Senior Health Informatics and Reporting Analyst
The mission of the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) is to monitor the Massachusetts health care system and to provide reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
CHIA’s Health Informatics and Reporting (HIR) unit is seeking a Senior Analyst to support the team’s growing portfolio of analytic initiatives, which inform the Commonwealth’s health policy community. The HIR team’s analytic domains cover a wide range of subject areas, including monitoring health care expenditures, insurance coverage and costs, service utilization, price variation, alternative payment methods, and quality.
The Senior Analyst will apply her/his knowledge of data, analytic methods, and the health policy landscape to execute projects and generate impactful products.
Specifically, the Senior Analyst will:
- Utilize CHIA’s data assets, which include the state’s All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) and other data submitted to the agency, to monitor trends in insurance coverage and health care spending, quality, and utilization (e.g., physician services, hospital care, prescription drugs, etc.);
- Produce clear and comprehensive written analyses and data visualizations for distribution to internal and external audiences;
- Develop data submission specifications for new domains of analysis that the agency seeks to undertake;
- Serve as a resource for external stakeholders that use CHIA’s data and publications for policy analysis;
- Apply effective data quality assurance protocols throughout the course of assignments;
- Collaborate with Managers to scope and track project components to agency deadlines;
- Supervise Analyst work products;
- Participate in stakeholder sessions, inter-agency workgroups, and internal meetings on related projects.
Preferred Qualifications:
In addition, the Senior Analyst should have:
- Strong analytic skills in order to access, query, manipulate, profile, document, and analyze different datasets;
- Experience working with health care data (e.g., insurance claims, HEDIS, AHRQ-MEPS, etc.);
- Working knowledge of the Massachusetts health care system, including familiarity with health policy and/or market dynamics
- The ability to manage and advance multiple assignments with competing deadlines;
- The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with staff from across the agency;
- Experience supervising the work of others;
- Strong communication skills to convey complex information to diverse audiences;
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
- Familiarity with data visualization and other business intelligence tools like Tableau and PowerBI;
- Experience with relational databases, SQL, and/or statistical programs (SAS, R, etc.).
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
Applicant must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time professional experience in business administration, health care planning or administration, public health policy or administration, human services policy analyses or administration, economics, the major duties of which included financial analysis of costs, expenses and revenue and/or the development, implementation and monitoring of the health care service delivery system and pricing methods.
Substitutions:
I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration, economics, or similar degree may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.*
II. A graduate degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration, economics, or a similar degree may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required experience.
This position will remain open until filled. The full time salary range for this position is $66,980.42 - $96,568.16.
*Total Compensation:
As an employee of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are offered a great career opportunity influencing a wide-spectrum of services to the diverse populations we serve - but it's more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits which you should consider towards your overall compensation, including:
- 75% state paid medical insurance premium
- Reasonable Dental and Vision Plans
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Assistance programs
- Low cost basic and optional life insurance
- Retirement Savings: State Employees' Pension and a Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan
- 11 paid holidays per year and competitive Sick, Vacation and Personal Time
- Tuition Benefit for employee and spouse at state colleges and universities
- Extended Illness program participation
- Professional Development and Continuing Education opportunities
- Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
To apply visit: http://www.chiamass.gov/join-our-team/
CHIA is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
If you have Diversity, Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity questions or need a Reasonable Accommodation, please contact Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator: Tonya Bourassa 617-701-8127.
In compliance with federal laws, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
Bargaining Unit: 06 NAGE, Reimbursement Systems Analyst III, Grade 15
Posted: 11/13/2019