Senior Network Innovation Analyst (Hybrid)

Wellmark, Inc.; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark seeks a Senior Network Innovation Analyst to join a cross-functional product team supporting Network Payment Strategy and Network Performance. You’ll combine complex data with stakeholder insights to frame business problems, evaluate solutions, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

You will mentor others, collaborate with internal and external partners, and communicate data-driven insights to guide strategic decisions and improve network value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or direct and applicable work experience.
• 5+ years of experience: pulling reports, analyzing and interpreting complex data; statistical analyses and data modeling.
• Health insurance, health care, or related industry experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel; PowerBI experience preferred.
• Proficiency in SAS and SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and analysis.
• Strong consultation, relationship management, and critical thinking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present.
• Detail-oriented with data integrity checks.
• Experience coaching and mentoring others.
• Valid Driver’s License with intermittent travel (<5%).
• HROR preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop new cost and quality initiatives and reporting using internal data sources and vendor relationships.
• Provide actionable data and recommendations to providers regarding medical cost and quality.
• Develop opportunity projections to support strategic decision making and communicate value propositions.
• Mentor and support other Network Innovation Analysts with industry expertise.
• Serve as a business liaison for Network Innovation on project initiatives.
• Extract, analyze, and integrate data to develop initiatives and inform stakeholders.
• Assure data integrity by QA checks for vendor reporting and monthly dashboard verification.
• Maintain relationships with providers and vendors to communicate value-based reimbursement strategies.
• Support Network Engagement in building provider group relationships and information sourcing.
• Demonstrate impact of recommendations with ROI and program evaluation analyses.
• Document and monitor value-based provider reimbursement initiatives.
• Perform routine analyses for leadership to monitor reimbursement methodologies.

Skills

Data analysis

SAS

SQL

PowerBI

Excel

Communication

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Driver's license

HROR preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience

Tools

SAS

SQL

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

Wellmark seeks a Senior Network Innovation Analyst to join a cross-functional product team supporting Network Payment Strategy and Network Performance. You’ll combine complex data with stakeholder insights to frame business problems, evaluate solutions, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

You will mentor others, collaborate with internal and external partners, and communicate data-driven insights to guide strategic decisions and improve network value.