Quality Improvement Analyst, Senior- Remote (Health Plan Experience)

Independently prioritize and manage 3-to-5 advanced quantitative and/or statistical analytics projects simultaneously, while receiving regular supervision. Routinely apply advanced data extraction and manipulation skills, complex analysis methods, statistical analysis, and data visualization tools to daily work. Independently, or in teams, produce a combination of quality analysis and clinical utilization analysis to produce new insights into drivers of Health Plan performance. Routinely analyze quality and clinical results Demonstrate attention to detail and initiative in discovering errors in data or analyses, or determining the need for additional, follow-up analysis arising from the original assignment. Develop knowledge and expert understanding of all products and benefit designs of UPMC Health Plan insurance offerings, across all lines of business, to facilitate analysis. Produce customer-oriented reports that provide business context for the analysis and recommendations, requiring only moderate revision by the supervisor or analytics communications team. The quantitative analyst will also become increasingly familiar with basic medical claims terminology in order to properly interpret, through the application of quality analytics, the impact of care delivery on Health Plan performance. The QIA, Senior will consistently demonstrate a strong customer orientation, producing analyses on-time and communicating results effectively. Quality Improvement is a fluid, dynamic, fast-paced environment. The successful employee is comfortable with ambiguity in priorities and is able to maintain professionalism and a team-player attitude in the face of analytical challenges of moderate-to-high complexity. Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics, statistics, health care management, decision sciences, or a similar field, or equivalent work experience. Master's degree preferred. Minimum of four years of work experience in an analytics job function; six years are preferred. Demonstrated expertise in particularly-relevant analytical methods or health care business domain may reduce time-in-position requirements. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran Apply To this Job .