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Senior Healthcare Data Analyst
Job Summary
The Senior Healthcare Data Analyst position involves programming, data mining and analysis of healthcare data with an emphasis on medical economics, clinical and financial reporting.
An inquisitive and detail oriented mind and a passion for using data and analytics to drive results
is critical to the success of this position.
Essential Functions
- Analyze medical cost and utilization trends is support of medical economics and population health initiatives supporting our ACO
- Work with key business owners to establish and meet their analytic needs and the analytic needs of the organization
- Execute the various outcome and predictive analytic studies that support MHN’s model of care.
- Management, maintenance, and design of integration strategies regarding eligibility and empanelment including data quality, reporting and retention initiatives.
- Assist with the design, development, and maintenance of the Analytic DataMart including quality checks, identifying data issues and working with partners to create solutions
- Complete a variety of clinical and financial client ad hoc analyses in an efficient and timely manner.
- Developing and using risk models for comparative analysis and patient stratification
- Work with IT teams to operationalize analytic and reporting innovations
- Conduct analysis to support Shared Savings and other key improvement programs
- Develop actionable dashboards and reports to support care management and ACO operations
Competencies
- Must be analytical, detail oriented, and a problem solver
- Expertise in data manipulation, analysis, and presentation
- Advanced knowledge of medical claims, pharmacy, and eligibility data
- Ability to work independently on multiple projects. Must have strong organization and time management skills
- Experience with risk adjustment methodologies and predictive analytics
- Experience developing visualizations and working with BI tools
- Experience developing medical performance metrics and clinical quality measures (Physician Scorecards, HEDIS, PQRS, etc.)
Required Experience
- Minimum 4 years of professional experience in a data analytics role within healthcare (payer, provider, consulting)
- 4 – 10 years of experience using Base SAS, SAS/Macros, and SQL
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree in statistics, public health, information systems, computer science, or a comparable program with a quantitative emphasis. Master’s degree preferred.
Sr. Healthcare Analytics Analyst
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Company Overview:At Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), we’re not only changing the way we treat cancer, but also the way the world thinks about it. By working together and pushing forward with innovation and discovery, we’re driving excellence and improving outcomes. We’re treating cancer, one patient at a time. Join us and make a difference every day.
In compliance with applicable New York and New Jersey State regulatory authorities, COVID-19 vaccination (2 doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine) is mandatory for all MSK employees, contingent workers, and volunteers. Exceptions are permitted for those employees who request and receive an approved medical or fully remote exemption.
Job Description:Looking for a collaborative environment where you can make an impact ? Join us as we seek a Senior Healthcare Analytics Analyst to add to our department at MSK!
You Will:
- Create dynamic dashboards that empower end-users to evaluate revenue cycle performance.
- Be the resident expert on automating ETL processes that allow integration of disparate data-sources.
- Drive forward the predictive and prescriptive analytic capabilities of the team.
- Uncover insights that improve the efficiency of the revenue cycle process or pinpoint inefficiencies before they become problems.
- Curate the data model utilized within a newly developed self-service reporting platform & assist with back-end support of the tool.
- Prepares queries, reports, data support and procedures to meet determined needs.
- Arrange and format data for clear and concise presentation ensuring output contains all user requested output data points.
- Follow established security procedures when fulfilling data requests.
You Need:
- 4+ years of Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Finance experience
- Strong SQL experience and the ability to work with and analyze large data sets
- Experience working with various stakeholders
- Experience with data visualization, and creating dashboards (e.g. Tableau, Looker, Power BI)
- Ability to multi-task, operate effectively under changing conditions and rigorously prioritize initiatives based on business objectives
- Fluency in Microsoft Office, proficiency in Excel
Benefits
Competitive compensation packages | Sick Time |Generous Vacation+ 12 holidays to recharge & refuel| Internal Career Mobility & Performance Consulting | Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA & Dependent Care|403b Retirement Savings Plan Match|Tuition Reimbursement |Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance |Commuter Spending Account |Fitness Discounts &Wellness Program | Resource Networks| Life Insurance & Disability | Remote Flexibility
We believe in communication, openness, and thinking beyond your 8-hour day @ MSK. It’s important to us that you have a sense of impact, community, and work/life balance to be and feel your best.
Closing:MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
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Healthcare Data Analyst
HealthVerity
How you will help
You’ll provide relevant, timely and insightful information for our team. As an analyst, it will be your responsibility to provide data and analytics expertise externally for client deliverables and internally to develop the breadth and depth of our offerings. Our team will rely on you for your expertise with healthcare data and your strong SQL skills.
What you will do
- Understand Key Performance Measures and Indicators that drive company measurement, reporting and analytics across key data sources and functions such as medical claims transactions (e.g. 837 and 835), pharmacy claims (NCPDP D.0), EMR/EHR, lab transactions, and other emerging data assets
- Consult with clients to understand business requirements and deliver appropriate data solutions to meet their needs
- Perform analytics against healthcare data to support client initiatives using SQL based programming tools
- Continue to develop broader and deeper knowledge of data assets and analytic methodologies everyday
- Provide guidance and support during the vendor on-boarding process which includes data ingestion, normalization, and QC activities
- Provide guidance and support to improve the insights and capabilities of the marketplace website
About You
You are…
- A data geek that is excited about cultivating the largest repository of healthcare assets to-date
- A self-starter that enjoys working in a small, rapidly changing, fast paced environment
- Methodical, executing through several approaches to determine the best fit
- Energized by engaging with clients and supporting their data needs
- Comfortable working on several different tasks throughout your workday
- Passionate about sharing your healthcare data knowledge with others
- An analyst with enviable SQL skills
Desired skills and experience
- BS degree in math, statistics, or similar
- 3 years’ experience in the healthcare data industry, preferably in an external consultant role supporting large pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Proficient in programming against large data assets with a working knowledge of SQL, preferably also knowledgeable in python and/or R
- Ability to gather requirements, test strategies, design deliverables
- Knowledge of the healthcare industry and analytics utilized by pharmaceutical marketing teams
- Subject matter expertise in a wide variety of healthcare data assets
- Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
- Skilled teaching and instruction capability for internal and customer-facing sessions
- Extensive experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
About HealthVerity
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers and government organizations have partnered with HealthVerity to solve some of their most complicated use cases through transformative technologies and real-world data infrastructure. The HealthVerity IPGE platform, based on the foundational elements of Identity, Privacy, Governance and Exchange, enables the discovery of RWD across the broadest healthcare data ecosystem, the building of more complete and accurate patient journeys and the ability to power best-in-class analytics and applications with flexibility and ease. Together with our partners, HealthVerity has built the modern way to data for the health insights economy. To learn more about the HealthVerity IPGE platform, visit www.healthverity.com.
Our company challenges
- Empowering clients with highly rewarding data discovery and licensing tools
- Ingesting and managing billions of healthcare records from a wide variety of partners
- Standardizing on common data models across data types
- Orchestrating an industry-leading HIPAA privacy layer
- Innovating our proprietary de-identification and data science algorithms
- Building a culture that supports rapid iteration and new possibilities
We have big plans
The infrastructure and culture we are building will provide an environment that cultivates innovation. We want to move fast knowing we can fix anything we break along the way. If a new need arises, we want to turn around a solution quickly. We want to solve our challenges in ways that create even more possibilities. We’ve created a platform that will scale to support an ever-growing array of data providers and innovative products and services. You must be able to think big while still delivering on near-term requirements.
We pride ourselves on ensuring that each team member at HealthVerity feels connected, validated and heard. From Philadelphia to Manhattan Beach, our success is driven by recognizing that a team is made up of individuals. We offer a robust set of benefits and perks to everyone. View details on our careers page.
HealthVerity is an equal opportunity employer devoted to inclusion in the workplace. We believe incorporating different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds make us stronger and encourages an environment where ageism, racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or any other form of discrimination are not tolerated. At HealthVerity, we’re working towards an innovative and connected future for healthcare data and believe the future is better together. We can only do that if everyone has a seat at the table. Read our Equity Inclusion and Diversity Statement.
If you require a 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 careers@healthverity.com
HealthVerity offers in-office and remote options, so you can work from anywhere within the US! #LI-Remote
Healthcare Analyst – Provider Engagement & Innovation
Who we are:
Healthfirst was founded by a collection of major healthcare systems in the New York area to emphasize high quality of care, and better patient outcomes. We have grown into New York’s largest not-for-profit health insurer, and cover over 1.6 million members in New York City and on Long Island, as well as in Westchester, Sullivan, Orange, and Rockland counties. Healthfirst accomplishes this all while following our value-based model, and collaborating with our hospital sponsors and provider partners through our provider delivery system.
More about the team, and the role:
The provider network is an integral part of our business. The Delivery System & Engagement – Provider Engagement Analytics team is unique that looks for ways to optimize the provider network and enhance the value-based model. We analyze providers’ performance to identify improvement opportunities and collaborate across different functional teams in Healthfirst to build and monitor processes and initiatives. As a healthcare analyst you will be serving a critical role in identify opportunities and modeling impact of different initiatives.
You will be:
Analyze the financial performance of all Healthfirst products, identify favorable and unfavorable trends, develop recommendations to improve trends, communicate recommendations to management.
Create financial models to evaluate the impact of provider reimbursement changes.
Gather data and conduct ad-hoc analyses as directed by other Finance Analysis team members and assist with the development and presentation of analytical data reports.
Support Financial Analysis projects related to medical cost reduction initiatives.
Support Medical Management by assisting with Return on Investment (RoI) analyses for vendors to determine if their financial and clinical performance is achieving desired results.
Keep abreast of New York Medicaid and Medicare reforms and their impact on Healthfirst and their owner hospital performance. | Additional duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution with a concentration in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Healthcare Administration – Experience in modeling financial impact of provider reimbursement changes.
Self motivated, creative problem solver who can work independently and collaborate through strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong project management experience and ability to handle multiple projects in a fast paced environment.
Demonstrated understanding of key managed care concepts and provider reimbursement principles such as risk adjustment, capitation, FFS (Fee-for-Service), Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG’s), Ambulatory Patient Groups (APG’s), Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC’s), and other payment mechanisms.
Preferred Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration or Healthcare Finance
Previous work experience within the healthcare industry with risk adjustment (Managing vendors, operating workstreams) or analytics (Hospitals, IPAs, Healthcare vendors)
Experience using Data Visualization tools like Tableau, Qlik View, Power BI