Blue Shield Of California

Data Analyst - Health, Principal

Blue Shield Of California$110K — $130K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in MPH, MBA, MS, MA, or a related field; or equivalent work experience
  • 10 years of experience in healthcare (managed care, academic, or government payer)
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with Microsoft Access, Tableau, and SAS tools
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, particularly with senior leadership
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical capabilities
  • Proven ability to influence and work collaboratively with diverse teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring stakeholder expectations are met
  • Gather and analyze data through direct interaction with stakeholders, including meetings
  • Provide consultative recommendations to management and other decision-makers
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop effective business solutions
  • Support internal teams in enhancing processes and complying with regulatory requirements
  • Produce and present complex data analyses and recommendations to management
  • Design and facilitate training sessions for operational process changes

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing flexibility and in-person collaboration
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Supportive work environment that values teamwork and diverse perspectives
  • Access to tools and technologies enhancing data analysis capabilities
  • Encouragement of strategic thinking and proactive engagement in projects
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The Network Performance Analysis and Contracts team focuses on provider network performance analysis, reporting, and consulting. The Data Analyst-Health, Principal role will report to the Senior Director, Provider Services-Network. In this role you will provide consultative services and support for various strategic and tactical initiatives and projects. This role will provide complex analysis for insight and recommendation and collaborate with various business units as thought partner and expert.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • Lead Projects end-to-end, working with the client and stakeholders, and delivering the outcomes expected
  • Interact with stakeholders, including face-to-face meetings, to gather data and information pertinent to the engagement
  • Consult with all levels including senior management, make recommendations, and influence decision making
  • Collaborate with various business units as thought partner and expert: Work cross-functionally in analyzing, designing, and developing business solutions
  • Participate and collaborate with cross-functional workgroups; support other internal teams such as Contracting, Provider Partnerships, Delegation Oversight, and Provider Operations in developing strategies for improving overall processes, data integrity, and new mandates/regulatory requirements impacting provider networks
  • Provide complex analysis for insight and recommendation: Synthesize from complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods for management review and present to various levels of management
  • Summarize findings and present data in formats such as Excel pivots, PowerPoint, Tableau, reports, grids, and tables
  • Determine key business issues, develop effective action plans, and implement them to successful conclusion
  • Facilitate and manage the roll-out of operational process changes within the team; develop required training documentation, provide mentoring, and facilitate training sessions in support of a successful roll-out
  • Develop deliverables that are relevant and easily consumable that allow internal and external customers to receive the information intuitively; provide consultation services to customers on an ad hoc basis or in a formal presentation format


Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience
  • Requires an MPH, MBA, MS, MA degree in science, social science, public health, MIS, computer science, data science, health services research or business, or BA/BS with demonstrated equivalent work experience
  • Requires 10 years of experience in healthcare (managed care, academic, or government payer)
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (i.e. ability to model, use formulas, etc.) is preferred
  • Experience with Microsoft Access (i.e. link tables, run queries, etc.), Tableau, and SAS is preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, and presentation skills. Including previous experience in presenting to leaders
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse teams to come up with the best solution and move people and organizations to act
  • Ability to influence leaders and stakeholders with no direct reporting relationship
  • Ability to work independently, proactively, and with little direction


Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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Size
7,000 employees
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Founded
1981

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