Sr Analyst, Medical Economics (Medicaid) - REMOTE

Molina Healthcare; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 77,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Analyst in Medical Economics to drive financial performance through data analysis and reporting. In this pivotal role, you will support the Health Plan and Finance teams by analyzing cost, utilization, and revenue trends across various products. You will create innovative tools and reports that provide insights into medical cost drivers and recommend strategies for affordability. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact healthcare operations while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance decision-making processes. Join a forward-thinking organization that values analytical expertise and strategic insight in the evolving healthcare landscape.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in healthcare analytics and data management.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and SQL for data retrieval and analysis.
• Knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare programs and financial metrics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex analyses to identify opportunities for financial performance improvement.
• Extract and synthesize data to support executive decision-making.
• Lead projects analyzing medical cost trends and performance indicators.

Skills

Healthcare Analytics

Data Analysis

SQL

Microsoft Excel

Predictive Modeling

Financial Analysis

Dashboard Development

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Management

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

TOAD Data Point

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

The Senior Analyst, Medical Economics provides support and consultation to the Health Plan and Finance team through analyzing key business issues related to cost, utilization and revenue for multiple Molina Healthcare products. Designs and develops reports to monitor health plan performance and identify the root causes of medical cost trends. With those root causes identified, drives innovation by creating tools to monitor trend drivers and provide recommendations to senior leaders for affordability opportunities.

Responsible for conducting complex analyses of insured medical populations with the goal of identifying opportunities to improve financial performance. Extracts, analyzes, and synthesizes data from various sources to identify risks and opportunities.

Job Duties

• Extract and compile information from various systems to support executive decision-making.
• Mine and manage information from large data sources.
• Analyze claims and other data sources to identify early signs of trends or other issues related to medical care costs.
• Work with clinical, provider network and other personnel to bring supplemental context/insight to data analyses, and design and perform studies related to the quantification of medical interventions.
• Work with business owners to track key performance indicators of medical interventions.
• Perform pro forma sensitivity analyses in order to estimate the expected financial value of proposed medical cost improvement initiatives.
• Proactively identify and investigate complex suspect areas regarding medical cost issues, initiate in-depth analysis of the suspect/problem areas, and suggest a corrective action plan.
• Draw actionable conclusions based on analyses performed, make recommendations through use of healthcare analytics, predictive modeling, and communicate those conclusions effectively to audiences at various levels of the enterprise.
• Analyze the financial performance of all Molina Healthcare products, identify favorable and unfavorable trends, develop recommendations to improve trends, communicate recommendations to management.
• Lead projects to completion by contributing to ad-hoc data analyses, development, and presentation of financial reports.
• Serve as subject matter expert on developing financial models to evaluate the impact of provider reimbursement changes.
• Provide data driven analytics to Finance, Claims, Medical Management, Network, and other departments to enable critical decision making.
• Support Financial Analysis projects related to medical cost reduction initiatives.
• Support Medical Management by assisting with Return on Investment (ROI) analyses for vendors to determine if their financial and clinical performance is achieving desired results.
• Keep abreast of Medicaid and Medicare reforms and their impact on Molina Healthcare.

Job Qualifications

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Healthcare Management, or related field.

Required Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 5+ years of related experience in healthcare.
• Demonstrated understanding of Medicaid and Medicare programs or other healthcare plans.
• Analytical work experience within the healthcare industry (i.e., hospitals, network, ancillary, medical facilities, healthcare vendor, commercial health insurance company, large physician practices, managed care organization, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (formulas, PIVOT tables, PowerQuery, etc.).
• Proficiency with Excel and SQL for retrieving specified information from data sources.
• Experience with building dashboards in Excel, Power BI, and/or Tableau and data management.
• Knowledge of healthcare operations (utilization management, disease management, HEDIS quality measures, claims processing, etc.).
• Knowledge of healthcare financial terms (e.g., PMPM, revenue) and different standard code systems (ICD-10CM, CPT, HCPCS, NDC, etc.) utilized in medical coding/billing (UB04/1500 form).
• Demonstrated understanding of key managed care concepts and provider reimbursement principles such as risk adjustment, capitation, FFS (Fee-for-Service), Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG’s), Ambulatory Patient Groups (APG’s), Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC’s), and other payment mechanisms.
• Understanding of value-based risk arrangements.
• Experience in quantifying, measuring, and analyzing financial, operational, and/or utilization metrics in healthcare.
• Ability to mine and manage information from large data sources.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Power BI and/or Tableau for building dashboards.
• Experience with Databricks and TOAD Data Point.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V.

Pay Range: $77,969 - $130,000 / ANNUAL
*Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.