WVU Medicine · 9 hours ago
WVU-Population Health Strategic Analyst -101893
Morgantown, WV
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expWVU Medicine is a healthcare provider looking for a Population Health Strategic Analyst to enhance their analytic capabilities. The role involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large data sets to improve performance in value-based contracts and support initiatives that enhance population health outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Utilizes appropriate data to find patterns, signal improvements, and/or proactively react to trends to allow Population Health Services Organization (PHSO) leadership to develop analytic strategies to influence WVUHS population health goals
Develops, monitors, and communicates progress (including relevant interdependencies) in relation to project plans related to PHSO analytics
Cleans and analyzes data to develop tools, models or dashboards to create data visualizations to support the story and drive actionable insights
Supports PHSO leaders and operators in forecasting WVU Medicine / PHSO performance in relation to value-based and population health goals
Performs and interprets comparative analyses to highlight variance in performance across geographies, clinics, providers, etc
Utilizes given data and built tools to interpret root cause analyses to identify key drivers of performance outliers (both favorable and unfavorable) and supports operational leaders in defining initiatives to propagate (favorable) or remediate (unfavorable) performance
Supports PHSO leaders and operators in defining key performance indicators by providing insights through data and developing reports to track the impact of PHSO and the success of its initiatives
Reviews and validates health insurer reports and supports PHSO leaders in communicating concerns related to the validity of reported performance, measurement methodologies, etc
Develops recommendations based on data developing and communicating recommendations to increase the PHSO’s positive impact of WVU Medicine and to support WVU Medicine clinicians and staff to exhibit consistent favorable performance in relation to value-based and population health goals
Stays informed of current and emerging analytic methodologies and tools as well as healthcare industry trends in population health, value-based care, and alternative payment models)
Interprets and validates health insurer performance reports and provides insights regarding health insurer value-based contract terms (e.g., metrics, targets, weighting, etc.)
Support PHSO research efforts as requested
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., Actuarial Sciences, Business [Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, etc.], Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.) with seven (7) years of general analytic experience
OR Master's Degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., Actuarial Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, etc.) with five (5) years of general analytic experience
Three (3) years of healthcare analytic experience
Exceptional analytic, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Strong leadership and collaboration skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills (i.e., ability to develop trusting professional relationships and many levels across various stakeholders)
Ability to empathize with others (e.g., administrators, providers, office staff, patients)
Ability to demonstrate a high level of proficiency with the Microsoft Suite and data analytic programs (e.g., Tableau, Epic Workbench, clarity, chronicles, SQL, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to translate data into insight and insight into shared knowledge
Demonstrated ability to use data to establish consensus among diverse stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects effectively and efficiently
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and thrive in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
PhD in a relevant field of study (e.g., Actuarial Sciences, Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, etc.) preferred
Working knowledge of: Value-based healthcare contracts/programs (e.g., pay for performance, shared savings, shared risk, full risk, etc.)
Value-based healthcare programs (e.g., MSSP, TEAM, Medicare Advantage, etc.)
Key industry clinical quality indicators (e.g., CMS, NCQA, HEDIS, etc.)
Clinical risk adjustment methodologies (e.g., HCC, etc.) and practices
The key drivers of healthcare expenses (i.e., cost and utilization trends)
Accountable care organization (ACO), clinically integrated network (CIN), and/or population health, and/or health plan/insurer experience preferred
Company
WVU Medicine
West Virginia University Health System is a non-profit organization that offers a full range of healthcare services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Albert L. Wright, Jr.
President and CEO
Zach Kerns
VP of Finance / CFO East Region
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