Job Description

Job Title:
Ops Decision Support Conslt 3
Job ID:
58587
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Apply By 03/10/2010 at www.highmark.com

About Our Company
Highmark Inc. is among the nations leading health insurers and is the largest health insurance company in Pennsylvania based on membership. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Highmark is driven by a more than 70-year mission to provide access to affordable, quality health care enabling individuals to live longer healthier lives. Highmark Inc., an equal opportunity employer, strives to capitalize on the strengths of individual differences and the advantages of an inclusive workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Job Responsibilities Summary
Provide consultation and analytical expertise in the development and support of various projects and data analysis of a complex nature. Consultation and analysis would include: health care cost and utilization trends, clinical and condition management analyses, health care cost containment, quality measurement, predictive modeling and general research and decision support activities. Specific duties will include, but are not limited to, analysis of clinically oriented medical management efforts, both internal and in cooperation with external vendors, as well as the development and evaluation of the methodological design and success of clinical initiatives and programs. Strong understanding of the terminology, techniques, and reimbursement mechanisms employed in the delivery of healthcare is necessary. Under little or no supervision, the position is responsible for gathering initial, updated, and final requirements for projects, preliminary analytic design, programming, testing, interpretation, presentation, and recommendations based upon results. A background in quantitative analysis, data mining and statistics is essential. Incumbent may be required to assume a project management role, fully accountable for the results, quality and timing of the respective project, while mentoring lower-level analysts through all stages of project design and analysis. (2 Positions available)
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or Operations Research or a similar applied analytical field of study.
OR
At least Eight (8) years work experience in a business environment with responsibility for statistical analysis and process optimization in the solution of business operations problems.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or Operations Research or similar applied analytical field of study.
Demonstrated extensive experience in statistical modeling.
Experience in constructing predictive models in operations.
Demonstrated strong programming skills, with an emphasis on the utilization and proficiency in SAS and SQL, or comparable 4GL programming language, in querying relational databases.
Experience in performing statistical design, statistical coding, model validation, data mining and process optimization in support of business requirements.
Demonstrated ability to produce both ad hoc analyses and production-grade analytic jobs that execute autonomously.
Comprehensive understanding of quantitative methods and extreme attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to perform multiple complex tasks as directed.