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Data Manager

Humana
Illinois, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/22/2026
Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first

The Data Manager 2 supports implementation of government and industry policies for requirements management, document management, change management, production and delivery, and configuration management of the performance, functional, and physical baselines. Acquires, validates, stores, protects, and processes required data to ensure the accessibility, reliability, and timeliness of the data for its users. Data Manager 2 develops and executes architectures, policies, data equity principles and practices, and procedures that properly manage the full data lifecycle needs of an enterprise. They understand department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas. The Data Manager 2 makes decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction and receives guidance where needed. Follows established guidelines/procedures.

  • Develops productive relationships with Medicaid operations IT, the data warehouse team, and users of data (Finance, Clinical, Actuarial, DH&A analyst and report end users).
  • Development of analytic and decision-making processes, outcome and impact measures to assess diverse populations across these sample traits: race, ethnicity, primary language, rural access to care, People with Disabilities, gender, sexual preference, and other environmental factors such as zip codes, provider network, Disproportionately Impacted Areas (DIAs), or Social and Structural Determinants of Health (SSDOH).
  • Promotes and helps build a greater understanding of data trends applicable to equitable population health and improved health outcomes.
  • Creates detailed documentation of data methodologies to support trust in data/results, audits, and to meet requirements set by enterprise teams to include Medicaid Governance, the Center of Clinical Effectiveness Services & Products, as well as external reporting to the state related to our health insurance members.
  • Works independently to design and deliver on descriptive clinical analytics projects to profile clinical populations and determine drivers/factors associated health care needs, utilization, and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

Use your skills to make an impact

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Three (3) or more years of technical experience in compiling, modeling, interpreting and analyzing clinical and population health data to identify, explain, influence variances and trends.
  • Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel including advanced formulas, pivot tables, charts, V-Lookups and graphs.
  • Working knowledge with coding in SQL and data extraction and (BI) analysis technologies such as SAS, SPSS, R, Minitab, QlikView, Tableau, or Power BI.
  • Working knowledge of ad-hoc query tools and data repositories that support data extraction and manipulation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics or Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering and/or related field.
  • Proficient in the use of statistical analysis software.
  • Experience working with EPIC systems, specifically in the context of population health analytics.

Additional Information

  • Workstyle: This is a remote position with minimal travel.
  • Travel: Up to 10% travel occasionally to Humana’s Detroit office for team engagement meetings.
  • Workdays and Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

WAH Internet Statement

To Ensure Home Or Hybrid Home/Office Employees’ Ability To Work Effectively, The Self-provided Internet Service Of Home Or Hybrid Home/Office Employees Must Meet The Following Criteria

  • At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
  • Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
  • Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
  • Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
  • Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$73,400 - $100,100 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description Of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 03-22-2026

About Us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Salary : $73,400 - $100,100

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