Centene Corporation is a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives. Centene offers affordable and high-quality products to more than 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as individuals and families served by the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Centene believes healthcare is best delivered locally. Our local health plans provide fully integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services to government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals.

Interpret and analyze data from multiple sources including healthcare provider, member/patient, and third-party data.

Lead the planning and execution of large-scale projects and new reporting tools, translating business goals into actionable solutions.

Identify and resolve data, process, and technical issues and communicate root-cause with stakeholders as appropriate.

Partner cross-functionally at all levels of the organization and effectively, both verbally and visually, communicate findings and insights to non-technical business partners.

Independently engage with business leaders to understand market-specific levers and constraints.

Leverage enterprise reporting tools to rapidly deliver data-driven insights and recommendations.

Research key business problems and proactively identify opportunities for cost and utilization improvements through quantitative analysis.

Communicate and present data-driven insights and recommendations to both internal and external stakeholders, soliciting and incorporating feedback when required.

Mentor junior analysts on analytic best practices and business need fulfilment.

Delegate tasks to junior analysts, providing guidance and validation where required.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, public health, health informatics, healthcare administration, finance or related field or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred. 5+ years of experience working with large databases, data verification, and data management or 3+ years IT experience. Healthcare analytics experience preferred. Experience with table creation and indexing, query optimization, and utilization of stored procedures. Working knowledge of SQL/querying languages. Experience with table creation and indexing, query optimization, and utilization of stored procedures. Preferred knowledge of programmatic coding languages such as Python and R. Knowledge of statistical, analytical, or data mining techniques including basic data modeling, trend analysis, and root-cause analysis preferred. Preferred knowledge of modern business intelligence and visualization tools.