New York, New York, USA
6 days ago
Healthcare Economics Associate Analyst

Summary:

Support the development of data-driven analysis for decision making on how EmblemHealth purchases, manages, and influences the cost of care for current and prospective members. Draft, analyze, and participate in the interpretation of data to produce insights related to cost drivers, opportunities to impact costs, and impact of health cost containment initiatives. Provide support and baseline analysis to aligned business areas. 

Responsibilities:

Participate in the design of analytics and reporting to measure or estimate financial impact of health plan business problems and potential or actual solutions. Support all functions within Medical Economics including monitoring of specific corporate and health cost containment initiatives. Support research and analysis of financial data to assist with drawing conclusions and provide consultation to internal and external partners for use in administering specific programs and processes related to medical expense and utilization. Assist with preparing and presenting analytical findings to internal business partners. With assistance from other team members, contribute analysis of business problems related to financial experience of the health plan, particularly related to how care is purchased, managed, or other factors influencing cost of care. Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements:

BA/BS Required in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Healthcare or other related discipline required 2 - 3+ years of relevant work experience required; consideration may be given for internships, specialized training, certifications, etc., as part of this requirement High level of proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.), with an emphasis on Excel required Knowledge of one or more of the following: Visual Basic/SAS/SQL/R required Experience working in a healthcare setting (within a provider health system or health insurance company) preferred Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal) required Experience preparing/presenting dashboards and data using a data visualization tool such as Tableau preferred Additional Information Job Type: Standard Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular Requisition ID: 1000002021 Hiring Range: $45,000-$77,000
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