Consulting Research Analyst Or Consulting Research Associate II

Consulting Research Associate II or Consulting Research Analyst

Hybrid role (3 days/week in office) at our Portland, Medford, Fargo, Burlington, Vancouver, Renton, Boise, Lewiston or Salt Lake City offices. Candidates must reside within commutable distance of that location.

Every day, Cambia’s dedicated team of Consulting Research Associates and Analysts is living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Healthcare Informatics team, our Consulting Research Associates and Analysts provide consultation on the design, testing and enhancement of corporate programs. They achieve actionable insights and solutions using analytical and statistical methods, project management and business knowledge.

They research and evaluate programs and outcomes to determine performance against stated objectives. They document and communicate recommendations and solutions to business partners – all in service of creating a person‑focused health care experience.

• Consulting Research Associate II: BA/BS degree in social science, public health, economics, statistics, actuarial science or equivalent related field and a minimum of 3 years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred.
• Consulting Research Analyst: BA/BS degree in social science, public health, economics, statistics, actuarial science or equivalent related field and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree or PhD preferred.

• Perform complex analyses on programs and initiatives and create visual representations and summary reports of findings. Develop meaningful dashboards and presentations that use information to inform and influence business activities and strategies.
• Apply knowledge of state and federal regulatory policies and procedures to program analysis and recommended actions.
• Extract, sort, cleanse, aggregate and process data from multiple sources, developing queries and reports based on business requirements.
• Work both independently and as part of a larger team supporting various internal customer groups on identifying business challenges and evaluating solutions to achieve objectives.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop business cases, identify business problems and understand desired business outcomes.
• Complete analysis and apply judgment to derive recommendations for complex challenges and initiatives.
• Ensure the appropriate identification of root causes through effective use of data analysis tools and techniques.
• Prepare and present standard and ad‑hoc analysis to business partners that help guide decisions and support results.
• Experience with AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and decision‑making in professional settings highly desired.
• Additional skills & attributes for Consulting Research Analyst:
  Perform responsibilities above with an increased degree of independence and self‑direction; provide higher level consultation on findings and recommendations; work and interact across the organization with a variety of business units.

• Experience with analytical / statistical programming tools for data extraction and summarization, statistics, visualization and analysis (Alteryx, SAS, SQL, R, Tableau, etc.). Ability to develop and modify queries to extract large amounts of data for standard and ad‑hoc data requests.
• Experience with pre‑processing of data, such as cleansing, aggregating, sorting, and combining data. Ability to combine multiple sources of data.
• Experience or coursework in advanced analytics such as analytic discovery, descriptive statistics, forecasting, experimental design, statistical inference, or predictive models.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex quantitative and qualitative data, independently or as part of a team. Ability to synthesize analytic insights with business questions, literature, judgment, and policy knowledge to develop options, action plans, and solutions for internal business partners.
• Excellent oral, written, and…