Data Analyst

Point
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Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million members, Point
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Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone. Our culture revolves around being a community of care and having shared values that guide our behaviors and decisions. We’ve had a long-standing commitment to inclusion and equal healthcare access and outcomes, regardless of background; it’s at the core of who we are.

We value the rich mix of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all of our colleagues, which helps us to provide service with empathy and better understand and meet the needs of the communities where we serve, live, and work.

We enjoy the important work we do every day in service to our members, partners, colleagues and communities. Learn more about who we are at Point
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This position is a key role in the Medical Economics organization, responsible for the use of analytic tools and processes to unlock the value of data to help improve the wellbeing of our diverse members. The position will work in a nimble and supportive environment to use clinical data, member demographics, Social Determinants of Health and other unique datasets to support the wellbeing of vulnerable populations.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES – what you will be doing (top five):

• General
• Demonstrate strong business problem comprehension, by developing analytic use cases (Who? What? Why?) that accurately capture business needs
• Use programming and analytical skills to address analytic use cases, applying statistics where appropriate
• Appropriately apply visualization best practices and data storytelling techniques
• Apply a high level of QA rigor, proactively leveraging external validation sources and peer review
• Develop documentation and methodologies for analyses and deliverables
• Deliver a clear and concise presentation of findings to business owners and peers, tailoring the presentation to the audience
• Monitor business adoption and utilization of analytic output, and solicit business feedback
• Demonstrate problem solving aptitude through critique of analytic methodologies and studies completed by peers and third parties
• Exemplify the characteristics of a lifelong learner, consistently seeking additional training and build knowledge/experience of business acumen, tools, languages and data sources
• Act as a Lean Thinker, applying continuous improvement philosophies and approaches to identify and address inefficiencies in your day-to-day work
• Meets assigned timelines and escalates risks/barriers as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Role-Specific
• Perform analytical troubleshooting, capability building and ad hoc requests of monthly provider claims files, including communication with external stakeholders
• Support the activities of a cross-functional team charged with the following objectives:
• Produce standard reporting and analytics for risk-based providers
• Generate hypotheses for provider medical cost trends and quality performance
• Initiate analyses designed to test trends, understand performance variability (at a group and physician level), and suggest opportunities for performance improvement
• Act as a liaison between corporate stakeholders and the IT department to ensure transparency and timely communication of questions or issues
• Perform ad hoc analyses as required based on provider inquiries and internal business needs
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

• Bachelor’s degree in an analytics-related field