Blue Shield Of California

Data Consulting Analyst - Health, Principal

Blue Shield Of California$120K — $145K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma with 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree; Master's preferred.
  • 10 years of experience in Health Care (managed care, academic, or government payer).
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including modeling and formulas.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Access, Tableau, and SAS for data manipulation and reporting.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with experience presenting to leaders.
  • Advanced problem-solving and analytical abilities.
  • Ability to influence without direct authority and work independently.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects from inception to completion, ensuring delivery of expected outcomes.
  • Conduct stakeholder meetings to gather relevant data and project insights.
  • Provide consultative support and recommendations to management and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and analyze business solutions.
  • Support internal teams by developing strategies that enhance processes and meet regulatory requirements.
  • Synthesize complex data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for management review.
  • Prepare and present findings using tools like Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work model with in-office collaboration two days a week.
  • Opportunity to engage with diverse teams and stakeholders across the organization.
  • Professional development including mentoring and training to support successful project roll-outs.
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 collaboration with various business units as a 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), making recommendations, and influencing decision making
  • Collaborate with various business units as a 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 a Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree. A Master's degree (MPH, MBA, MS, MA) is preferred
  • Requires 10 years of experience in Health Care (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
  • Broad knowledge of project management is preferred


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.
Learn more about Blue Shield Of California
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1981

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