Health Data Analyst Job at Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds in New York

About Us:

Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.

For 2023 and beyond, 32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard-working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more. Through this technology investment, we have gathered and analyzed thousands of data insights to influence health insurance legislation and propose new health policy. Our efforts have galvanized many leaders and the consensus is there is plenty more work to be done.

Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members: youtu.be/hYNdMGLn19A

Summary: 32BJ Health Fund is looking for a Health Data Analyst that will play a crucial role in analyzing complex data sets to help inform business decisions and drive strategic initiatives. You will work closely with various departments to identify trends, create reports, and provide actionable insights primarily related to claims data. You will needs to be passionate about working with structured and unstructured data, be flexible in dealing with ambiguity and be comfortable analyzing and solving discrepancies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Health Fund’s commitment and mission of improving lives of 32BJ members.
• Collect, clean, and analyze data from various sources to support business decision-making.
• Use statistical methods to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies in data sets.
• Create and present reports, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within the health fund, vendors and partners to understand their data needs and provide analytical support.
• Investigate performance of Fund’s vendors and partners to improve patient care.
• Design and implement data collection processes and tools.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies in data analysis.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

• At least one (1) year of work experience programming using healthcare claims, or healthcare industry data sources.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software such as SQL, R, Python, Excel, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, QlikView)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and comfortable working with unstructured data.
• Strong writing and presentation skills with the ability to express analysis in simple to understand language and visuals.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Curious to understand and pursue outlying data points and to clarify opaque findings
• Eager to find insights in the data and to effectively share findings
• Highly communicative and collaborative – must love working in a team environment
• Ability seek support when needed, communicate timelines and meet deadlines

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.

Language Skills: Fluent in English

Reasoning Ability: High

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling
• 1/2 to 2/3 of the time: Sitting, Reaching with Hands & Arms
• Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing
• 100% of the time: Using Hands