Senior Analytics Consultant - Healthcare

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Drug screening and background investigation are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

BASIC FUNCTION

Creates specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and required or available data elements. May provide consultation to users and lead cross-functional teams to address business issues. Produces datasets and reports for analysis using system reporting tools. May perform research and assists in analyzing financial and health data, including medical algorithms to determine health care expenditures, medical and economic outcomes, and cost containment strategies. Analyzes complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers. Identifies and interprets trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements must be met to determine if an applicant is eligible to apply:

Bachelor Degree and 5 years experience in health care data statistical analysis OR 7 years experience in healthcare data statistical analysis.

3 years experience in data analysis and information reporting relating to healthcare data;

Ability to query and analyze large sets of complex healthcare data and 4 years experience using Structured Query Language (SQL);

Ability to derive insights from complex data for presentation and decision making;

Experience with data visualization tools Tableau, MicroStategy or similar;

Verify accuracy of reports and provide insights.

Demonstrated best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services;

Ability to independently solve complex problems;

Ability to work independently with minimal guidance;

Ability to serve as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may direct the work of other staff members.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

Preference will be given to applicants with the following skills, experience, education, or knowledge:

Bachelor Degree

Experience with visualization tool Tableau or similar highly preferred;

Experience authoring/maintaining SAS for complex reporting purposes;

Experience or exposure to clinical data integration;

Ability to provide subject matter expertise on healthcare/insurance industry;

Expertise in business analysis -- process flows, facilitation, requirements gathering, testing software systems, etc.;

Proficient creating and leveraging complex pivot tables;

Financial analysis related to provider and facility data;

Preferred locations are Richardson,TX or Chicago,IL.

Relocation will not be provided for this position. Sponsorship will not be provided for this position.