Medical Economics Consultant
AmeriHealth Caritas
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At AmeriHealth Caritas, we’re passionate about helping people get care, stay well, and build healthy communities. As one of the nation's leaders in healthcare solutions, we offer our associates the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people through our national footprint of products, services, and award-winning programs. AmeriHealth Caritas is seeking talented, passionate individuals to join our team. Together we can build healthier communities. If you want to make a difference, we’d like to hear from you.
Headquartered in Newtown Square, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver comprehensive, outcomes-driven care to those who need it most. We offer integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services.
Discover more about us at www.amerihealthcaritas.com.
**Responsibilities:**
The position of Medical Economics Consultant reports to the Manager of Medical Economics & Business Process within Actuarial Analytics. This position is primarily responsible for developing large reporting layers, reports, executive decks, & enhanced metrics for our Total Cost Of Care (TCOC) revenue & expense review process. Additional responsibilities include meeting the business on actionability from insight by helping develop High Value Opportunities (HVO’s) that are in the millions of dollars in savings/revenue added & validating ongoing initiative savings methodology & accounting. Consultants have technical backgrounds & will create tools & reports that draw on disparate datasets and follow departmental infrastructure & practices in order to generate a complete picture of our medical expense & revenue trends for primarily Medicaid by member cohort & claim category through the use of industry-standard KPI. Consultants are expected to work with operational matrix partners to understand business processes in place to ensure reporting relevancy in addition to presenting findings to leadership in a clear & concise manner. Technology competencies include Azure Databricks, SAS, Python, MS SQL Server, Tableau, MS Power BI, Excel Data Models, or equivalent technologies.
**Education/ Experience:**
• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Computer Science, IT, IS, or a related field is required OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered.
• 1 to 3 years experience working in Medical Informatics, Medical Economics, or related analytical positions at Managed Care Organizations.
• Excellent communication skills
• Understanding of enterprise approaches to either MS SQL Server & related RDBMS technologies or MS Azure & related cloud computing data lake solutions
• Mastery of SQL
• Experience creating mega reporting projects & associated infrastructure from master data layers to enhanced clinical metrics that drive action.
• Strong knowledge of the anatomy of healthcare claims and/or encounters
• Strong knowledge of health informatics terminology & classification schemes, i.e., CPT codes, ICD-10 dx, common groupers like DRGs, CCS, etc.
• Strong knowledge of industry-standard population health & quality KPIs, i.e., utilization per thousand, readmission rates, HEDIS metrics, etc.
• Strong knowledge of Excel
• Experience in a visualization tool like Power BI or Tableau
• Some knowledge of SAS or Python
• Strong interest in Medicaid
**Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**
At AmeriHealth Caritas, everyone can feel valued, supported, and comfortable being themselves. Our commitment to equity means that all associates have a fair opportunity to achieve their full potential. We put these principles into action every day by acting with integrity and respect. We stand together to speak out against injustice and to break down barriers to support a more inclusive and equitable workplace. Celebrating and embracing the diverse thoughts and perspectives that make up our workforce means our company is more vibrant, innovative, and better able to support the people and communities we serve.
We keep our associates happy so they can focus on keeping our members healthy.
**Our Comprehensive Benefits Package**
Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays and volunteer events, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents on Day 1, 401(k) Tuition reimbursement and more.
As a company, we support internal diversity through:
Recruiting. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Our inclusive, equitable approach to recruiting and hiring reinforces our commitment to DEI.
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