Fraud Analyst

Description

Leidos is looking for a Fraud Analyst to join our Baltimore and Greenbelt, Maryland teams supporting the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Maryland.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review data from vendors who provide health care services paid by the federal government to identify anomalies that might be indicative of improper billing or other types of fraud.

• Formulate data runs or inquiries from large Medicare and Medicaid databases to elicit particular billing patterns to analyze and research.

• Analyze data and draft written conclusions and recommendations regarding possible fraudulent billing patterns to be further investigated.

• Prepare interim and final reports on progress of findings for use by AUSAs and supervisory attorneys. Reports shall include significant findings, conclusions, and recommendations for additional investigative actions, and candid assessments of strengths and weaknesses of witnesses, documentary evidence, and other aspects of the case.

• Work with the assigned AUSAs, supervisory AUSAs and/or and investigators to determine applicable administrative statutory and regulatory law and identify possible violations or causes of action.

• Develop an understanding of all applicable federal, state, or local laws to the extent necessary to make sound decisions on direction and scope of investigation.

• Determine proof required to assist in affixing legal responsibility for litigation, and devise methods for obtaining, preserving, and presenting evidence to greatest effect.

• Initiate contacts with federal, state, and local officials, and other organizations, including Medicare and Medicaid contractors, related to the subject of the investigation for the purpose of gathering facts, obtaining records, learning sequences of events, obtaining explanations, and otherwise advancing investigative objectives. Examine records, correspondence, audits, or reviews pertaining to the transactions, events, or allegations under investigation.

• Establish and verify relationships among all facts and evidence obtained and presented to confirm authenticity of documents, corroborate witness statements, and otherwise build proof necessary to successful case resolution.

• Assist in the compilation and analysis of documents and physical evidence, and creation of charts and graphs for use in hearings, presentations, or trial.

• Review defense presentations, expert reports, and arguments.

• Create financial damage models for use in litigation.

• Participate in negotiations as requested.

• Travel with USAO MD personnel to conduct interviews.

• Work with independent experts/consultants.

The pay for this position will be $23.41/hr.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 2 years experience in performing on-line database research and telephone research.

• Experience in document analysis, particularly in relation to fraud cases.

• Working knowledge of various public repositories of information.

• Familiarity with specific subject matter helpful - Medicare and Medicaid claims, student loan programs, DoD contracting, etc.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment.

• Strong analytic, organizational, and writing skills.

• Undergraduate degree preferred

• Familiarity with automated litigation support helpful

This position is covered under the Service Contract Act and is subject to minimum wage requirements as well as the minimum Health and Welfare benefit. Leidos will ensure that all provisions are met through their wages and benefits. The pay for this position will be $23.41/hr.

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.