Behavioral Health Research Scientist
Elevance Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Rocky Hill • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Tableau
About the role
- conduct data analysis, review and incorporation of relevant literature, collaborative project design
- associated data collection activities including extracting and manipulating data
- use statistical methods to analyze data and generate useful reports depicting trends in performance measures
- conducting basic statistical analysis, report writing, and presenting results at committee meetings
- understanding and assisting with updating performance measure methodology, including reporting and data requirements
- using quality improvement techniques to improve organizational and/or provider performance
- prepares analytical data sets based on Medicaid claims and authorization data in support of modeling studies
- build, test, and validate statistical models
- publishes results and address constraints/limitations with high level partners
- proactively collaborates interdepartmentally to determine identified population segments and develop actionable plans to enable the identification of patterns related to quality, use, cost and other variables
Requirements
- Requires MS, MA, or PhD with concentration in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, cognitive science, economics, or operations research
- a minimum of 3 years direct experience programming large, multi-source datasets with SAS required
- a minimum of 3 years in health care setting
- Intermediate to Advanced expertise with software such as SAS, SAS Enterprise Miner, Tableau or equivalents strongly preferred
- Proven ability to design research studies and experience with data models, program evaluation, addressing data quality issues in study design, constructing robust and efficient analytical data sets strongly preferred
- Significant experience analyzing claims data strongly preferred
- The ability to present meaningful results to a business audience
- to participate collaboratively in a team tasked to produce complex analyses on a rigorous schedule
- to communicate with strong written and verbal communications skills
- and to present to large multi-disciplinary audiences on a regular basis strongly preferred
- Healthcare/managed care/insurance experience preferred
- Experience with value-based payment models or attribution methodologies
Benefits
- merit increases
- paid holidays
- Paid Time Off
- incentive bonus programs
- medical benefits
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
- short and long term disability benefits
- 401(k) + match
- stock purchase plan
- life insurance
- wellness programs
- financial education resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data analysisstatistical methodsstatistical analysisdata manipulationprogramming large datasetsdata modelingprogram evaluationanalytical data setsquality improvement techniquesvalue-based payment models
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationpresentation skillsteamworkproblem-solvingreport writinginterdepartmental collaborationability to present to audiencesaddressing data quality issuesdeveloping actionable plans
Certifications
MSMAPhD