicaid stakeholders, provide guidance on population health analytics, program integrity, and health equity analyses, and collaborate with