Healthcare Price & Transparency Analyst (Associate | Analyst | Senior)

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Position Summary

The Healthcare Price and Transparency Analyst develops and supports reliable analytical solutions that improve price transparency and provider reimbursement operations. The role uses SQL, analytical and reporting tools, healthcare data, and business knowledge to analyze and validate data, research complex issues, develop reporting and analytics solutions, support regulatory and industry submissions, and translate operational requirements into actionable insights. The role is an individual contributor and reports to the Manager, Healthcare Price and Transparency.

What You Will Do

• Support price transparency research, analytics, reporting, and regulatory and industry submissions for programs and processes such as Blue Axis/NCCT, machine-readable files, shopper and price comparison tool programs, and qualified payment amount calculations.

• Develop and maintain analytical and reporting solutions for Provider Reimbursement, Payment Integrity, Medical Coding, and other provider areas, including data analysis and validation, issue investigation and resolution, and process improvement.

• Translate business requirements into analytical solutions and create and maintain documentation for data sources, business rules, calculations, controls, testing, and reporting processes.

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to complete projects and resolve issues while following applicable privacy, security, data-governance, and compliance requirements.

Core Competencies

• Critical thinking and analytical problem-solving to evaluate results, identify inconsistencies, investigate issues, understand business processes and operational workflows, and contribute to sustainable analytical and reporting solutions.

• Attention to detail and ownership of accurate, complete, timely, and well-documented work.

• Clear written and verbal communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain financial, healthcare, and technical topics to technical and nontechnical audiences and work effectively with end users, business stakeholders, technical teams, leaders, and external partners.

• Ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing regulatory, reporting, and business needs.

Level Expectations and Minimum Qualifications:

Associate Healthcare Price and Transparency Analyst  |  Beginner | Learn and Support

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, business, technology, or healthcare field; four years of related experience may substitute for the degree. 

• At least six months of relevant work experience or LA Blue internship experience involving data, analytics, healthcare, IT, finance, reporting, or business operations. 

• Foundational technical skills, including SQL query writing, data joins and tables, and basic Microsoft Excel; Power BI and/or Tableau experience is preferred but not required.  

• Foundational analytical skills, including data validation, testing, reporting, data visualization, and process documentation, with healthcare claims, provider data, provider reimbursement, and medical coding knowledge preferred but not required. 

Healthcare Price and Transparency Analyst  |  Developing Professional | Develop and Deliver 

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, business, technology, or healthcare field; four years of related experience may substitute for the degree. 

• At least two years of analytical experience in healthcare, IT, finance, business operations, or another related industry; healthcare analytical experience and knowledge of claims, provider data, reimbursement methodologies, and/or medical coding concepts are preferred but not required. 

• Strong SQL development experience, including writing and maintaining complex queries, stored procedures, tables, views, and reporting datasets in a structured and maintainable manner. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, complex formulas, and Power Query; VBA experience is preferred. Experience with Power BI and/or Tableau for analytical, reporting, and visualization solutions is required. 

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including independently testing and validating solutions, investigating and resolving discrepancies, and developing practical, well-documented solutions. Ability to understand business processes and operational workflows, determine requirements, and translate them into meaningful analytical and reporting solutions while collaborating across business and technical areas. 

Senior Healthcare Price and Transparency Analyst  |  Experienced | Guide and Deliver 

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, business, technology, or healthcare field; four years of related experience may substitute for the degree. A master's degree such as an MBA, MPH, MS, or MA is preferred. 

• At least four years of progressively responsible analytical experience, including healthcare analytical experience and expertise in one or more areas such as provider reimbursement, payment integrity, medical coding, and/or healthcare price transparency. 

• Extensive SQL development experience, including complex queries, tables, views, stored procedures, and functions, with demonstrated ability to design structured, maintainable, and reusable analytical solutions for complex healthcare data. 

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, complex formulas, and Power Query, with VBA experience preferred; extensive Power BI and/or Tableau experience for analytical, reporting, and visualization solutions. 

• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional analytical projects, translate business, operational, and regulatory requirements into streamlined solutions, and drive complex issue resolution while maintaining accurate and well-documented work. Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, communicate recommendations to leadership, and provide technical direction, mentoring, and review of analytical work. 

• A medical coding designation such as CPC or CPHC is preferred but not required. 

Level Placement 

Level placement is based on the full scope of qualifications, including SQL proficiency, analytical judgment, independence, healthcare knowledge, assignment complexity, cross-functional work, project leadership, and organizational influence. Years of experience are one factor and are not the sole basis for level determination. 

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Additional Information

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