Strategy Consultant - Analytics

Description

JOB SUMMARY

This is a hybrid role if living within a 50 mile radius of a Highmark office (PA, NY, WV, DE)

This position will help drive success of the strategic program relative to improving medical cost which is essential to the Organizations membership and margin goals.

Provide analytical / strategic-thinking and leadership support that enables the program team to : 1) isolate business issues;

2) design and execute analytics for studying business issues (scenario planning, forecasting, market share, profitability, etc.

3) develop and summarize technical content (competitive intelligence, market trend analysis); 4) Develop high-level summaries of emerging results outlining analytical details and potential areas of opportunity 5) support development of formal recommendations to senior levels of Highmark leadership;

6) create documents (go-to-market or operational strategies, etc.) that inform critical strategic issues and decisions. Goal of this position is to become a subject matter expert to key stakeholders on emerging results and operational strategy issues.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with business / market owners to identify key business issues, apply right analytical framework, develop solution and recommendations, represent findings to stakeholders and own the outcome.
• Manage major strategy projects with the help of internal or external strategy consulting resources.
• Serve as subject matter expert to Strategic Operations staff and stakeholders on membership, growth and operational strategy issues.
• Provide periodic informal work guidance / direction to junior team members; Provide performance input and recommendations to management for development / training plans.

May have supervisory responsibilities on a project basis.

• Develop analytical frameworks, approach and methodology best practices to analyze strategy issues.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

• Masters Degree in Business, Healthcare, Economics or related degree
• 2 years of post-grad experience with strategy / management consulting firms (such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Booz & Company, Accenture (strategy Practice) or Deloitte (Strategy practice) ) or internal strategy groups of healthcare companies (such as Aetna, United Health Group, WellPoint, GE, )
• 6 years of related experience in Business or Healthcare

Substitution

Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant progressive strategic experience in lieu of Master's degree

Preferred

• Experience in medical economics and / or healthcare analytics
• Strong understanding of financial drivers of health plan
• Extensive knowledge of Health Insurance and / or Provider operations.
• Understanding of membership, rates, financial, economic and competitive data.
• Experience in operational improvement

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

None

Preferred

None

SKILLS

• Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in strategic thinking, plus working knowledge of other related fields
• Strong PC application Skills (MS Office including PowerPoint and Excel)
• Knowledge of healthcare industry trends and challenges
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Good communication and presentation skills

Language (Other than English) :

None

Travel Requirement : 0% - 25%

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Never

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products / services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Lifting : up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting : 10 to 25 pounds

Never

Lifting : 25 to 50 pounds

Never

Pay Range Minimum : $92,300.00

$92,300.00

Pay Range Maximum : $170,800.00

$170,800.00

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