Principal Analytics Consultant
Richardson, TX 
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Posted 13 days ago
Job Description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for constructing forecasts, recommendations and strategic/tactical plans based on business data and market knowledge. Creates specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and required Or available data elements. May provide consultation to users and lead cross-functional teams to address business issues. Produces datasets and reports for analysis using system reporting tools. May perform research and assists in analyzing financial and health data, including medical algorithms to determine health care expenditures, medical and economic outcomes, and cost containment strategies. Analyzes complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers. Identifies And interprets trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences. Contributes to the development of functional strategy. Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.

Responsibilities

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor Degree and 7 years experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics including 4 years experience in data analysis and information reporting relating to healthcare data, including pharmacy OR 10 years experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics including 4 years experience in data analysis and information reporting relating to healthcare data, including pharmacy.
* Recognized as an expert within HCSC
* Anticipates internal and or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements
* Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business
* Contributes to the development of functional strategy
* Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
* Progression to this level is typically restricted on the basis of business requirements

*This role is hybrid being 3 days a week in office* 
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
* Analytical Thinking: Anticipates the implications and consequences of situations and takes appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies; anticipates possible problems and develops contingency plans in advance; notices trends in the industry or marketplace and develops plans to prepare for opportunities or problems; anticipates the consequences of situations and plans accordingly; anticipates how individuals and groups will react to situations information and plans accordingly.
* Communication for Results: Communicates complex messages; communicates complex issues clearly and credibly with widely varied audiences; handles difficult on-the-spot questions; overcomes resistance and secures support for ideas or initiatives through high impact communication.
* Conceptual Thinking: Sees crucial differences between current situation and things that have happened before; quickly identifies the central or underlying issues in a complex situation; Applies and modifies complex learned concepts or methods appropriately; creates a graphical diagram showing a systems view of a situation; develops analogies or metaphors to explain a situation; applies a theoretical framework to understand a specific situation.
* Information Seeking: Recognizes a need for information; accepts the challenge to take action to fulfill the need; formulate the problem; expresses the information need in a search; exams of the results; reformulates the problem and its expression; uses of the results.
* Initiative: Plans work and carries out takes without detailed instructions; makes constructive suggestions; prepares for problems or opportunities in advance; undertakes additional responsibilities; responds to situations as they arise with minimal supervision; creates novel solutions to problems; evaluates new technology as potential solutions to existing problems
* Openness to Learning: Keeps up-to-date on current research and technology in one's work focus and identifies and pursues areas for development and training that will enhance job performance; takes responsibility for one's own development; maintains fluency in appropriate work applications, software, or tools; reviews, selects, and disseminates information regarding key technologies, best practices, and tools to others in the group; continually looks for ways to expand job capabilities.
* Results Orientation: Focuses on the desired end results of one's own or one's unit's work; sets challenging goals; focuses effort on the goals, and meets or exceeds them; develops challenging but achievable goals; develops clear goals for meetings and projects; maintains commitment to goals in the face of obstacles and frustrations; finds or creates ways to measure performance against goals; xxerts unusual effort over time to achieve a goal; has a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.
* Teamwork: Shares critical information with everyone involved in a project; works effectively on projects that cross functional lines; helps to set a tone of opinions; values working relationships; when appropriate facilitates discussion before decision-making process is complete.
* Thoroughness: Is alert in a high-risk environment; follows detailed procedures; carefully reviews and checks the accuracy of information in work reports provided by management, management information systems or other individuals and groups.
* Understanding Environment: Maintains cross-functional focus and uses the most appropriate channels to communicate within and between departments/divisions; keeps objectives related to priorities at the top of one's own priorities and the priorities of one's work department or group; works to build a sense of common purpose across all work groups, avoiding a "we versus them" attitude.


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HCSC Employment Statement: HCSC is committed to diversity in the workplace and to providing equal opportunity and affirmative action to employees and applicants. We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Drug screening and background investigation are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
 

 

Job Summary
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$95,000-105,000
Required Education
Open
Required Experience
7+ years
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