Senior Strategic Data Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Foster and promote a culture centered around data within Healthfirst Operations.

• Discover opportunities to leverage technology and analytics to enhance efficiency.

• Produce analytical insights that support decision-making for department leadership.

• Create repeatable analytical processes for department and executive leadership.

• Establish preventative and detective controls to ensure business-process timeliness, accuracy, and completeness.

• Contribute to the design and architecture of data models and dashboards.

• Assess the downstream effects of modifications to analyses, models, and algorithms.

• Assist with intricate algorithms and statistical predictive models utilizing large datasets.

• Determine appropriate analytical strategies and modeling techniques for various scenarios and anticipated outcomes.

• Provide recommendations and conclusions based on data interpretation.

• Develop repeatable ETL processes from source systems to an analytics environment.

• Conduct statistical analyses to evaluate model limitations.

• Enhance and develop performance metrics for the department.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define methodologies and present results and deliverables.

• Analyze and reconcile premium revenue and remittance statuses across different product lines.

• Support and report on accounts-receivable sub-ledger aging and collections.

• Generate comprehensive documentation reports that support departmental processes.

• Address strategic and high-risk business challenges by investigating issues, identifying patterns, and proposing solutions.

• Communicate insights and knowledge derived from big-data analyses.

• Transfer knowledge and concepts to system implementation teams.

• Collaborate with IT and business teams to tackle problems, develop algorithms and models, and identify trends and opportunities.

• Inform, influence, support, and execute decisions related to business and products.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or equivalent professional experience.

• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages.

• Experience with the MS Office suite, including Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word.

• Expertise in data analysis and query tools such as SQL.

• Familiarity with Alteryx, Tableau, Amazon Redshift, or similar tools/platforms.

• Knowledge of applied statistics, including distributions, statistical testing, and regression analysis.

• Ability to efficiently execute queries from a data warehouse.

• Expertise in innovating and applying audit techniques.

• Preferred: Master’s degree from an accredited institution.

• Preferred: Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Sciences, Engineering, Business Analytics, Informatics, or related field.

• Preferred: Experience with Python and R programming languages.

• Preferred: Familiarity with AWS and analytical solutions such as Redshift, Glue, and SageMaker.

• Preferred: Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau.

• Preferred: Basic knowledge of JavaScript and D3.js.

• Preferred: Understanding of big data technologies such as Hadoop, MapReduce, and AWS Kinesis.

• Experience in developing innovative solutions for complex issues.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make critical, independent decisions.

• Exceptional communication abilities.

• Excellent time management skills with the capability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

• Experience in conveying technical information to both technical and non-technical personnel.

• Proven ability to manage a heavy workload in a dynamic environment.

• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms, statistical methods, and optimization techniques.

• Understanding of the healthcare industry, including its products, systems, and business strategies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Incentive and recognition programs.

• Life insurance coverage.

• 401k contributions.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

• Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.