Strategic Decision Support Analyst

Highmark Health; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 68,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. seeks a data-driven professional to partner with customers and design teams, prioritizing data requirements and delivering analysis for decision support systems.

You will translate complex requirements into actionable applications, model data sources, and drive secure knowledge delivery across the organization. The role emphasizes analytical investigations, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring colleagues, with opportunities to lead projects and define methodologies for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, or related field or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
• 3 years of relevant, progressive experience in Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field (exempted experience requirements)
• Master's degree in related field is preferred
• Experience as a Decision Support Analyst or equivalent training in a business or clinical environment
• Proficiency with data modeling and reporting tools, and ability to translate requirements into applications

Responsibilities

• Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation.
• Provide analytic and consultative support to internal customers and external partners.
• Mentor colleagues on technical and business aspects of projects.
• Define how decision support systems deliver information for business decisions and translate requirements into tools.
• Lead in implementing recommended solutions and defining study approaches.
• Perform data modeling and design operational frameworks for policy and security.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Econ

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SAS

SQL

R

Cognos

Business Objects

DB2/Teradata/Oracle

Job description

Highmark Inc. seeks a data-driven professional to partner with customers and design teams, prioritizing data requirements and delivering analysis for decision support systems.

You will translate complex requirements into actionable applications, model data sources, and drive secure knowledge delivery across the organization. The role emphasizes analytical investigations, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring colleagues, with opportunities to lead projects and define methodologies for