Business Analytics Associate

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

Remote, Work at Home, United State

The Business Analytics Associate will have the exciting opportunity of being responsible for supporting the Government Business Segment Analytics Team stakeholders by providing actionable insights and analytics. This role will work with an innovative team on setting and executing the vision for how analytics can lead the Cigna-Government Business to achieving our goals.

Reporting to the Business Analytics Senior Manager, the Associate will focus on executing key deliverables for complex projects across the government business. This position will blend creativity, analytical and technical competencies, relentless problem solving, and business acumen to deliver solutions to our business partners.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively and partner with departments across the organization to ensure deliverables are accomplished
• Combine data elements from multiple sources to produce requested or required datasets
• Perform research and deep-dive analysis of complex healthcare claims data, CMS datasets, and vendor data to make recommendations to stakeholders based on relevant findings.
• Perform data validation analysis including, high level data quality/audit checks, ensuring process/logic is appropriately documented and can be understood by other analysts.
• Exercise creativity, foresight and judgment in conceiving and delivering initiatives.
• Leverage data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau) to create impactful and actionable analytics for stakeholders.
• Analyze results and present data in a consumable method using high-level overview, major takeaways, major questions, and next steps.
• Maintain analytics skillset through understanding new technologies, automation techniques, and the ability to execute and apply new skills to day-to-day work.
• Develop analytic solutions that meet the basic needs of the business.
• Ensure analytic approach and results are clearly understood by business partners.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Economics, Public Health, Finance, Actuarial Science, Health Informatics, Mathematics, Data Science or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with health insurance payer analytics using healthcare data (claims, provider, membership enrollment) to calculate common industry KPI’s such as PMPM, Per K metrics (ADK, EDK), MLR, etc.
• Required experience in SQL
• Preferred experience in one or more of the following: Tableau, TOAD, SQL Server, Teradata Python

• Use relevant technology/software to wrangle data, perform analytics, and visualize for consumption
• Previous work applying a combination of analytical, technical and business acumen.
• Absolute requirement to work well with team and others remotely through effective communication, time management and transparency of work
• Strong verbal/written communication skills to work with various matrix partners, including but not limited to actuarial, medical economics, finance, accounting, and IT.
• Willingness to learn and apply new skills to improve processes.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in healthcare
• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Business Analytics

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with us, or one of our subsidiaries, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives. What difference will you make?