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Senior Statistical Analyst –
Health Informatics
Job Description
The SmartLight Analytics team has a new and exciting opportunity for a sr. statistical analyst. As an analyst on our Inferential Analysis team, you’ll apply programming and quantitative techniques to healthcare claims data using SQL. Utilizing statistical and mathematical methods, you’ll develop analytic models for new and ongoing solutions to meet customer deliverables. In addition, you’ll assist in finding and presenting creative solutions for a variety of business and financial-related questions.
Responsibilities
- Develop statistical models using healthcare claims data to solve payment integrity concerns
- Analyze claims data and identify trends and outlier patterns that lead to payment integrity interventions
- Provide advanced-level programming and analysis support using SQL/R
- On-going improvements of existing analytic models based on outcome
- Provide data-driven recommendations for model improvement based on given success metrics and/or statistical tests
- Prepare on-demand analyses and ad-hoc reports and insights to support sales, key customers, and/or management
- Research and keep current knowledge of inferential methods and tools
- Present data analyses and key findings to peers and leadership
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field of study and a minimum of 5 years of SQL programming and 3 years of Healthcare claims experience
- Master’s degree preferred (Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics or related field of study)
- Experience and understanding of statistical, analytical, or data mining techniques and appropriate application of these capabilities in a business performance environment
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Has extensive experience in relevant industry and area of specialization (experience at one or more insurance carrier or TPA highly preferred)
- Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
- Identifies and implements methods and procedures to achieve results
- Leads or manages the work of others by providing guidance to subordinates or teams based on organizational goals and company policy (based on experience)
- Performs a variety of complicated tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude
- Has complete understanding and wide application of statistical principles, theories, concepts and techniques
- Has good general knowledge of healthcare claims adjudication
- Troubleshoots data integrity issues, analyzes data for completeness to meet business goals and trending
- Works with minimal guidance and can manipulating and join data from multiple sources into population set for comparative analysis
- Extensive computer skills including MS Office – such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint – with advanced knowledge of spreadsheet functionality, including v-look-up, pivot tables, charts, graphing and macros
Soft Skills:
- Proactive problem-solving abilities
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong work ethic
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000 – $135,000 per year (dependent on relevant experience)
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision and Dental insurance
Schedule:
- 40 hour/week
- Monday to Friday
Benefit Conditions:
Full-time employees eligible
Work Remotely:
Considered
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
- Remote interview process
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Virtual meetings
