Strategic Health Data Analytics Leader

Highmark Health; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a data analytics leader to create data-driven insights aligned with Quadruple Aim objectives. The role combines analytic expertise with strategic consultation, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to drive improved health outcomes and cost efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in clinical/population health analytics, strong programming and visualization skills, and a track record of leading complex projects in matrixed settings.

Qualifications

• 5 years of leading the design, execution and dissemination of clinical and population health reporting, analyses and studies of progressive scope and complexity
• 5 years with coding languages, analytical software, systems, tools and processes using claims, clinical, enrollment and provider data
• 3 years of project leadership in a complex, matrixed environment (payer and/or provider preferred)
• 3 years of providing analytical consultation to clinical, administrative, operational and financial stakeholders
• R, SQL, or BigQuery/GCP experience strongly preferred
• R-Shiny, Tableau, or PowerBi experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Supports and leads the design, development, execution, dissemination and interpretation of clinical and population health analyses, metrics and reports using clinical, member, financial and administrative data to identify, develop and/or monitor actionable opportunities for improving health and healthcare outcomes and clinical quality and costs of care, efficiently and effectively managing projects to successful completion.
• Establishes strong, collaborative and effective relationships and communication with internal and external clinical, administrative, operational, financial and technical stakeholders to ensure analytics are actionable and aligned with organizational strategic priorities, needs, plans and resources.
• Serves as a strategic business partner to internal and external stakeholders as demonstrated by providing thought leadership and subject matter expertise.
• Provides consultative, technical, subject matter and business expertise mentorship to colleagues across the enterprise.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Data analytics

Communication skills

Healthcare analytics

Leadership

Coding languages

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Nursing, Economics, Health Sciences, Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology or Pharmacy

Master's Degree in Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Economics, Health Sciences, Informatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Pharmacy or related field

Tools

R

SQL

BigQuery/GCP

R-Shiny

Tableau

PowerBi

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a data analytics leader to create data-driven insights aligned with Quadruple Aim objectives. The role combines analytic expertise with strategic consultation, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to drive improved health outcomes and cost efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in clinical/population health analytics, strong programming and visualization skills, and a track record of leading complex projects in matrixed settings.