Business Analyst - #762

ABOUT LIFEMASTERS:

Our business is growing.  Founded in 1994, LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc. is the first healthcare company in the nation to provide disease management for chronically ill individuals by combining communications technology with ongoing nursing support.

POSITION SUMMARY:

To support the Chief Medical Officer through the implementation of projects to evaluate and improve program performance ? including the evaluation of new products. Work with the CMO to insure strong linkages to operations, information systems and finance.

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

 Develop and implement analyses of product performance and a regular reporting structure, which provide key indicators of performance and are linked to actions, which use the data to improve the effectiveness of product delivery. Coordinate between business units and the program/outcomes areas on behalf of the CMO. Develop  tools, which support the ongoing evaluation of program performance and push the quality improvement cycle to product/outcome-operations teams. Integrate the use of claims, Rx and lab  data into the AIM program and the product performance evaluation process. Develop and implement analyses that evaluate new program features including the oversight to the testing and implementation of pilots of new program capabilities. Support the evaluation and re-organization of the outcomes/product development areas to progressively improve the effectiveness and speed of delivery of new product Work with the CMO to establish linkages to customer health plans and employers to acquire data, which can be used as inputs to earlier participant intervention and for program evaluation. Support the CMO in the implementation of business acquisitions into the product development and outcomes areas. Create presentations, which demonstrate the product, its performance and the activities/work of the outcomes/product development areas. Develop the total department budget variance reporting process and coordinate the annual budget development for the department.

 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

 

Knowledge and Skill RequirementDescription

English Proficiency and Health literature proficiency

? Grammar

? Writing skills

? Ability to assemble complex reports

? Ability to read and interpret documents and statistical data.

? Ability to read and interpret clinical, marketing, and healthcare business research

? Ability to interact professionally with individuals from various professional backgrounds

Personal Skills

? Detail oriented with excellent follow-up skills.

? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

? Ability to exercise independent judgment within agree-upon limitations

? Excellent self-motivation.

? Ability to work as a team player.

? Ability to provide training and technical direction as necessary

Analytic capability

? Statistical:

? Parametric

? Non-parametric

? Multivariate

? Experimental design

? Conceptual ? connecting the dots with research results

 

Health Care Delivery

? Basic familiarity of health care delivery systems and business requirements

 

Business principles

? Basic knowledge of Accounting

? Ability to perform financial/capital analyses e.g. NPV, ROI

? Process improvement, process redesign and statistical process control skills

 

Software Skills

? Word

? Excel

? Power Point

? Access

? Project

? Either SPSS or SAS

? VISIO

 



Education:

 

?  BA or BS degree, with emphasis on statistics, business, and health required

?  Masters in Business or Health Administration preferred 

 

Experience:

 

?  Five or more years experience in statistics and data analysis preferably in a health care or managed care setting.

?  Two or more years experience with statistical software programs

?  Experience with custom report generators

?  One to four years experience with databases, preferably Access and SQL Server

?  Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and statistical applications, graphics software (preferably Microsoft Office and Great Plains), and Internet use.

 



BENEFITS:



We offer an excellent benefits package including: 20 days paid time off (PTO);  paid holidays; education assistance;  medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance; and 401k with company match.

AA/EOE M/F/V/D