Workforce Planning & Optimization Lead

Overview

CenterWell Home Health is seeking an Operations Research & Workforce Analytics Specialist to join our Data Driven Transformation team. This role focuses on applying advanced analytics and optimization techniques to improve staffing decisions across branch-level operations at a large home health agency. The ideal candidate will use data science and operations research methodologies to recommend clinical staffing needs by skill type, pay type, and time type—ensuring efficient and scalable workforce planning.

The Home Health Workforce Planning Lead will be responsible for :

• Collaborate with HR, operations, clinical, and data teams to understand staffing requirements and operational constraints across branches.
• Apply operations research techniques to model and optimize staffing needs by skill type (e.g., RN, PT, HHA), pay type (e.g., hourly, salaried), and time type (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem).
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in workforce deployment and productivity.
• Develop and implement statistical models and optimization algorithms to support strategic staffing decisions.
• Build dashboards and reporting tools to visualize staffing metrics and model outputs for stakeholders.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of staffing models and make iterative improvements.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership through clear, data-driven storytelling.
• Stay current with industry trends in healthcare staffing, operations research, and workforce analytics.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

Skills

Personal Attributes

Work Location and Requirements

Travel : While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$104,000 – $143,000 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and / or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Benefits include medical, dental and vision, 401(k) retirement savings, paid time off (vacation, holidays, volunteer time off, parental and caregiver leave), disability, life insurance, and additional opportunities.

Application Deadline : 10-24-2025

About us

About CenterWell Home Health : CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization...

About CenterWell, a Humana company

CenterWell creates experiences that put patients at the center. As the nation's largest provider of senior-focused primary care, one of the largest providers of home health services, and fourth largest pharmacy benefit manager, CenterWell is focused on whole-person health...

Equal Opportunity Employer

Humana does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Humana also provides free language interpreter services. Accessibility resources : https : / / www.partnersinprimarycare.com / accessibility-resources

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