Senior Analyst, Healthcare Economics
LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc. (Silicon Valley/Peninsula, California)

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Join a dynamic, growing high-tech/high-touch healthcare organization that makes a unique contribution to the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

ABOUT LIFEMASTERS:
LifeMasters has been a leader in healthcare, specializing in disease management since 1994. With an extensive client list of healthcare payors including Aetna, Medicare, and Medicaid LifeMasters helps chronically ill individuals achieve and maintain optimal health which can lead to a reduction in hospitalizations, emergency room visits and overall medical costs. By combining communications and technology with ongoing healthcare coaching and nursing support, we provide individuals and their physicians with the necessary tools, education and training to better manage their health. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Performs advanced to highly complex level of technical and analytical work under limited supervision.  Responsible for orderly, timely and accurate reporting of financial and/or clinical outcomes for existing and potential customers. Design, develop, test and produce standard and/or ad hoc reports as requested by internal business units or by LifeMasters’ customers. 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

·         Represent/lead function in cross-functional/project teams to develop new/enhanced systems/processes/policies to support business needs.

·         Coach and train lower level staff.

·         Develop recommendations based on data summaries, trend analysis, etc.

·         Analyze contractual requirements to create programming specifications.

·         Generate, develop and deliver reports on a timely basis based on specifications and business and customer needs.

·         Modify and/or enhance existing coding/reports, as needed.

·         Perform QA functions to ensure accuracy of report data.

·         Extract and manipulate large data sets that include multiple data types and sources.

·         Analyze the question being asked to cut the data to most efficiently provide the needed answer.

·         Interact with internal customers to clarify report requests and determine report specifications.

·         Select and use best method of communication in routine contacts with staff to ensure a smooth flow of communication and activities, to clarify information and to coordinate complex and highly visible activities.

·         Coordinate operating results reports for customers.

·         Archive all information related to each report sent to an external customer (code, process to run report, the database etc.).

·         Recommend appropriate process changes to update and enhance the current Reconciliation and Pricing process.

REQUIREMENTS:

·         Strong quantitative and analytic skills.  

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

·         Proven ability to QA results.  Provide support for analysis generated.

·         Must have ability to design reports in Excel. To provide data in a meaningful and useable format.

·         Must have ability to operate in areas using a variety of high-technology integrated systems.

·         Must be detail oriented with excellent follow up skills.

·         Must be proactive, take charge of issues, launch investigations, contribute to the pool of knowledge in Business Solutions.

·         Must have experience with and be effective at working in a team environment.

·         Must maintain client confidentiality.

·         Comply with company policies and procedures.

·         Experience with SAS required.

·         Experience with relational databases utilizing Transact-SQL (MS SQL preferred, but Oracle PL/SQL is acceptable).

·         Experience required designing, implementing and maintaining reports.

·         Must be proficient in word processing, spreadsheets and statistical applications.

·         Experience automating MS Office applications using macros/VBA desirable.

·         Experience in data analysis or reporting in a health care setting is a plus.

·         Three to five years experience in analysis preferably in a health care or managed care setting.

EDUCATION:
·         BA or BS degree required.  Program should have technical courses with focus on business, information systems, statistics, or health.

TRAVEL REQUIRED:
None

BENEFITS:
LifeMasters rewards its employees with a rich benefits package including; 20 days Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Medical/Dental/Vision, Cafeteria Plan, Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, 401k with Company Match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Domestic Partner Benefits, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Direct Deposit, Discounted Health Club Memberships, On-site Flu Shots and Health Fairs and On-line Benefits, and Payroll information.  LifeMasters recognizes and rewards the diverse needs of its workforce by offering most benefits to Employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week and most benefits become effective the first day of the month following your date of employment.

Located on Sierra Point in South San Francisco , overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay , we offer a beautiful office environment with fun, caring colleagues in a casual workplace. In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we provide professional development and opportunities for career advancement. Shuttle service provided to and from BART and CalTrain stations.

AA/EOE/M/F/V/D