Senior Business Data Analyst, Health Research Team

Milliman

Senior Business Data Analyst supporting Milliman's healthcare data quality and analytics projects. Collaborating with teams to enhance data integrity and implementing data governance practices.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $85,100 - $161,575 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonSQLVBA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure the integrity of HRT’s data assets and Milliman’s products by conducting in-depth data quality & pipeline validation reviews and by applying data governance and retention policies via the following:
Lead comprehensive data quality reviews across HRT's data assets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness of healthcare data pipelines and downstream products.
Design, develop, and execute systematic data validation frameworks to identify anomalies, discrepancies, and integrity issues within enrollment, claims, risk score, and other healthcare data sources.
Investigate and document root causes of data quality failures, partnering with data engineering and analytics teams to implement corrective actions and preventive controls.
Establish and maintain data quality metrics, scorecards, and dashboards to monitor ongoing pipeline health and communicate findings to stakeholders at all levels.
Collaborate with other HRT data analytics, engineering, and project management professionals to identify, propose, and implement process enhancements.
Assist in completing a wide array of advanced analytics for approved Health Research Board (HRB) initiatives and Milliman practice client projects.
Implement updates to Milliman tools and carry out monthly data processing associated with being a CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) seat holder.
Provide support to Milliman’s practices via our help desk system by answering a variety of questions, most often about our data assets and data use policies.
Collaborate with HRT finance, operations, and project management teammates through providing technical and healthcare data expertise.
Communicate progress, status, issues, decisions on a regular cadence.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar fields.
Demonstrates a strong capability to consistently produce high quality, accurate deliverables on schedule and effectively communicate progress, outcomes, and recommended next actions.
Proficiency in multiple health care data analytics topics such as, but not limited to pricing, provider contracting, Medicare Advantage bids, risk scores, clinical quality, health care economics, reserving, or financial reporting.
Five or more years of experience in the following areas:
Coding in SQL and/or Python.
Querying and analyzing enrollment, claims (medical or pharmacy), risk score data, or other common healthcare data sources.
Performing advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, Power Query, and VBA automation.
Practicing intermediate or higher knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications, including Teams, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook, as well as Adobe Acrobat.
Robust business knowledge of at least two healthcare lines of business (e.g. individual, employer group, Medicare, Part D, Medicaid, Dental, etc.).
Familiarity with Databricks or similar cloud-based data analytics and AI platforms.
Travel to Milliman’s Chicago office for 3 consecutive days each quarter is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental and Vision – Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
401(k) Plan – Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
Holidays – A minimum of 10 observed holidays per year.
Family Building Benefits – Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
Paid Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
Life Insurance & AD&D – 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability – Fully paid by Milliman.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythondata validation frameworksdata quality metricsadvanced ExcelPower QueryVBA automationdata analysishealthcare data analyticsdata governance

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementanalytical thinkingstakeholder engagementproject managementtechnical expertiseadaptability

Certifications

bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Sciencebachelor’s degree in Data Analyticsbachelor’s degree in Data Sciencebachelor’s degree in Mathematicsbachelor’s degree in Statistics