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

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Non-Manager

Competitive Total Compensation Package

Overview: <p>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has a<strong>&nbsp;Business Analytics Analyst&nbsp;</strong>opportunity<strong>&nbsp;</strong>available<strong>&nbsp;</strong>within&nbsp;our&nbsp;UAW Trust Consulting &amp; Reporting&nbsp;area, which is part of the Analytics Center of Excellence (ACoE).&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the Role&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>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. Works across teams of data engineers and data scientists to identify and present actionable data to clinical and financial stakeholders.&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong><u>Please Note</u>:&nbsp;Hybrid</strong>&nbsp;work structure, which requires working 2-days per week on-site at our downtown Detroit office (we provide free parking).</em></p>
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</li> <li>A minimum of one (1) year of related work experience</li> <li>Previous experience programming (at least one of: Python, R, SQL, SAS) 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 Office</li> <li>Ability to develop creative solutions to problems lacking clear parameters</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> <li>Positive attitude, adaptable to change</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other grounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.</em></p>