Medical Economics Consultant (Pop Health/Clinical Analytics) - REMOTE

Molina Healthcare; Akron (OH); Remote; USD 80,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Medical Economics Consultant to provide analytical support and manage projects related to healthcare costs. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5 - 7 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Responsibilities include data analysis, delivering insights to leadership, and consulting with management to improve costs and utilization strategies.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and compensation package

Qualifications

• 5 - 7 years in healthcare/managed care industry experience required.
• Knowledge of provider contracting and reimbursement is essential.
• Master’s in relevant field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultative support and analyze medical costs.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Package and deliver results to senior leadership.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Cost analysis

Project management

Communication

Excel proficiency

Database management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Economics

Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Mathematics, or Economics

Tools

Excel

MS Access

Web-based query tools

Job description

Job Summary

Provides consultative support and medical cost-based analysis of markets and network initiatives. The Medical Economics Consultant manages conflicting priorities and multiple projects concurrently. Responsible for extracting, analyzing, and synthesizing data from various sources to identify risks and opportunities as well as packaging and delivering the results to senior leadership. Responsible for consulting with network and clinical management on opportunities to improve our company’s discount position and strategic cost and utilization initiatives.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Analyze and research utilization and unit cost medical cost drivers
• Turn data into usable information by tell the story through data visualization working with clinical, provider network and other personnel to bring supplemental context and insight to data analyses
• Support the development of scoreable action items by identifying outlier cost issues
• Perform drill-down analysis to identify medical cost trend drivers; advise network of contracting opportunities to mitigate future trends
• Own, track and document all aspects of related work from beginning to end of a project
• Extract and compile information from various systems to support executive decision-making
• Ability to mine and manage information from large data sources
• Working with Excel, MS-Access and Web-based query tools (data warehouse)

Job Qualifications

• REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Economics
• REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: 5 - 7 years in healthcare/managed care industry with knowledge of provider contracting, provider reimbursement, patient management, product, benefits design, or related experience.
• PREFERRED EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Mathematics, or Economics
• PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience working with medical and pharmacy claims, authorization data, benefits design, medical management as well as knowledge of business functions and impact on financials (underwriting, sales, product development, network management.)

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the intranet job listing.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V.

Pay Range: $80,412 - $135,000 / ANNUAL

*Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.