Blue Shield of CA
Medical Informatics Analyst, Principal
Blue Shield of CA, Redding, California, United States, 96001
Your RoleThe Cost of Health Care Actuarial team is responsible for supporting the Pharmacy Reimagined strategy in addition to traditional actuarial functions of claim reserves and cost trends. The Pharmacy Medical Informaticist, Principal will report to the Senior Director, Cost of Health Care Actuarial. In this role you will support the Pharmacy Team's strategic objectives in contract negotiations, pricing for self-funded employer groups, formulary changes, product development, and initiative evaluation.Your WorkIn this role, you will:Use deep understanding of underlying business requirements to conceptualize and develop analytical systems that meet important business needsDesign and develop these systems so that they can be used by lower-level analysts thereby promoting company-wide efficienciesCoordinate activities with other internal departments to maximize overall efficiency and resolve conflictsCommunicate project status, progress, and outcomes to executive managementFulfill a leadership role in the critical review and ongoing development of data management and analytical systems for strategically important enterprise-wide analysis and reportingSupport vendor financial contract performance evaluation, forecast and negotiation (e.g. rebates, network contracts)Support development of budget/trend impact models and formulary strategy models for high impact existing and pipeline drugsProvide Rx data support and participate in product governance /value assessment committee on Rx benefit and formulary strategySupport ASO product strategy evaluation and coordinate with UW and Actuarial Trend teams as neededSupport RxCare strategic initiatives evaluation as needed
Your Knowledge and ExperienceRequires an MPH, MBA, MS, MA, RN, or RHIA in health science, quantitative social science, public health, health services research or business, or BA/BS with demonstrated equivalent work experienceRequires SAS Certified Base Programmer Credential or equivalent and SAS Certified Advanced Programmer Credential or equivalentRequires at least 10 years of prior relevant experienceRequires at least 5 years of experience in Health Care (managed care, academic, or gov't payer)Requires experience at a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)
Pay Range:The pay range for this role is: $ 145970.00 to $ 218900.00 for California.Note:Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
Your Knowledge and ExperienceRequires an MPH, MBA, MS, MA, RN, or RHIA in health science, quantitative social science, public health, health services research or business, or BA/BS with demonstrated equivalent work experienceRequires SAS Certified Base Programmer Credential or equivalent and SAS Certified Advanced Programmer Credential or equivalentRequires at least 10 years of prior relevant experienceRequires at least 5 years of experience in Health Care (managed care, academic, or gov't payer)Requires experience at a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)
Pay Range:The pay range for this role is: $ 145970.00 to $ 218900.00 for California.Note:Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.