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Director Advanced Analytics

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law. 
 

The Director Advanced Analytics will be responsible for planning, directing, and controlling the resources and efforts of an advanced analytics team to accomplish the company objectives through program evaluation, foundational health services and health economics research, opportunity analyses, and general analytic consulting to Elevance Health stakeholders and partners. Will lead consultative analytics for the Behavioral Health business, partnering with senior leaders to drive data-informed decisions in a rapidly growing area of healthcare. This role will build and scale a high-impact analytics team. 

How you will make an impact: 

•    Lead analytics strategy and delivery. 
•    Partner with executive stakeholders to translate business needs into insights 
•    Build and develop a growing analytics team 
•    Modernize analytics capabilities (from ad hoc to scalable dashboards and tools) 
•    Deliver insights on cost, utilization, and program performance 
•    Collaborate cross-functionally with data, tech, and business teams 
•    Manages day-to-day research activities of a team of advanced analysts in a particular subject matter or specific functional area.
•    The work will mainly focus on supporting Elevance Health Cost of Care governance activities by providing our actuaries with scientific studies of the impact of various programs and policies on medical spending to inform their cost of care forecasts.
•    Additionally, the work will also support program teams by providing continual feedback on program performance, identifying drivers of success, and insights into future opportunities for program enhancements or expansions.
•    Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates the performance of direct reports.

Minimum Requirements: 

Requires a BA/BS in Health Services Research, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related research-oriented discipline and minimum 10 years’ experience leading evaluation/research/consulting projects and teams; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: 

•    Deep Behavioral Health domain expertise is strongly preferred.  
•    Knowledge of statistical software and analytic platforms is strongly preferred.
•    Advanced degree in a research-oriented discipline (Health Services Research, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, etc.) and prior leadership/management experience preferred.
•    Experience leading analytics teams in complex organizations preferred. 
•    Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills are preferred.
•    Proven ability to connect business strategy to analytics outcomes is preferred 
•    Proficiency in analytics tools (e.g., SQL, BI platforms) is preferred.
•    Healthcare or payer analytics experience is preferred.  
•    Experience building or scaling analytics functions is preferred.
•    Background in self-service analytics and data products is preferred. 
•    Collaborative, servant leader mindset is strongly preferred.  
•    Strong cross-functional partnership skills are preferred. 
•    Strategic thinker with hands-on execution experience is preferred. 
 

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE: Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.