Strategy Analyst - Product Strategy Orchestration

Position: Strategy Analyst - Product Experience Strategy Orchestration
** Company :*
* Highmark Health

** Job Description :*
* ** JOB SUMMARY*
* *** This role is a hybrid role to our Pittsburgh office requiring in office 3 days a week T/W/Th*
* Support leadership of Highmark, or its affiliates with a range of strategy activities essential to Highmark's 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 of Highmark 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.

** EDUCATION*
* ** Required*
* + Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or Life Sciences or other related degree

** Substitutions*
* + Six years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor's Degree

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

** EXPERIENCE*
* ** Required*
* + 3-5 years of relevant, progressive experience in strategy / management consulting firms or internal strategy groups of healthcare and related companies

** Preferred*
* + Experience in Health Insurance operations and technology

+ Experience in operational improvement

** LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS*
* ** Required*
* + None

** Preferred*
* + None

** 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 healthcare industry trends and challenges

** 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

Rarely

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Never

** _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 with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance…