Medica Health Plans

Healthcare Analyst III

Medica Health Plans$90K — $122K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
  • 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Advanced knowledge of healthcare analytics and affordability metrics
  • Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI
  • Strong analytical skills using tools such as SAS, SQL, Python, or R
  • Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in teams

Responsibilities

  • Act as a subject matter expert on healthcare analytics
  • Translate financial performance into actionable insights
  • Lead the development of analytic frameworks for business strategies
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align analytics with strategic goals
  • Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through data exploration
  • Liaise between analytics and business teams for actionable insights
  • Ensure data integrity and consistency across reports

Benefits

  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Paid volunteer time off
  • 401K contributions
  • Caregiver services and additional employee support programs
Full Job Description
The Healthcare Analyst III is a strategic analytics partner within Medica's Trend Analytics team, supporting a single Line of Business (LOB). This role is responsible for connecting financial performance to actionable analytics and identifying opportunities to reduce medical expenses. The ideal candidate brings intense curiosity, strong analytical acumen, and consultative communication skills to influence decision-making and drive affordability.

Key Accountabilities

  • Act as a subject matter expert on healthcare analytics, providing advanced guidance on the interpretation and application of complex medical and pharmacy data
  • Translate financial performance into actionable insights that inform business decisions and strategic initiatives
  • Lead the development of analytic frameworks that support business strategies, affordability initiatives, and operational performance improvement
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate business questions into analytic approaches aligned with strategic goals
  • Explore data with curiosity and rigor to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities
  • Serve as a key liaison between analytics and business teams, ensuring that insights are actionable, relevant, and integrated into decision-making processes
  • Ensure data integrity and consistency across reporting and analytic outputs
  • Respond to ad hoc analysis requests with timely, accurate, and insightful deliverables
  • Support internal teams with data interpretation, metric development, and performance tracking
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the broader business
  • Present findings to executive leaders, tailoring insights to strategic priorities
  • Employ best practices in storytelling and visualization to drive engagement and understanding


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field
  • 5 years of work experience beyond degree


Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced working knowledge of healthcare analytics, affordability metrics, and medical/pharmacy data trends
  • Proficiency in SQL, data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), and statistical methods
  • Strong proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., SAS, SQL, Python, R) and Microsoft Office applications
  • Demonstrated ability to extract, evaluate, and interpret complex data sets with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
  • Experience working both independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams
  • Ability to function as a subject matter expert and mentor to other staff


This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work onsite, on average, 3 days per week. We are open to candidates located near one of the following office locations: Minnetonka, MN, Madison, WI, or St. Louis, MO.

The full salary grade for this position is $90,500 - $155,200. While the full salary grade is provided, the typical hiring salary range for this role is expected to be between $90,500 - $122,835. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to compensation, Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Internal Applicants: We're excited about your interest in growing your career at Medica! To be eligible to apply for internal opportunities, employees must have been in their current role for at least one year.

Recruiter: Michael Benson

Eligibility to work in the US: Medica does not offer work visa sponsorship for this role. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. Employment is contingent on verification of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

About Medica Health Plans

Medica Health Plans is a non-profit health insurance company based in Minnesota. It was founded in 1975 and provides health insurance to individuals, families, and employers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Medica offers a variety of health plans, including HMO, POS, PPO, and Medicare Advantage plans. The company also offers dental, vision, and pharmacy benefits. Medica has received high ratings for customer satisfaction and quality of care. The company is committed to improving the health of its members and the communities it serves.
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1,700 employees
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Founded
1975

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