Associate Medical Economics

Responsibilities: - Work under the guidance of the Associate Director, Medical Economics, serving as a and highly engaged analytic partner to drive market performance. - Analyze regional trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to identify new opportunities and risks. - Perform in-depth analysis of integrated claims and operational data (medical, pharmacy, lab, auths) to identify cost and trend drivers informing market operations. - Provide proactive financial guidance on emerging market trends and their potential impact on our financial performance. - Assess the effectiveness of market-level programs and integrate into the central affordability program. - Build retrospective studies to measure the actual financial and clinical outcomes of implemented affordability initiatives, comparing results against initial projections. - Build repeatable analytical processes that scale across market areas. - Present materials for market finance review meetings and manage follow-up with market leadership. - Develop best practices in analytics, automation, and documentation, contributing to department programs around innovation, AI use, and tooling improvements. - Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. - Other duties as assigned. Requirements: - College degree in a STEM field: e.g. Economics, Actuarial Science, Health Economics, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, Health Services Research. - 4+ years of quantitative analysis experience. - Bonus points: Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (SOA), or on the track to become one. - Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills. - Strong understanding of health insurance concepts, data sources, and nuances. - Proficiency using SQL, R, and/or Python to query, manipulate and analyze data.