Lead Data Science Analyst - Mount Sinai Health Partners

Key Skills

Python Programming, SQL, Statistical modeling

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities:

• You will design and implement data-driven insights to enable value-based contracts and commercial offerings. You will support the contract lifecycle from initial development and planning, through pre-sale and implementation, to reconciliation.
• During planning phase: analyze variance to identify opportunities and risks; develop pro-forma scenario models of contracts and terms; create reports to guide negotiations with prospects
• During implementation: forecast performance results and support client-specific areas of interest
• During reconciliation: measure performance of our products across financial, patient satisfaction, and quality outcomes. Apply performance evaluation that fulfills contract terms and, when appropriate, the demands of rigorous outcomes research methodology.
• Work with departmental staff to identify requirements for reporting and / or business intelligence tools.
• Identify necessary data and methodologies; collect, integrate, analyze and interpret data.
• Leverage advanced statistical analysis methods to create insightful recommendations and conclusions that you effectively communicate to your stakeholders.
• Partner with and mentor data science analysts through the design and development of analytic deliverables
• Representing Pop Health Analytics, be accountable to senior and executive level stakeholders to ensure analytics are prioritized, conflicts are resolved and business value is delivered
• Identify and address expected and unforeseen data complexities to mitigate their impact on the analytic outcome and associated business decisions. Clearly communicate data issues to the recipients and work to improve data quality where possible within the analytical models you create. Feed data quality issues back to IT to assist in our quest for high quality data.
• Develop and present reports, analyses and findings to senior management and others as scheduled or requested.
• You will engage with the MSHP Managed Care Contracting and Commercialization teams and interface with key leaders in our care management and clinical service lines.
• Act as liaison/analyst for internal stakeholders, understand their needs and translate them into reporting and analytic solutions.

Requirements:

• Minimum of Master’s degree in a relevant field of study or ASA/FSA Actuarial certification; PhD degree preferred.
• At least five (5) years of analytics development experience for a health provider, health plan or accountable care organization including either: experience working in a health plan or consulting actuarial, financial reporting or medical economics departments or experience working in healthcare provider analytics related to managed care contracting, population management, clinical or financial decision support
• At least five (5) years of experience to be considered for level II
• At least ten (10) years of experience to be considered for level III or Lead Data Science Analyst
• PhD, ASA/FSA, MD or DO program may be substituted for 3 years of experience
• At least two (2) years of experience building or leading the development of advanced statistical models to be considered for Lead Data Science Analyst
• At least two (2) years of experience formally leading other analysts or interns to build and deploy analytic deliverables to be considered for Lead Data Science Analyst.
• At least two (2) years of experience managing business customer analytics projects and priorities to be considered for Lead Data Science Analyst
• Strong data mining skills using tools like SQL, R, Python, SAS, etc.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to perform complex analysis and make recommendations based on statistical inferences. Experience with a wide variety of analytical or statistical methods.
• Strong working knowledge of Business Intelligence products (Tableau, SAS, MicroStrategy, etc.)
• Excellent oral and writing skills; ability to communicate effectively with varying audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate goals, plan and implement processes to achieve those goals, recognize and assess the implications of confounding variables, and meet deadlines.
• Advanced interpersonal (e.g., mediating, mentoring, teaching) skills required to service internal and external clients effectively.
• Self-motivated with a demonstrated ability to work independently, and to exercise independent judgment in developing complex techniques or programs in a dynamic environment.

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers