Health Care Analyst III

Service Lines: Federal/Surveys, Research & Analysis/State & Corporate

Status: Exempt

OVERALL SHORT DESCRIPTION
Under limited supervision, conducts accurate and verified descriptive and statistical analysis of patterns of care and outcomes, validates results from other analysts, and prepares reports for dissemination and presentations. Assists in designing health care study protocols and statistical analysis plans, sampling methodologies, data file layouts, report layouts, and case selection criteria. Serves as a resource for other health care analysts. Mentors junior health care analysts. Supervises junior health care analysts as assigned. Takes lead responsibility for analytic projects as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Ensures timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and quality of work products.
2. Applies advanced SAS programming skills to analytic problems.
3. Documents and validates SAS programs.
4. Develops and evaluates complex statistical models.
5. Implements and interprets complex analyses.
6. Validates, manipulates, imports, and exports complex databases.
7. Prepares clear and complete project documentation.
8. Prepares technical reports and presents findings.
9. Identifies analytical and methodological problems and develops solutions.
10. Designs, attends, and participates in training. Presents findings at meetings or conferences.
11. Plans and manages analytic activities.
12. Participates in the RFP process.
13. Contributes analytic support for papers and writes methods/results sections.
14. Responds to client concerns and requests for information.
15. Mentors junior health care analysts.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Accountable for the timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and quality of all assigned work.

WORK CONDITIONS

Office/Administrative work. In this position, the employee is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS/COMPETENCIES

1. Ability to sit at and use a computer terminal for extended periods of time.
2. Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
3. Ability to communicate face-to-face and through telecommunications and written correspondence with individuals using the English language.
4. Ability to understand presentation information.
5. Ability to travel occasionally by motor vehicle and/or aircraft.
6. Ability to adhere to established company confidentiality policies.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master's degree in epidemiology, statistics, public health, or related field with at least five years of experience in the health care field OR bachelor's degree with seven years experience in the health care field.
2. Minimum of five years experience manipulating health care databases and in developing and interpreting data analyses.
3. Strong verbal/written communication skills, including formal presentation skills.
4. Advanced SAS programming skills.
5. Advanced data management skills.
6. Advanced proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet programs.
7. Advanced knowledge of survey research methodology preferred.
8. Advanced statistical analysis skills preferred.
9. Knowledge of health care data, managed care industry, HEDIS/CAHPS preferred.
10. Knowledge of NCQA and CMS policies and procedures preferred.
11. Experience with basic geographic information systems preferred.

DISCLAIMER
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, management reserves the right to revise the position or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs or technological developments).

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