What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthcare Analyst III position at Medica?
Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members that serves communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for.
We're a team that owns our work with accountability, makes data-driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration — because success is a team sport. It's our mission to be there in the moments that matter most for our members and employees. Join us in creating a community of connected care, where coordinated, quality service is the norm and every member feels valued.
The Healthcare Analyst III is a strategic analytics partner within Medica’s Trend Analytics team, supporting a single Line of Business (LOB). This role is responsible for connecting financial performance to actionable analytics and identifying opportunities to reduce medical expenses. The ideal candidate brings intense curiosity, strong analytical acumen, and consultative communication skills to influence decision-making and drive affordability.
Key Accountabilities
- Act as a subject matter expert on healthcare analytics, providing advanced guidance on the interpretation and application of complex medical and pharmacy data
- Translate financial performance into actionable insights that inform business decisions and strategic initiatives
- Lead the development of analytic frameworks that support business strategies, affordability initiatives, and operational performance improvement
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate business questions into analytic approaches aligned with strategic goals
- Explore data with curiosity and rigor to identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities
- Serve as a key liaison between analytics and business teams, ensuring that insights are actionable, relevant, and integrated into decision-making processes
- Ensure data integrity and consistency across reporting and analytic outputs
- Respond to ad hoc analysis requests with timely, accurate, and insightful deliverables
- Support internal teams with data interpretation, metric development, and performance tracking
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the broader business
- Present findings to executive leaders, tailoring insights to strategic priorities
- Employ best practices in storytelling and visualization to drive engagement and understanding
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field
- 5 years of work experience beyond degree
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced working knowledge of healthcare analytics, affordability metrics, and medical/pharmacy data trends
- Proficiency in SQL, data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), and statistical methods
- Strong proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., SAS, SQL, Python, R) and Microsoft Office applications
- Demonstrated ability to extract, evaluate, and interpret complex data sets with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
- Experience working both independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Ability to function as a subject matter expert and mentor to other staff
This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work onsite, on average, 3 days per week. We are open to candidates located near one of the following office locations: Minnetonka, MN, Madison, WI, or St. Louis, MO.
The full salary grade for this position is $90,500 - $155,200. While the full salary grade is provided, the typical hiring salary range for this role is expected to be between $90,500 - $122,835. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to compensation, Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.
The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica’s compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Internal Applicants: We’re excited about your interest in growing your career at Medica! To be eligible to apply for internal opportunities, employees must have been in their current role for at least one year.
Recruiter: Michael Benson
Eligibility to work in the US: Medica does not offer work visa sponsorship for this role. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. Employment is contingent on verification of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
We are an Equal Opportunity employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Salary : $90,500 - $155,200