Lead Analyst Data Science Analytics at Apree

Lead Analyst – Data Science, Analytics
About the Company
apree health – the new name for the joint Castlight Health and Vera Whole Health merger – is seeking an experienced healthcare data scientist to join our Analytics team.  apree health is a healthcare company entering an exciting new growth phase where we are adding new product offerings to our employer vertical, along with continued expansion into sectors such as health plans and the provider (clinical) side of healthcare.
About the Team
The Analytics team is a group of highly skilled analytic resources who work together toward a culture of data-driven decision-making across the organization.  Our team uses a diverse array of healthcare and product usage data to provide analytic insights that support the entire organization, including Customer Success, Product Management, Sales and Marketing, and most recently, direct patient-care teams delivering Advanced Primary Care.
We are a collaborative, flexible, and friendly team who get excited about data and analytics and the role they play in decision making. Our culture is one of teamwork, shared responsibility, mutual respect, and growth.  Our key day-to-day responsibilities include:
Performing claims and EMR-based analysis to quantify impact, value & ROI for our customers & the market; help drive and strengthen our value propositionDeveloping and maintaining business reporting and intelligence dashboards to convey the value of our product to Customers, and uncover actionable insights for our internal teams and customersDelivering ad hoc customer reporting requests; working to shape requests into meaningful & actionable dataEnsuring our data is augmented with cutting edge methodologies and algorithms to glean the maximum value from the data
We operate on a Google Cloud Platform and utilize technical tools that include: SQL/DataGrip/Bigquery, Tableau, Alembic/Terraform, Gitlab, Python, Airflow, Mixpanel, R Studio, and SAS.
About the Job
Our Analytics team is seeking a Lead Analyst – Data Science who will be responsible for designing and building analytic solutions and statistical foundations from complex and dynamic digital products and health informatics data.   The Lead Analyst will execute on critical projects supporting the company’s AOP (Annual Operating Plan) by creating and improving on analytic approaches that answer the company’s most pressing business questions. You’ll work shoulder to shoulder with product managers, clinical staff, data engineers, and other members of the Analytics organization to analyze patterns, visualize data in effective ways, and extract valuable insights to ensure the delivery of high-quality analyses to both internal and external customers.
This position requires experience working with rich, multi-faceted data that include medical and pharmacy claims, digital product user activity, and self-reported information, plus deep skills in analytic and statistical methods.   This team member will report directly to the Director/Sr. Manager of Analytics.
Business Role and Responsibilities:
Envision, create, and implement approaches to analyze healthcare data in innovative ways with the goal of understanding the “whole person” through a healthcare lensHelp create the analytic foundations to support a digitally-enabled primary care delivery systemDevelop statistical methods and models for assessing the impact of apree solutions on population healthDesign metrics and deliver insights pertaining to solution  performance and opportunities for improvementCollaborate with internal resources to design and build data/analytics solutions needed to address critical business questionsCommunicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner  Participate in stakeholder meetings and present data insights to users/executives in a succinct and effective way
Key Characteristics:
A natural “leader” who takes ownership of a challenge and sees it through to completionA problem-solver with a natural sense of curiosity, an analytic mindset, and a deep love of dataSelf-sufficient, ready to roll up your sleeves, and not afraid of ambiguityA detail-oriented individual who loves to create order out of chaosAble to work cross-functionally across many different stakeholder personasA strong communicator who effectively shares information at the appropriate level across a wide variety of audiencesA self-starter with a demonstrated track record of leading projects from idea to execution
Specific Requirements:
8+ years’ experience in a healthcare-based analytics roleMaster’s degree in a quantitative/analytic field or equivalent work experience5+ years experience working directly with administrative and/or clinical healthcare data (medical and pharmacy claims, EMR); familiarity with the standards and nuances of such dataExperience with product usage data desiredTechnical experience that includes strong SQL capabilities, Tableau or other BI tools, scripting languages, Gitlab, etc.Experience with statistical analysis methods ,modeling techniques, and tools (e.g. R, Python, SAS)Bonus: Knowledge of or experience supporting value-based care arrangements, experience with primary care delivery organizations

Benefits
Transforming healthcare isn’t easy. It takes hard work and dedication. That’s why we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few of the benefits you’ll receive.
Competitive base payPremium medical, dental, vision coverage with health savings account (HSA) pre-tax savings optionAccess to Vera care center services, VeraDirect telehealth, health coachingMatching 401(k) retirement programGenerous PTO and paid holidaysContinuous learning and development, including medical education coverageWellness culture, team building and company events
If you reside in a state that is eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, please send an email to recruiting@verawholehealth.com.