Strategic Medical Cost Analytics Lead

Highmark Health; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in Lincoln, NE seeks a Financial Analytics Lead to own the reporting of the strategic cost of care savings program. You will gather data from multiple partners, validate quality, perform analyses, and deliver executive-ready reports with clear insights into program impact.

You will develop dashboards and reports showing total program impact, track outcomes, and provide strategic focus recommendations using SAS, SQL, R Shiny, Tableau or Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Business, Health, Economics, Math/Actuarial Sciences or related area is required.
• Master’s degree in related field is preferred.
• 5 years in Medical Economics, Healthcare Analytics, Informatics and/or Actuarial Services in payer sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic insights into emerging medical cost trends with executive-ready presentations.
• Extract, summarize and analyze large datasets using SAS, SQL or similar tools.
• Coordinate savings projections and post-implementation savings measurements; develop improved business case capabilities.

Skills

Analytical ability

Technical data skills

Healthcare industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Health/Economics/Mathematics/Actuarial Sciences

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SAS

SQL

R Shiny

Tableau

Power BI

Python

Excel

Job description

Highmark Health in Lincoln, NE seeks a Financial Analytics Lead to own the reporting of the strategic cost of care savings program. You will gather data from multiple partners, validate quality, perform analyses, and deliver executive-ready reports with clear insights into program impact.

You will develop dashboards and reports showing total program impact, track outcomes, and provide strategic focus recommendations using SAS, SQL, R Shiny, Tableau or Power BI.