Lead Data Solutions Analyst

JOB SUMMARY

This job supports one or more analytical aspects of the business products and services life cycle, including capability enablement with cross-team dependencies within a product scope. Uses significant independent judgement and discretion to collaborate with customers on the most complex data and reporting issues in order to understand capability needs, gather project and data specifications, create data sets, operational reports, and analytical deliverables, create business cases and cost sheet analysis, translate high-level business needs into detailed requirements for new capabilities (and change request/enhancements on existing capabilities), analyze data to determine business problems, trends, or opportunities for process improvements, create/execute test plans, provide root cause analysis and corrective action plan, verify delivery of customer needs, and ensure quality delivery. Identifies, documents, and resolves risks, defects and issues. Analyzes market trends for competitive insight to correlate into business value statements.  Uses functional and organizational knowledge to mentor Associate, Intermediate, and Senior Data Analysts, as well as others outside of immediate team.  Leads project teams or actively participates as a SME on the most complex projects (cross functional, with potential regulatory risk exposure, customer service & financial impacts). Acts as the face to the customer; primary customer contact; may negotiate project requirements versus resources with customer.  Resolves the most complex issues (may involve multiple systems) and/or develops alternative solutions with understanding of potential regulatory risk exposure and customer service & financial impacts, ensuring that resolution addresses all potential impacts.  Act as a SME on how the most complex new data and reporting enhancement are developed using an expert level of understanding of end-to-end processes and potential integration issues.  Requires expert level of understanding of data store and end systems impact of changes across enterprise-wide systems (including regulatory risk exposure, customer service & financial impacts).

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead in working with customers,  Data Software Engineers, Data Architects, Capability Managers, and other team members to capture capability needs and drive quality data and reporting business solutions on complex issues. Create and maintain deliverables such as data set creation, operational reports, and analytical dashboards.

• Collaborate with or lead cross-functional teams, leveraging diverse data skills and perspectives to proactively identify and address data-related challenges across project phases, driving data-driven insights and solutions to ensure successful project delivery.

• Provide required business and/or subject matter expertise for both project and production related activities on complex issues, including new strategic programs or initiatives impacting current and existing systems.

• Ensure compliance for required standards and all necessary approvals have been obtained throughout the project lifecycle.

• Interface with the business areas, customers, partners, vendors, technical staff and project teams to drive value, return on investments and innovative solutions. This includes providing alternative solutions, including vendor solution acquisitions, with maximum benefits while reducing cost (e.g. cost benefit analysis, pros/cons of solutions).

• Lead in supporting various aspects of requirements testing (e.g. testing plan, scenarios, documentation, defect management) to ensure minimal production defects are realized and completing analysis of the results tying back to customer impacts.

• Communicate in an exemplary manner with team members, customers, partners and management, including assisting with or conducting requirement walkthroughs and sprint reviews, reporting project status, enabling vendor solutions and providing accurate and concise documentation.

• Provide thought leadership and strategic direction in Data, Product and Technology Solutions.

• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 7 years of experience in IS/IT

Preferred

• 5 years of experience in Process Improvement

• 3 years of experience in Project Management

• 3 years of experience in Health Insurance Industry

• 3 years of experience in Healthcare Industry

SKILLS

• Advanced Analytical Skills

• Advanced Problem-Solving

• Advanced Communication Skills

• Report Writing

• SQL

• Project Management

• Customer Service

• Leadership

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Information Technology, Information Systems or related field

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Information Technology, Information Systems or related field

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• Six Sigma

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office- or Remote-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel 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

No

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.  In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. 
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