Strategic Decision Support Analyst

Highmark Health; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. seeks a skilled analyst to translate data requirements into actionable decision-support applications. You will model data flows, build analyses, and collaborate with management to deliver insights that drive business decisions. The role emphasizes strong communication and mentoring of teammates.

The candidate will develop complex programs using SAS, R, SQL and related databases, while supporting security and policy frameworks across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience as determined by the company.
• Master's degree in related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant, progressive experience in Industrial Engineering or Operations Research or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation.
• Provide analytic and consultative support to a broad spectrum of internal customer areas and external business partners.
• Mentor colleagues with less experience on both technical and business aspects.
• Determine how decision support systems will provide information to support business decisions.
• Lead in driving the implementation of recommended solutions.
• Define issues and approaches for studies and projects.
• Create and adapt methods of analysis, data design and performance measurement.
• Model data sources and flows; define an operational framework for policies and security.

Skills

Data analysis

Decision support

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAS

R

SQL

DB2

Teradata

Oracle

Job description

Highmark Inc. seeks a skilled analyst to translate data requirements into actionable decision-support applications. You will model data flows, build analyses, and collaborate with management to deliver insights that drive business decisions. The role emphasizes strong communication and mentoring of teammates.

The candidate will develop complex programs using SAS, R, SQL and related databases, while supporting security and policy frameworks across projects.