HEDIS Data Analyst / Business Analyst

Huron

HEDIS Data Analyst / Business Analyst working with healthcare plans to enhance performance and compliance on HEDIS initiatives. Collaborating with business and technical teams to drive operational excellence.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support HEDIS measurement, reporting, validation, and annual submission activities.
Interpret HEDIS measure specifications and translate business requirements into data and reporting solutions.
Analyze HEDIS performance results and identify opportunities to improve quality scores and close care gaps.
Partner with quality, population health, provider engagement, and care management teams to support HEDIS initiatives.
Assist with HEDIS audits, documentation reviews, and quality assurance activities.
Gather, analyze, document, and validate business requirements from health plan stakeholders.
Perform root cause analysis on data quality issues impacting HEDIS, CMS reporting, and operational performance.
Develop source-to-target mappings, business rules, process flows, and functional specifications.
Analyze large healthcare datasets and present findings, trends, and recommendations to business stakeholders.
Support UAT testing, reconciliation, defect resolution, and deployment validation activities.
Analyze claims, encounters, eligibility, provider, pharmacy, and supplemental data used for HEDIS and CMS reporting.
Validate data completeness, accuracy, reconciliation results, and reporting outputs.
Support CMS quality initiatives, STAR Ratings programs, and regulatory reporting requirements.
Collaborate with business and technical teams to improve reporting processes and data governance practices.
Understand payer operational workflows including claims processing, provider data, membership, enrollment, and quality management programs.
Work directly with Huron consultants and client stakeholders to solve complex payer data challenges.
Facilitate requirements sessions, stakeholder interviews, and process reviews.
Translate technical findings into business recommendations and executive-level communications.
Support delivery of strategic payer transformation and data modernization initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Business, Data Analytics, Public Health, or related field
4–6+ years of healthcare payer, health plan, or managed care experience.
Strong hands-on HEDIS knowledge and experience supporting HEDIS reporting initiatives.
Experience working within a Health Plan, Managed Care Organization, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, or Commercial payer environment.
Understanding of CMS regulations, CMS STAR Ratings, quality programs, and regulatory reporting requirements.
Experience analyzing healthcare data including: Claims Encounters Membership/Eligibility Provider Data Pharmacy Data Supplemental Clinical Data
Strong business analysis skills including requirements gathering, process documentation, and stakeholder management.
Advanced SQL experience for healthcare data analysis and validation.
Experience performing data quality reviews, reconciliations, and root cause analysis.
Strong communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents
a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
an employee stock purchase plan
a generous Paid Time Off policy
paid parental leave and adoption assistance
Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year.

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Hard Skills & Tools

HEDIS KnowledgeData Quality ReviewRoot Cause AnalysisRequirements GatheringProcess Documentation

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationPresentation SkillsStakeholder Management