Senior Healthcare Population Health Data Analyst

About the role

The Planning & Analytics for Total Health (PATH) team at Marsh McLennan Agency is looking for a Senior Population Health Data Analyst in Dallas. The role turns complex healthcare data into actionable insights, builds data narratives and dashboards, and works with clinical, population health, account management, HR and finance teams to recommend employer plan optimizations.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze medical and pharmacy claims data to find patterns, anomalies and opportunities, understanding data governance and coding standards
• Turn complex datasets into clear narratives that link findings to business outcomes and give actionable recommendations
• Present findings to internal and external stakeholders such as clinical leaders, payers and board members
• Build self-service dashboards so stakeholders can track KPIs, monitor trends and drill down
• Respond quickly to ad hoc data requests from leadership and clinical teams
• Define, build and analyze cohorts to assess clinical, financial and population health performance
• Set and enforce data quality standards, validate data across sources and work with data engineers and vendors to fix data issues

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Health Information Management or a related field; equivalent professional experience considered
• 7+ years of healthcare data analysis experience, with expertise in claims-level data and population health metrics
• Proven ability to present analytical findings to non-technical and clinical audiences
• Detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines, and able to work independently and in teams
• Legal work authorization to work in the U.S. permanently without sponsorship

Required skills

• SQL, Python or R for data extraction, transformation and analysis
• Dashboards and visualizations (Tableau, Power BI, Looker or similar)
• Consulting data warehouse platforms (Springbuk, Cotiviti, Cedargate or similar)
• Plus: ICD-10, CPT coding, HEDIS, STARS, Databricks, Snowflake, EHR systems, and experience with integrated delivery networks or health plans

What we offer

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering days
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• Charitable contribution match programs and stock purchase opportunities