You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: The Senior Director, Healthcare Analytics leads analytic service delivery by aligning strategic objectives with the development of tools and capabilities and appropriate deployment of supporting analytic teams. The director serves in a leadership function spanning the needs of multiple health plan and business partners and partners across functional areas to deliver best-in-class analytic services. The director will serve as the finance business partner for the product leaders, lead the medical economics team, and support the business on all the Quality and Affordability Initiatives.

• Prioritize and direct the planning and execution of enterprise-wide analytics projects and strategic initiatives, supporting the translation of business goals into actionable solutions
• Interface with leadership to ensure effective communication and visibility of strategic intent to analytic teams
• Prioritize teamwork and manage executive customer expectations and relationships
• Maintain alignment of team goals and resource deployment with strategic objectives and the business needs of the health plan and corporate stakeholders
• Serve as a primary domain contact as well as key point of escalation and accountability to ensure customer partnership and satisfaction
• Lead the realization of analytics strategy as set by executive governance and internal leadership teams
• Guide and partner with leaders across analytic domains to ensure strong partnerships, align all business needs, leverage cross-functional skills, and co-develop valuable analytic solutions
• Relationship building: Develop strong relationships with leaders across business products (Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace) and shared services to be a value-added partner in managing the business.
• Ability to influence, manage, and drive progress outside of direct reporting lines: Manage the strategy deployment process and the expectations and deadlines with business products (Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace) shared services leaders.
• Prioritization and Governance of Initiatives: Support the business products (Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace) shared services leaders as they manage the process to prioritize, fund, and monitor the progress of their goals and initiatives.
• Mentor, manage, and ensure the continuous development of a team of leaders and analysts

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, public health, health informatics, healthcare administration, finance or related field. Master's degree preferred. 8+ years of experience in healthcare analytics experience leading an organization, creating strategic plans, and operationalizing functional teams in direct relation to meeting business needs or realizing goals tied to strategic objectives. Direct experience in strategic planning and solutioning preferred. Broad exposure and understanding of statistical, analytical, or data mining techniques and appropriate application of these capabilities in a business performance environment preferred. Working knowledge of SQL/querying languages. Experience with table creation and indexing, query optimization, and utilization of stored procedures. Preferred knowledge of programmatic coding languages such as Python and R. Knowledge of basic statistical, analytical, or data mining techniques including basic data modeling, trend analysis, and root-cause analysis preferred. Experience in change management processes and procedures preferred. Preferred knowledge of modern business intelligence and visualization tools including Microsoft PowerBI. Demonstrated ability mentoring and training people leaders across multiple areas of focus. Finance background a plus.
Please note: This is a hybrid position requiring two in-office days a week at our Long Island City, NY office. Candidate must be within commuting distance.

Pay Range: $145,100.00 - $268,800.00 per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act