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Sr. Healthcare Economics Consultant
Location
United States
Posted
12 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
This role involves analytic leadership, portfolio management, team and stakeholder engagement, and executive level reporting and communication.
- Contribute to the review and interpretation of data related to health care use, cost patterns, and overall business performance
- Support the development and refinement of tools, processes, and resources that help make data easier to understand and use
- Work with information from various clinical and claims sources, helping identify practical ways to bring it together and generate meaningful insights
- Assist in preparing and reviewing recurring reports and analyses to ensure they are clear, accurate, and aligned with organizational needs
- Apply general research and evaluation approaches to help assess the impact of programs and identify opportunities for improvement
- Drive analytic projects from initiation through completion, ensuring timelines, resources, and deliverables are well managed
- Maintain visibility into a portfolio of initiatives, assessing priority, dependencies, and progress toward goals
- Identify risks, remove barriers, and promote cross functional alignment throughout project lifecycles
- Partner with internal teams to standardize processes, improve workflow efficiency, and support operational readiness for new analytic capabilities
- Provide day to day leadership for analysts and contribute to developing team capabilities and analytic quality
- Engage directly with internal partners and clients to clarify needs, translate data into meaningful insights, and recommend actionable solutions
- Facilitate discussions that align stakeholders on objectives, methodologies, and expected outcomes
- Prepare clear, concise, and visually compelling reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership
- Translate complex analytic findings into business focused narratives that support decision making
- Summarize portfolio progress, performance targets, and insights for executive level updates and governance forums
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacoeconomics, health care management, economics, health economics, public health or a related quantitative discipline
- 5+ years of experience with data reporting and analysis
- 2+ years of experience with healthcare data
- Advanced Excel skills
Requirements
- Master’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacoeconomics, health services research, economics, health economics, public health or a related quantitative discipline
- Advanced reporting skills using software like Tableau, Power BI
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacoeconomics, health care management, economics, health economics, public health or a related quantitative discipline
- 5+ years of experience with data reporting and analysis
- 2+ years of experience with healthcare data
- Advanced Excel skills
- Master’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacoeconomics, health services research, economics, health economics, public health or a related quantitative discipline
- Advanced reporting skills using software like Tableau, Power BI
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
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