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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Department of Health Economics is seeking a Temporary Health Economics Analyst!  This is a Temporary position working Monday through Friday daylight hours and will be a remote position.  Looking for candidates located in the Pittsburgh area.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Health Economics Analyst will help drive high-visibility impactful analysis supporting medical cost improvement strategies for UPMC Health Plan. This includes taking a role in the enhancement, development, documentation, and communication of identified variances and assessment of strategic opportunities. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">To successfully perform the role, the Health Economics Analyst must be highly professional and understand the causes of financial & clinical trends and anomalies. The Health Economics Analyst must use their knowledge and understanding of financial, clinical and other information generated by numerous sources to identify opportunities to improve clinical and financial performance. Furthermore, the position requires the ability to articulate these opportunities to internal and external audiences, implement the solutions, and track and monitor progress. These functions must be done while also weighing the practical considerations and potential barriers that need to be overcome in order to successfully implement new programs and processes.  The Health Economics Analyst will require a diverse set of skills, including strong communication skills, sharp critical thinking abilities, and a curiosity for health economics and data analytics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></span><span style="font-family:" arial",sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;"=""><strong> </strong></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">Independently prioritize and manage 2-to-4 advanced quantitative and/or statistical analytics projects simultaneously, while receiving regular supervision.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">Routinely apply advanced data extraction and manipulation skills, complex analysis methods, statistical analysis, and data visualization tools to daily work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">Independently, or in teams, produce a combination of quantitative financial analysis and clinical utilization analysis to produce new insights into drivers of Health Plan performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">Routinely analyze financial and clinical results, including output from predictive models.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">Demonstrate attention to detail and initiative in discovering errors in data or analyses, or determining the need for additional, follow-up analysis arising from the original assignment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">Develop knowledge and expert understanding of all products and benefit designs of UPMC Health Plan insurance offerings, across all lines of business, to facilitate analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">The quantitative analyst will also become increasingly familiar with basic medical claims terminology in order to properly interpret, through the application of quantitative analytics, the impact of care delivery and finance on Health Plan performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">The Health Economics Analyst will consistently demonstrate a strong customer orientation, producing analyses on-time and communicating results effectively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";"="">Health Economics is a fluid, dynamic, fast-paced environment. The successful employee is comfortable with ambiguity in priorities and is able to maintain professionalism and a team-player attitude in the face of analytical challenges of moderate-to-high complexity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br><br><ul><li>High School Diploma Strongly Preferred.</li><li>Post-secondary education is preferred.</li><li>One year of administrative support working experience is highly preferred.</li><li>Must have proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint.</li><li>Must possess typing skills and working knowledge of word processing, electronic mail/calendar and spreadsheets.</li><li>Must possess the ability to learn and effectively use various software programs.</li><li>General knowledge and experience with office equipment such as copiers, multi-line phone systems, fax machines and paging systems.<br><br><strong>Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:</strong><br><br><strong>UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran</strong></li></ul>

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