Business Analyst II

Job Description

About the Role

Business Analyst II

Location: Pittsburgh, PA United States

Job ID: 6728187223

Status: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Shift: Day Job

Facility: Community Care Behavioral Health

Department: Decision Support

Union Position: No

Salary Range: $ 27.08-46.81 USD

Job Description:

UPMC Community Care Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Business Analyst II. This role will predominantly work remotely, however, there may be occasional times needed at the office in downtown Pittsburgh.

The BA II performs analysis of data and information for various UPMC products. They will take leadership role in the enhancement, development, documentation, and communication of identified variances.

Responsibilities:

Meet deadlines and turnaround times set by managers and department director (these deadlines and turnaround times will, at times, require the employee to work until the project is completed, meaning extended daily work hours, extended work weeks, or both).

Perform cost/benefit analysis.

Identify trends in expenses, utilization, medical quality, and other areas.

Investigate variances and derive solutions to cost increases and quality issues.

Perform statistical analyses, and then explain this analysis to a non-technical audience of both internal and external customers and, at times, senior management.

Manage special projects.

Monitor business unit operating performance against regional, national and international benchmarks.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, health care, management, or related business field required. Master’s degree preferred. Extensive related experience will be considered.

Minimum of two years of related work experience in financial and/or medical analysis required.

Prior experience with financial, accounting or operations analysis OR experience with government products or CCBH.

Strong Excel skills preferred.

Experience with PowerBI or Tableau is a bonus.

Claims experience is a bonus.

Experience in health care insurance or health care industry preferred.

Working knowledge in SAS is a plus

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment a must.

Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, and forge strong interpersonal relationships within the department, with other departments, and with external audiences.

Attention to detail is critical to the success of this position.

Excellent planning, communication, documentation, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

Advanced mathematical skills. Ability to interpret and summarize results of various analyses in a timely and meaningful way.

Ability to effectively approach problem-solving.

Ability to re-engineer processes to positively impact productivity in terms of timeliness and accuracy. Ability to analyze financial & clinical results and to comprehend forecasting models.

Knowledge and good understanding of all products and benefit designs of UPMC Health.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

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