Description and Requirements For nearly 30 years, Healthfirst has been serving New Yorkers. We helped pioneer the value-based healthcare model—where hospitals and physicians are paid based on patient outcomes—because our company was founded on the belief that insurers need to be true partners in the health system. Enterprise Analytics is a fast paced, innovative team. Our mission is to drive personalized, relevant interactions that help our members live healthier lives. Insights from this team focus on improving health outcomes, increasing member satisfaction, making our business units more efficient and continuing to grow as a company. We’re looking for curious problem solvers to continue to push us forward. If you are member-focused, collaborative and passionate about data come join our growing community of 70+ analysts, engineers and data scientists. The Analyst, EA works on parallel projects and must be self-directed and able to adhere to high personal standards of work. We interpret requirements that can range from detailed specifications to time sensitive ad hoc requests with minimal guidance; analysts are required to pull data together from multiple sources in order to arrive at the correct answer and deliver the final product in a timely and accurate manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

Learn and interact with both legacy data systems and newly curated datasets hosted on Amazon Web ServicesCollaborate closely with client Relationship Managers who will hand off projects, set the priorities and inspect the output of the final analysisEffectively blend and clean the data to get to the right insight based on the requirementsCreate an accurate report or insightful and user friendly dashboard that meets the stakeholders’ needs and leads to business insightSet delivery expectations accurately and relentlessly communicate the status of high priority items

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institutionWorking experience exhibiting strong critical thinking and analytical skillsAdvanced MS Excel skillsFamiliarity with writing SQL (or equivalent) queries for analyzing data and establishing business rules and requirementsFamiliarity with relational database structures, theories, principles and practicesFamiliarity with data models and/or data modellingAbility to understand the data lifecycle within the organization and its impact on the businessExperience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environmentAbility to communicate effectively verbally and in writing while demonstrating good grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills

Preferred Qualifications: 

Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Sciences, Engineering, Business Analytics, Informatics, or similar concentrationAt least 1 year analytics experienceExperience working with SQL in a professional environmentExperience with Alteryx, Tableau, Amazon Redshift, QlikView, or other similar tools/platformsFamiliarity with statistical principles, such as standard deviations, normal distributions, and regressionsFamiliarity with Python and/or RFamiliarity with healthcare dataBalances working independently with an understanding of when to escalate with questions/issuesAbility to work effectively with both business and technical stakeholdersWork experience requiring meticulous attention to detail

Hiring Range*:

Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $76,000 - $109,820

All Other Locations (within approved locations): $67,600 - $100,555

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.