Strategy Analyst - Population Health

About the role

Support leadership of Highmark, or its affiliates with a range of strategy activities essential to Highmark's membership and margin goals. Strategy Analysts provide analytical/strategic-thinking and leadership support that enables project teams to 1) isolate business issues; 2) help design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, market share, profitability, etc.); 3) develop technical content (competitive intelligence, market trend analysis); 4) support development of formal recommendations to senior levels of Highmark leadership; 5) help create document components (go-to-market or operational strategies, etc.) that inform critical strategic issues and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Work with business/ market owners to identify key business issues, articulate problem, apply right analytical framework, develop solution and recommendations, represent findings to stakeholders and own the outcome
• Under the guidance of Strategy Consultants and Leadership, participate in / lead small to medium sized strategy projects/ work streams with the help of internal or external strategy consulting resources
• Serve as subject matter expert (resource) to staff and stakeholders on membership, growth and operational strategy issues
• Provide periodic informal work guidance/direction to other team members; Provide performance input and recommendations to management for development/ training plans
• May have supervisory responsibilities on a project basis
• Apply a broad knowledge of concepts and principles to develop analytical frameworks, approach and methodology best practices to analyze complex strategy issues, often applying ingenuity and originality to develop unique solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or Life Sciences or other related degree
• Preferred Master’s Degree in Business, Health, Economics or other related degree
• Required 3-5 years of relevant, progressive experience in strategy / management consulting firms or internal strategy groups of healthcare and related companies
• Preferred Experience in Health Insurance operations and technology
• Preferred Experience in operational improvement

Qualifications

• Substitutions Six years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor's Degree

Skills

• Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in strategic thinking, plus working knowledge of other related fields
• Strong PC application Skills (MS Office including PowerPoint and Excel)
• Knowledge of healthcare industry trends and challenges

Benefits

Position Type Office-based Teaches / trains others regularly Occasionally Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site Rarely Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees) Never Physical work site required Yes Lifting up to 10 pounds Constantly Lifting 10 to 25 pounds Rarely Lifting 25 to 50 pounds Never

Physical, Mental Demands and Working Conditions

• Position Type Office-based
• Teaches / trains others regularly
• Occasionally Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
• Rarely Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
• Never Physical work site required
• Lifting up to 10 pounds
• Constantly Lifting 10 to 25 pounds
• Rarely Lifting 25 to 50 pounds
• Never Physical work site required