Business Analytics Analyst

With more than 7,000 employees, we are the largest health insurance company in Michigan. We offer an exciting work environment with a diverse group of employees. Our goal is to make health insurance easier for our members. We want to transform the industry and become a resource that people can trust.

Detroit, MI

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

When you think of <a href="https://www.bcbsm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan</a> for health insurance, you can know you&rsquo;re getting much more. We're a company founded on a tradition of affordable, quality health care for everyone, improving the present and investing in the future.&nbsp;<br /><br />We offer:<br />Plans for employers and individuals that meet today&rsquo;s needs, budgets and lifestyle<br />The largest network of doctors and hospitals in the state<br />Lower health care costs Higher quality health care<br />Award-winning diversity practices<br />Grants and programs that promote better health throughout Michigan<br /><strong><br />Mission:&nbsp;</strong>We commit to being our members&rsquo; trusted partner by providing affordable, innovative products that improve their care and health.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bcbsm.com/index/about-us/our-company.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Click here</strong></a> to learn more about our commitment to our Social Mission, view company updates and reviews, and view our awards &amp; accolades.<br /><br />For Application Timeline &amp; Selection Process:&nbsp;<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/data.vizirecruiter.com/Images/BCBSMCareers+-+Quick+Reference+Guide.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click Here</a>. Learn more about your options as an external candidate. <a href="https://ejko.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_3/requisitions" target="_blank" title="BCBSM" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here</a> to view open positions. http://www.bcbsm.com

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Full-Time

Competitive Total Compensation Package

Overview: Responsible for analyzing data to inform key strategic business decisions. Under general supervision, performs descriptive analyses, develops savings models, and evaluates program outcomes and size potential opportunities
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Support the translation of business ideas to working hypotheses.</li> <li>With supervision, produce statistical analyses and visualizations from the broader analysis plan.</li> <li>Identify and analyze data patterns to test business and program hypotheses.</li> <li>Perform data querying and manipulation of structured and unstructured data sets.</li> <li>Support the synthesis of analysis results into insights for business decisions.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Informatics, Epidemiology, Biostatics, Data Science, or other related field is required. Master&rsquo;s degree or PhD in related field is preferred.</li> <li>A minimum of one (1) year of related work experience.</li> <li>Previous experience programming (at least one language) is required.</li> <li>Previous experience working in the healthcare industry is preferred.</li> <li>Basic knowledge of how health care claims are billed and how the health system works.</li> <li>Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.</li> <li>Basic knowledge about different evaluation study designs (i.e., case-control, cohort), methodologies for controlling for population differences in studies (i.e., regression analysis, propensity score matching), and programming (SQL, SAS, R or Python)</li> <li>Basic knowledge of statistical testing techniques (i.e. ANOVA t-tests, chi-squared, etc.).</li> <li>Intermediate skills in Microsoft Access, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.</li> <li>Ability to effectively interface and present to management at all levels of the organization.</li> <li>Ability to work independently and in a team environment.</li> </ul> <div id="gtx-trans" style="position: absolute; left: -33px; top: 26px;">&nbsp;</div>