Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Highmark Health is seeking a Strategic Analytics Consultant to lead complex strategic initiatives that optimize healthcare programs and improve health outcomes and member value. The role develops data-driven analyses, translates findings into business recommendations, advises cross-functional stakeholders, models initiative impacts, and presents strategic insights to senior management.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage end-to-end strategic projects focused on program optimization across various clinical areas, defining project scope, methodologies, deliverables, and timelines
- Design and execute comprehensive, data-driven strategic analyses to identify significant opportunities for enhancing efficiency, quality of care, and overall program performance. This includes detailed analysis of trends, outcomes, provider patterns, and regulatory impacts
- Translate complex analytical findings and strategic insights into actionable recommendations and compelling business cases for senior management, driving strategic decision-making and investment
- Act as a trusted advisor and internal thought partner to cross-functional stakeholders, including leadership, clinical operations, network, finance, and actuarial teams, proactively identifying their strategic needs and proposing analytical solutions
- Proactively identify strategic gaps, emerging challenges, or underperforming areas within existing programs, initiating investigations and developing proposals for improvements
- Develop robust, quantifiable impact models for proposed strategies, and subsequently monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented initiatives against defined objectives
- Mentor and provide guidance to more junior analytical staff on complex problem-solving approaches, analytical techniques, and strategic frameworks
- Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, distilling complex data into clear strategic narratives and actionable insights for diverse audiences
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- CANDIDATE MUST BE US Citizen (due to contractual/access requirements)
- 5 years of progressive experience in strategic consulting, healthcare analytics, or a similar high-impact role
- Bachelor's degree or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
- Exceptional Strategic Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking: Ability to independently frame complex, ambiguous strategic challenges, develop innovative solutions, and articulate a clear path forward
- Expert-Level Analytical & Modeling Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for complex data manipulation, statistical analysis, scenario modeling, and financial impact assessment
- Deep Healthcare & Business Area/Discipline Acumen: Extensive knowledge of health plan operations, P&L dynamics, value-based care models, and a comprehensive understanding of various levers and their impact
- Project Leadership & Management: Proven ability to define project scope, manage multiple workstreams, meet deadlines, and ensure successful project execution in a fast-paced environment
- Influence & Stakeholder Management: Superior communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to build consensus and influence senior leadership and diverse stakeholder groups effectively
- Mentorship & Development: Experience guiding and developing analytical talent
- Entrepreneurial Drive: Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of identifying strategic opportunities without direct instruction
- 3 years of clinical experience
- Experience with other analytical tools (e.g., SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI) is a plus
- Master's degree
- Degrees in a quantitative field such as Healthcare, Economics, Business Administration, Public Health, Health Administration, Finance, Statistics, or a related discipline are strongly preferred
- RN, PharmD or other clinical degree
Benefits
- Remote position
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