Consulting Research Analyst Or Consulting Research Associate II

Consulting Research Associate II or Consulting Research AnalystHybrid role (3 days/week in office) at our Portland, Medford, Fargo, Burlington, Vancouver, Renton, Boise, Lewiston or Salt Lake City offices. Candidates must reside within commutable distance of that location.Build a career with purpose. Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system. Who We Are Looking For: Every day, Cambia’s dedicated team of Consulting Research Associates and Analysts is living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Healthcare Informatics team, our Consulting Research Associates and Analysts provide consultation on the design, testing and enhancement of corporate programs. Achieves actionable insights and solutions using analytical and statistical methods, project management and business knowledge. Researches and evaluates programs and outcomes to determine performance against stated objectives. Documents and communicates recommendations and solutions to business partners– all in service of creating a person-focused health care experience. Do you have a passion for serving others and learning new things? Do you thrive as part of a collaborative, caring team? Then this role may be the perfect fit. What You Bring to Cambia: Qualifications:Consulting Research Associate II would have a BA/BS degree in social science, public health, economics, statistics, actuarial science or equivalent related field and a minimum of 3 years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's degree preferred.Consulting Research Analyst would have a BA/BS degree in social science, public health, economics, statistics, actuarial science or equivalent related field and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's degree or PhD preferred.Skills and Attributes: · Perform complex analyses on programs and initiatives and creates visual representations and summary reports of findings. Develops meaningful dashboards and presentations that use information to inform and influence business activities and strategies.· Applies knowledge of state and federal regulatory policies and procedures to program analysis and recommended actions.· Extract, sort, cleanse, aggregate and process data from multiple sources, developing queries and reports based on business requirements.· Work both independently and as part of a larger team supporting various internal customer groups on identifying business challenges and evaluating solutions to achieve objectives.· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop business cases, identify business problems and understand desired business outcomes.· Completes analysis and applies judgment to derive recommendations for complex challenges and initiatives.· Ensures the appropriate identification of root causes through effective use of data analysis tools and techniques.· Prepares and presents standard and ad-hoc analysis to business partners that help guide decisions and support results.· Experience with AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and decision-making in professional settings highly desiredAdditional Skills & Attributes for Consulting Research Analyst· Perform responsibilities above with an increased degree of independence and self-direction.· Provide higher level consultation on findings and recommendations.· Works and interacts across the organization with a variety of business units.What You Will Do at Cambia: · Experience with analytical / statistical programming tools for data extraction and summarization, statistics, visualization and analysis (Alteryx, SAS, SQL, R, Tableau, etc.). Ability to develop and modify queries to extract large amounts of data for standard and ad-hoc data requests.· Experience with pre-processing of data, such as cleansing, aggregating, sorting, and combining data. Ability to combine multiple sources of data.· Experience or coursework in advanced analytics such as analytic discovery, descriptive statistics, forecasting, experimental design, statistical inference, or predictive models.· Ability to analyze and interpret complex quantitative and qualitative data, independently or as part of a team. Ability to synthesize analytic insights with business questions, literature, judgment, and policy knowledge to develop options, action plans, and solutions for internal business partners.· Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to effectively interface and communicate with customers.· Demonstrated ability to facilitate or coordinate activities or projects, including the ability to identify business requirements, resolve issues, and build consensus among groups of diverse stakeholders.Additional Duties for Consulting Research Analyst· Deeper experience than Consulting Research Analyst Associate in analytical / statistical programming tools and in the ability to extract, summarize, and visualize data for requests. Demonstrated ability to thoroughly and accurately pre-process and combine multiple sources of data.· Demonstrated application of advanced analytic skills in one or more areas including analytic discovery, descriptive statistics, forecasting, multivariate modeling, experimental design, statistical inference, or predictive models.· Ability to provide analysis and data interpretation in support of strategy development, program implementation, and evaluation. Ability to develop and recommend innovative solutions by synthesizing literature, expert opinion, policy, and analytic insights.· Ability to serve as a Cambia resource for current programs and new opportunities by combining business knowledge with program evaluation concepts and methodologies.· Ability to present to and communicate with a broad array of internal and external customers, including leadership.· Ability to coordinate across teams or functions to drive solutions and to resolve issues in a timely and effective manner. Assists with training and staff development activities.· Applies knowledge of healthcare and interventions to improve member experience and achieve cost containment and other corporate objectives.· Designs, develops or oversees acceptance testing of new reports, programs, and models. Reviews reports and other deliverables with end customer in mind to ensure outputs meet expectations prior to being put into production.Work Environment· Work primarily performed in corporate and home office environment.· Travel may be required, locally or out of state.· May be required to work outside of normal hoursCompensation Ranges:Consulting Research Associate II:· Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho: The expected hiring range is $76,500.00 – $103,500.00, the full salary range is $72,000.00 – $117,000.00 and the bonus target is 10%.· North Dakota: The expected hiring range is $81,679.05-$110,506.95, the full salary range is $72,523-$119,663. Consulting Research Analyst:· Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho: The expected hiring range is $92,700.00 – $125,400.00, depending on skills, the current full salary range for this role is $87,000.00 – $142,000.00 and the bonus target is 15%.· North Dakota: The expected hiring range is $90,906.65-$122,991.35, the full salary range is $80,716-$133,182.About CambiaWorking at Cambia means being part of a purpose-driven, award-winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person-focused health care. Whether we're helping members, lending a hand to a colleague or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.Why Join the Cambia Team?At Cambia, you can: Work alongside diverse teams building cutting-edge solutions to transform health care. Earn a competitive salary and enjoy generous benefits while doing work that changes lives. Grow your career with a company committed to helping you succeed. Give back to your community by participating in Cambia-supported outreach programs. Connect with colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds through our employee resource groups. We believe a career at Cambia is more than just a paycheck – and your compensation should be too. Our compensation package includes competitive base pay as well as a market-leading 401(k) with a significant company match, bonus opportunities and more. In exchange for helping members live healthy lives, we offer benefits that empower you to do the same. Just a few highlights include: Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits. Annual employer contribution to a health savings account. Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure in addition to 10 company-paid holidays. Market-leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period). Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service with Cambia immediately preceding leave). Award-winning wellness programs that reward you for participation. Employee Assistance Fund for those in need. Commute and parking benefits. Learn more about our benefits. We are happy to offer work from home options for most of our roles. To take advantage of this flexible option, we require employees to have a wired internet connection that is not satellite or cellular and internet service with a minimum upload speed of 5Mb and a minimum download speed of 10 Mb.We are an Equal Opportunity employer dedicated to a drug and tobacco-free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required.If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. Information about how Cambia Health Solutions collects, uses, and discloses information is available in our Privacy Policy.SummaryLocation: Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; Medford, OR; Lewiston, ID; Boise, ID; Burlington, WA; Vancouver, WA; Utah; Renton, WA; Oregon; Washington; Spokane, WA; IdahoType: Full time