Job description

Please email hr_business_partners@bcbsri.org if you are a candidate seeking a reasonable accommodation for the application and/or interview process.

Salary Range: $88,100 - $132,100
Type of position: Hybrid or Remote

Jump into the new world of health insurance:
At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), our business is healthcare. But our focus is on improving lives. Be part of a team that’s large enough to make a difference but small enough to be innovative. Work in a rapidly changing field. Take a chance to be creative. Move outside the status quo. Shape new ideas with the power of a national brand behind you.

Join others who know diversity is strength:
We appreciate and celebrate everything that makes us unique: age, national origin, citizenship status, perspectives, experiences, physical or mental disability, military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. Our diversity strengthens us as an organization and helps us better serve an increasingly diverse Rhode Island population.

Why this job matters:
Research, manipulate, and interpret complex data and analyze results using machine learning, advanced statistics, trend analysis, and other artificial intelligence techniques to draw business inferences and clearly articulate findings with the target audience. Design and implement data collection systems and other methods ensuring data integrity and statistical accuracy. Collect and analyze data from multiple internal and external sources. Extract and identify relevant information from databases and systems. Mine and interpret results providing consultative feedback to various areas in order to improve service delivery and enhance program design efforts.

What you’ll do:

• Perform complex analysis to solve multiple business problems; translate business problems into data science questions and develop solutions.
• Utilize advanced statistical techniques and mathematical analyses to research, manipulate, and interpret complex data and analyze results using predictive modeling, advanced statistics, trend analysis, and other techniques to develop reports and deploy solutions.
• Develop complex algorithms and statistical predictive models and determine analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate scenarios and potential future outcomes.
• Design and implement data collection systems and other methods ensuring data integrity and statistical accuracy.
• Provide expert analytical support to the organization by developing and promoting consistent analytical methodologies.
• Design and model data extractions and provide comprehensive assessments of trends and data.
• Manage large and complex analytical projects from data exploration, model building, performance evaluation and testing.
• Participate in department initiatives and projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three to five years of relevant programming or analytical experience
• Experience using R, Python, or SAS
• Proficiency in SQL, R, Python, SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence software and data visualization tools
• Deep understanding of statistical modeling and data mining concepts, and a track record of solving problems with these methods
• Advanced analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and synthesize complex data sets
• Good business acumen and political savvy
• Knowledge of business process improvement techniques and strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation skills
• Decision-making skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Ability to interface with employees at all levels
• Ability to effectively navigate ambiguous situations with limited direction
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to successfully prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to handle multiple priorities/projects

Location:
BCBSRI is headquartered in downtown Providence, conveniently located near the train station and bus terminal. We actively support associate well-being and work/life balance and offer the following schedules, based on role:

• In-office: onsite 5 days per week
• Hybrid: onsite 2-4 days per week
• Remote: onsite 0-1 days per week. Permitted to reside in the following states, pending approval from the Human Resources Department.

o. Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Other important information:
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all associates. Offers of employment are contingent on being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or through an approved accommodation request for either a medical or religious exemption. Requests for accommodations can be made to a representative in the human resources department upon receiving an offer.

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), diversity and inclusion are central to our core values and strengthen our ability to meet the challenges of today's healthcare industry. BCBSRI is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information and gender identity or expression.
The law requires an employer to post notices describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and genetic information and gender identity or expression. Please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster to view the "EEO is the Law" poster.

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