Lead Healthcare Informatics Analyst

Overview

Are you an innovative healthcare analyst, with a desire for researching, understanding, and integrating the latest healthcare data, data analytics practices, and advance technologies into actionable strategic and long-range plans? Are you known for working efficiently and collaboratively to resolve and explain complex data information?

If so, please bring your expertise to Quartz as we in search for a Lead Healthcare Informatics Analyst. This position will consult with pharmacy and other clinical areas to design, develop implement, and monitor high complexity and high value analytics as well as providing subject matter expertise to complex requests using data processing, data visualization and data storytelling to management as requested for the assigned work areas. This position will also lead the development and delivery of technical skill training relevant to area of expertise to internal business partners within Quartz.  This position will primarily be responsible for performing financial analysis and forecasting activities associated with pharmacy benefit management oversight.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to inspire, drive change, and improve outcomes for all Quartz stakeholders
• Highly visible, strategic mindset with direct line of sight and reporting responsibility to various organizational executives.
• Full-time virtual, telecommuting, work from home environment available, if preferred
• Ideal base compensation range of $90,000-110,000 robust total rewards package

Responsibilities

• Leverage knowledge and skill with a variety of query tools (i.e. BusinessObjects, SAS, SQL, PowerBI, etc.), analytic techniques, and platforms to analyze large quantities of data from multiple Design, create, and maintain dashboards, business plans, forecasts, projection models, etc.
  • Consult with business units, management, and vendors to analyze, develop and document detailed business requirements and business processes for proposed solutions to complex business initiatives.
  • Apply knowledge of healthcare industry and market landscape to inform solution design; execute high-quality or differentiated solutions in an established problem space.
  • Expert at mining data insights and interpreting results based on materiality and relevance to the defined business problem. Prioritizes solution development based on measurable business value
• Manage the mentoring and cross-training process within the department. Including, but not limited to: data retrieval, data processing, report creation, testing and validation techniques.
• Manage initiatives and projects of significant complexity and risk, facilitating group work as needed.
• Identify opportunities where the effectiveness and/or efficiency of reports, processes or controls can be improved and recommend corrective action.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Informatics, Healthcare Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, or business-related, analytical field required.
• 6 years of relevant experience with business intelligence/analytics tools required. 
• Professional healthcare analytic experience, specifically pharmacy and/or managed care experience, is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency and demonstrated skill with Excel (pivot tables, link workbooks, plug-ins, formulas, macros, etc.).
• Advanced proficiency and demonstrated skill with query tools (BusinessObjects, SAS, SQL Developer, Aginity, MedInsight). Ability to develop intermediate to advanced SAS/SQL programs.
• Excels at leading non-standard, iterative, high complexity work, especially when the desired result/solution is unclear
• Advanced knowledge of industry standard reimbursement methodologies (i.e. Medicare and Medicaid).
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Health Insurance Marketplace and PPACA rules and regulations.
• Creates strong relationships and provide positive experiences for internal partners.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!

Applicants have the option to work full-time remotely, hybrid, or full-time from one of our offices in Madison, WI or Onalaska, WI. Technology, hardware and equipment will be provided by the company, but candidates must have access to high-speed, non-satellite Internet to successfully work remotely.

Quartz offers competitive compensation, and excellent benefit package, opportunities for professional growth, and a professional culture built upon the foundation of Respect, Responsibility, Relationships, and Resourcefulness. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening.

Quartz values and embraces diversity and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Salary : $90,000 - $0