Advanced Analytics Analyst Senior

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and in office 1 - 2 days per week). Candidates must live within 50 miles of one of Elevance’s Pulse Point locations.

The Advanced Analytics Analyst Senior is responsible for creating statistical models to predict, classify, quantify, and/or forecast business metrics, while designing model studies to address specific business issues determined by consultation with business partners.

How you will make an impact:

•    Creates and maintains databases to track business performance. 
•    Analyzes data and summarizes performance using summary statistical procedures. 
•    Develops and analyzes business performance reports (e.g. for claims data, provider data, utilization data) and provides notations of performance deviations and anomalies. 
•    Creates and publishes periodic reports, as well as any necessary ad hoc reports. 
•    May require taking business issue and devising best way to develop appropriate diagnostic and/or tracking data that will translate business requirements into usable decision support tools. 
•    May make recommendations based upon data analysis. 
•    Prepares analytical data sets in support of modeling studies. 
•    Build, test, and validate statistical models.  
•    Publishes results and address constraints/limitations with high level business partners. 
•    Proactively collaborates with business partners to determine identified population segments and develop actionable plans to enable the identification of patterns related to quality, use, cost and other variables.  
•    Develops rule-based algorithms to support value-based programs.
•    This position will also design various analyses for stakeholders using Snowflake database to analyze cost of care and various valued metrics key to the organization.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires MS, MA, or PhD with concentration in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, computer science, cognitive science, economics, or operations research, a minimum of 3 years direct experience programming large, multi-source datasets with SAS required, and a minimum of 3 years in health care setting; or any combination of education and experience  which would provide an equivalent background. 

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

•    Knowledge of HEDIS measures and prior experience building clinical metrics preferred.
•    Prior experience using SQL strongly preferred
•    Knowledge of Clinical Query Language (CQL) is preferred.
•    Excellent problem solving skills and ability to derive meaningful insights leveraging data preferred.
•    Working efficiently with a team environment and able to work effectively in cross functional activities preferred.
•    Proven ability to design modeling studies and experience with data models, addressing data quality issues in study design, constructing robust and efficient analytical data sets strongly preferred.  
•    Significant experience in healthcare related field strongly preferred. 
•    The ability to present meaningful results to a business audience, to participate collaboratively in a team tasked to produce complex analyses on a rigorous schedule, to communicate with strong written and verbal communications skills, and to present to large multi-disciplinary audiences on a regular basis strongly preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.