Project Data Analyst- Government Healthcare

Our Deloitte Regulatory, Risk & Forensic team helps client leaders translate multifaceted risk and an evolving regulatory environment into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organization. Join our team and use advanced data, AI, and emerging technologies with industry insights to help clients bring clarity from complexity and accelerate their path to value creation.

Work You'll Do

As a Project- Analytics and Insights Engineer I, on the project, you will:

• Analyze large volumes of medical claims to uncover billing anomalies, outlier patterns, and potential improper payments - turning raw data into actionable insights that protect program integrity and taxpayer dollars.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries to analyze large-scale Medicaid claims datasets.
• Work hands-on with medical claims data, including DRGs, UB-04 institutional claims, and CMS-1500 professional claims, applying knowledge of ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding.
• Build dashboards and analytical visualizations (Tableau, Power BI, or Databricks) to surface risk indicators and support investigative teams.
• Partner with program integrity, healthcare operations, and analytics colleagues to identify emerging fraud, waste, and abuse patterns.

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Regulatory & Financial Risk offering supports clients' regulatory and compliance needs, balancing risk and regulatory requirements with enhancing business value and optimizing outcomes. We deliver enhanced value through strategic transformation, end-to-end implementation, and focus on business-as-usual sustainability across processes, controls, and data & analytic infrastructures.

The Project Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required :

• Bachelor's degree.
• 1+ year(s) of experience with Health & Welfare Benefits Expertise.
• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a work model that requires professionals to co-locate in person 5 days per week in Des Moines, IA.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience with Data Visualization - Power BI, Fraud Detection and Prevention.
• Experience with Python - Data Manipulation & Analysis, Data Management and Transformation, and Health Policy.

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