Strategic Managed Care Data Analyst

University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX seeks a Managed Care Analyst to drive analytics for payer contracting, payment modeling, and revenue cycle KPIs. The role partners with Revenue Cycle, Finance, Clinical Operations, and leadership to deliver data-driven insights.

Responsibilities include extracting EMR and financial data, building dashboards for executives, and supporting contract negotiations with actionable intelligence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Analytics, Health Administration, Public Health, Finance, or related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in managed care analytics, healthcare finance, payer contracting, or related.
• Advanced knowledge of reimbursement, contracting, revenue cycle, and EMR systems such as Epic.

Responsibilities

• Leads payment modeling and contract analytics for physician, ambulatory, and hospital services.
• Develops dashboards and reports for Managed Care, Revenue Cycle, and Executives.
• Monitors payer performance metrics and analyzes denials and reimbursements.
• Translates complex data into actionable insights for stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Payer contracting

Revenue cycle

EMR reporting

Dashboarding

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative/health field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Epic

Athena

Experian MPV

FinThrive

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX seeks a Managed Care Analyst to drive analytics for payer contracting, payment modeling, and revenue cycle KPIs. The role partners with Revenue Cycle, Finance, Clinical Operations, and leadership to deliver data-driven insights.

Responsibilities include extracting EMR and financial data, building dashboards for executives, and supporting contract negotiations with actionable intelligence.