Senior Analyst - Payment Integrity Analytics

Role Description

Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. The Payment Integrity Analytics, Senior Analyst plays a critical, client-facing role supporting state Medicaid agencies by applying existing fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) analytic models to Medicaid claims data and delivering monthly, prequalified FWA lead referrals. This role emphasizes producing clear, defensible, and actionable intelligence that can be readily understood and operationalized by state Office of Inspector General (OIG) staff and other program integrity stakeholders.

• Apply established FWA analytic models to Medicaid claims data to identify potential fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Deliver monthly, prequalified FWA lead referral reports on a consistent and reliable cadence.
• Produce reports that clearly articulate the analytic rationale, suspected behavior, and investigative relevance of each lead.
• Ensure all outputs are defensible, audit-ready, and written for non-technical investigative and policy audiences.
• Present FWA lead referrals to state Medicaid program integrity and OIG staff.
• Explain findings, methodologies, and data sources in support of state investigations.
• Respond to follow-up questions and perform supplemental or ad hoc analyses related to specific referrals.
• Support investigations through documentation, exhibits, and data interpretation.
• Participate in meetings, briefings, and, as needed, provide testimony or in-person investigative support (travel may be required).
• Provide structured feedback to analytics and data science teams on model performance and data quality.
• Recommend enhancements, modifications, or corrections to existing analytic models.
• Translate state feedback and investigative outcomes into prioritized analytics roadmap items.
• Analyze outcomes of other audit programs to identify systemic program integrity vulnerabilities.
• Develop data-driven recommendations related to claims adjudication processes, controls, or edits.
• Advise states on potential policy, regulatory, or statutory changes to reduce FWA risk and close program gaps.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience analyzing Medicaid claims and encounter data to identify fraud, waste, and abuse. (5+ years)
• Deep knowledge of Medicaid program integrity, including common FWA schemes, audit methodologies, and investigative workflows. (5+ years)
• Prepare reports and presentations documenting analytic methods and results for internal and external customers (4+ years)
• Experience reading, interpreting, and applying Medicaid policy, regulations, state plan language, and related guidance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting analytic findings to state agencies, Offices of Inspector General, or other oversight bodies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working directly with state Medicaid agencies and/or Offices of Inspector General is strongly preferred.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and/or Accredited Health Care Fraud Investigator (AHFI) are preferred.

What you should expect in this role

• Regular interaction with state Medicaid and OIG stakeholders.
• Fully remote opportunity with the option to work anywhere within the United States.
• Monthly delivery cadence tied to investigative operations.
• Balance of independent analytical work and client-facing collaboration.
• Occasional travel and participation in investigative or hearing-related activities (Up to 25%).
• Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation.

Compensation and Benefits

• The pay range for this position is $69,400.00 - $99,200.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.
• Generous, flexible vacation policy.
• 401(k) employer match.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Educational assistance.
• A variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.