Lead Data Analyst (Healthcare/Medicare)

Position Overview Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Analytics professional who can operate as both a hands-on technical leader and mentor to the broader analytics team. This individual will play a critical role in driving data strategy, analytics engineering, reporting modernization, and business intelligence initiatives within a Medicare Advantage healthcare environment. This is not a junior or purely managerial role — the ideal candidate is a strong player-coach who can architect solutions, write complex queries, guide best practices, mentor junior analysts, and partner directly with executive leadership and business stakeholders. The environment includes Snowflake as the primary cloud data platform, Power BI for front-end reporting and dashboards, along with existing SQL Server and Tableau environments. Experience within healthcare payer organizations, managed care, Medicare Advantage, actuarial analytics, risk adjustment, or health plan analytics is highly preferred. Key Responsibilities • Lead the design, development, and optimization of enterprise analytics and reporting solutions. • Serve as the technical lead for Snowflake-based analytics architecture and data modeling initiatives. • Build and enhance executive dashboards and operational reporting primarily within Power BI. • Support and modernize existing reporting ecosystems involving SQL Server and Tableau. • Mentor and guide analytics team members on best practices, data strategy, reporting standards, and scalable BI development. • Partner with actuarial, finance, operations, and healthcare business teams to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions. • Develop complex SQL queries, data pipelines, and performance-optimized datasets. • Drive analytics initiatives related to Medicare Advantage operations, member populations, utilization trends, quality metrics, and healthcare performance analytics. • Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership to improve data governance, reporting accuracy, and business intelligence capabilities. • Assist with long-term analytics roadmap planning and enterprise reporting strategy. Required Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, or Analytics Engineering. • Strong hands-on experience with: • Snowflake • Power BI • SQL Server • Advanced SQL development • Experience leading or mentoring analytics teams in a player-coach capacity. • Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and enterprise reporting architectures. • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership. • Experience working in complex enterprise environments. Highly Preferred Qualifications • Experience within healthcare, managed care, payer, or insurance environments. • Strong understanding of the Medicare Advantage marketplace. • Experience supporting actuarial analytics, healthcare financial modeling, risk adjustment, HEDIS, Stars, or population health analytics. • Experience working with healthcare claims, membership, provider, or clinical datasets. • Familiarity with healthcare compliance and regulatory reporting requirements. • Experience migrating or modernizing legacy BI/reporting environments.