Strategic Decision Support Analyst

Highmark Health; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. is seeking a senior analytics professional who collaborates with customers and design teams to prioritize data requirements and develop decision support systems. You will translate requirements into applications, mentor peers, and lead complex data modeling and reporting initiatives.

The role emphasizes cross-functional interaction, security-focused data delivery, and the design of scalable analytics frameworks to inform strategic decisions across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred in related fields.

Responsibilities

• Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation; provide analytic and consultative support.
• Mentor colleagues on technical and business aspects of projects.
• Determine how decision support systems provide information for decisions; translate requirements into apps.
• Lead in defining issues and approaches; create new methods of analysis and data design.
• Model data sources and flows; implement policies for secure knowledge delivery.
• Assist and lead interpretation of raw data; prepare reports or presentations.
• Develop and maintain complex programs using SAS, R, SQL and DB2/Teradata/Oracle.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mainframe tech

Office tools

BI/Reporting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Info Sci/Math/Econ/Ind Eng/OR

Tools

SAS

R

SQL

DB2

Teradata

Oracle

Job description

Highmark Inc. is seeking a senior analytics professional who collaborates with customers and design teams to prioritize data requirements and develop decision support systems. You will translate requirements into applications, mentor peers, and lead complex data modeling and reporting initiatives.

The role emphasizes cross-functional interaction, security-focused data delivery, and the design of scalable analytics frameworks to inform strategic decisions across the organization.