Highmark · 2 days ago
Decision Support Analyst
Erie-Meadville Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$50K/yr - $91K/yr
3+ years expHighmark Inc. is a healthcare company focused on providing innovative solutions. The Decision Support Analyst role involves working closely with customers and design teams to prioritize data requirements and provide analysis for decision support systems, ensuring effective business decisions are made through data-driven insights.
Health CareHealth InsuranceInsuranceWellness
Responsibilities
Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation
Provide analytic and consultative support to a broad spectrum of internal customer areas and external business partners
Mentor colleagues with less experience on both the technical and business aspects of project and consultative work
Determine how decision support systems will provide information required to make effective business decisions, translates requirements into applications that employ appropriate decision support and reporting tools
Use broad experience and technical knowledge to propose solutions to complex business problems
Take the lead in driving the implementation of the recommended solutions
Take the lead in defining issues and ideas to be studied as well as the approach (methodological and technical) to be used in addressing studies and projects. Creates and/or develop new methods of analysis, database design and performance measurement or, in some cases, adaptation of existing solutions to new areas
Perform modeling of data sources and flows, work with data management staff to define an operational framework that will define, develop and implement policies and security frameworks to ensure precise and secure deliver of knowledge and information
Provide assistance and, depending on skill and experience, lead with interpretation of raw data, statistical results or otherwise compiled information, identify follow-up action items and prepare or assist in the preparation of written reports and/or oral presentation of findings to internal and external audiences, customer managers, clinical staff, compliance agencies, group accounts, providers, agent plans, and brokers
Develop and maintain moderate- to extremely-complex computer programs using 4GL programming languages (such as SAS, R, SQL) and other database technology (DB2, Teradata, and Oracle)
Other duties as assigned or requested
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, or related field or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
3 years of relevant, progressive experience in Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field (exempted experience requirements effective August 2016)
Strong technical skills in the mainframe, PC and Internet-based technologies to be effective and must be comfortable and proficient using large and complex databases
Strong skills using various third-party office and report generation products such as Microsoft Office, Business Objects, Cognos, and Enterprise Guide
Strong communication skills. Must be comfortable presenting findings and offering recommendations to senior management
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field
Experience and demonstrated proficiency as a Decision Support Analyst or equivalent training and experience in a business or clinical environment with direct responsibility for applying technology
Company
Highmark
Highmark provides health insurance plans for individuals and businesses.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (11)
2024 (7)
2023 (19)
2022 (21)
2021 (18)
2020 (23)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$27.3M2018-04-06Grant· $25M
2014-08-07Grant· $2.3M
Leadership Team
Deborah Rice-Johnson
CEO, Diversified Businesses at Highmark Inc. and Chief Growth Officer
Paul Sikora
CTO Provider Services
Recent News
2025-12-11
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