Associate Strategy Analyst - Medicare

** Company :*
* Highmark Inc.

** Job Description :*
* ** JOB SUMMARY*
* This job supports the leadership of Highmark, or its affiliates, with a range of strategy activities essential to membership and margin goals. Strategy Analysts provide analytical/strategic-thinking and leadership support that enables project teams to:
1) isolate business issues;
2) help design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, market share, profitability, etc.);
3) develop technical content (competitive intelligence, market trend analysis);
4) support development of formal recommendations to Senior Levels leadership;
5) help create document components (go-to-market or operational strategies, etc.) that inform critical strategic issues and decisions.

** ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES*
* + Work with business/market owners to identify key business issues, articulate problem, apply right analytical framework, develop solution and recommendations, represent findings to stakeholders and own the outcome.

+ Under the guidance of Strategy Consultants and Leadership, participate in & lead small to medium sized strategy projects/ work streams with the help of internal or external strategy consulting resources.

+ Serve as subject matter expert (resource) to staff and stakeholders on membership, growth and operational strategy issues.

+ Provide periodic informal work guidance/direction to other team members;
Provide performance input and recommendations to management for development/ training plans.

May have supervisory responsibilities on a project basis.

+ Apply a broad knowledge of concepts and principles to develop analytical frameworks, approach and methodology best practices to analyze complex strategy issues, often applying ingenuity and originality to develop unique solutions.

+ Other duties as assigned or requested.

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* EDUCATION:

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* ** Required*
* + Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or Life Sciences or closely related discipline

** Substitutions*
* + None

** Preferred*
* + Master's Degree in Business, Health or Economics or other related degree

** EXPERIENCE*
* ** Required*
* + 0 - 3 years progressive experience that should be with strategy/ management consulting firms or internal strategy groups of healthcare and related companies

** Preferred*
* + Health Insurance operations and technology experience

+ Operational improvement experience

+ Experience in Medicare or other Government lines of business

** LICENSES OR CERTIFICATION*
* ** Required*
* + None

** Preferred*
* + Process Improvement certification (i.e. Lean, Six Sigma or Kaizan)

** SKILLS*
* + Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in strategic thinking, plus working knowledge of other related fields

+ Strong PC application Skills (MS Office including PowerPoint and Excel)

+ Knowledge of national and regional healthcare industry trends and challenges

+ Strong written and oral communication skills, and attention to details

** Language (Other than English):*
* None

** Travel Requirement:*
* 0% - 25%

** PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS*
* ** Position Type*
* Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

** _Disclaimer: _
** _The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job._

** _Compliance Requirement_
** _:
This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies._

_As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.  In connection…