What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Healthcare Analyst position at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota?
About Blue Cross
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is one of the most recognized and trusted health care brands in the world with 2.5 million members. We're committed to reinventing health care to improve health for our members and the community. We hope you'll join us.
How Is This Role Important to Our Work?
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN is hiring a Principal Healthcare Analyst to support government programs in Quality / HEDIS / Stars initiatives in Eagan, MN. In this role, you will be supporting and guiding the strategic needs of the team through the application of advanced analytics to diverse business questions and initiatives. You will create reliable, accurate and timely data that can be used by the business to solve and drive business solutions by using a combination of traits and skills including industry knowledge, data and programming savvy, and math and statistical abilities. The position will lead efforts cross-functionally to clarify requirements, analyze complex data, and produce and present meaningful and defensible results, including the identification of success factors and barriers, improvement opportunities, proposing solutions, and informing strategic decisions.
You will have at least 7 years of experience in analytics and be proficient in SAS, SQL, and other analytical tools for effective data extraction and interpretation. A background in healthcare and knowledge of healthcare quality analytics (HEDIS, NCQA, CMS, PQA, etc.) is strongly preferred. Experience with PowerBI and automation is also preferred.
A Day in the Life :
- Uses databases for analysis and dissemination of information.
- Performs complex analysis of data.
- Researches, analyzes data, applies statistical methods when appropriate, and provides interpretation of outcomes.
- Identifies issues to be researched, determining affected areas, estimating the impact and contributing to the resolution.
- Leads teams to develop analytic approaches, measurement plans, data analysis, and report results on health care utilization, expenditures, outcomes, and benchmarks.
- Initiates actions to discover new analyses that will contribute to the strategic needs of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota.
- Works with leadership to understand and interpret the impacts to cost and quality of proposals using relevant data sources and analytic methods.
- Helps drive the implementation of new products and systems by providing actionable information and recommendations that evaluate the impact of the proposed products and systems.
- Represents the division on corporate projects and may have leadership roles on these teams.
- Independently manages issues that may arise on multiple tasks or projects with limited or no management involvement.
- Acts as a resource and / or mentor for other members of the department and company on business issues and may be responsible for training and guidance of other employees.
- Formulates strategic recommendations and present findings to management and external clients.
- Serves as an analytic consultant who can explain complex measurement or analysis techniques and results in layman's terms.
Required Skills and Experiences :
Nice to Have :
Role Designation : Teleworker
Role designation definition : Teleworking is working full time remote. Hybrid is a combination of working onsite and remotely. Onsite is full-time onsite.
Compensation and Benefits :
98,600.00 - $133,100.00 - $167,600.00 Annual
Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include :
To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.
Make a difference
Blue Cross is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodation for Job Seekers with a Disability : If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to talent.acquisition@bluecrossmn.com.
All roles require a high school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.
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Salary : $167,600
