Senior Healthcare Informatics Analyst – Pharmacy Analytics 5352

Senior Healthcare Informatics Analyst – Pharmacy Analytics 6+ month contract 100% remote Transform Pharmacy Data into Better Healthcare Outcomes Are you passionate about using data to improve healthcare outcomes? Do you enjoy turning complex healthcare and pharmacy data into actionable insights that drive business decisions? We're seeking a Senior Healthcare Informatics Analyst – Pharmacy Analytics to join a collaborative team focused on improving medication utilization, supporting population health initiatives, and optimizing pharmacy spend. In this role, you'll partner closely with Pharmacy, Clinical, Finance, Actuarial, and IT leaders to deliver analytics that influence strategic decisions across the organization. You'll leverage tools such as Databricks, SQL, and SAS to uncover trends, identify opportunities, and provide recommendations that improve both patient outcomes and operational performance. What You'll Do: As a senior member of the analytics team, you will serve as a trusted partner to stakeholders across the business, helping transform healthcare data into meaningful insights and measurable results. Key Responsibilities • Analyze pharmacy claims, utilization patterns, medication adherence, and drug cost data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement. • Develop reports, dashboards, and advanced analytical solutions that support strategic business initiatives. • Partner with Pharmacy, Clinical, Finance, Actuarial, and IT teams to solve complex business problems using data-driven insights. • Support formulary management, pharmacy utilization management, and medication adherence programs through analytics and reporting. • Utilize Databricks, SQL, SAS, and enterprise data sources to deliver actionable business intelligence. • Present analytical findings and recommendations to business leaders and executive stakeholders. • Ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and consistency across multiple data sources. • Support population health, value-based care, and pharmacy quality initiatives. • Identify cost drivers, utilization trends, and opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce pharmacy expenditures. • Drive process improvement through automation, reporting enhancements, and innovative analytical solutions. Qualifications: Required: • Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Pharmacy, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent experience). • 4+ years of healthcare analytics experience. • Experience working within a healthcare payer, managed care, health plan, or related healthcare environment. • Strong hands-on experience with: • Databricks • SQL • SAS • Experience analyzing large healthcare datasets, including healthcare claims data. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Preferred: Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desired: • Pharmacy analytics • Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) • Pharmacy claims analysis • Formulary management • Medication adherence (PDC/MPR) • Drug utilization review • Pharmacy cost optimization • Population health analytics • Medicare Advantage • Commercial health insurance • Predictive modeling and forecasting • Machine learning • Tableau or Power BI • Python or R • Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) environments Technology Environment: You'll have the opportunity to work with modern healthcare analytics tools and platforms, including: • Databricks • SQL • SAS • Python • R • Tableau / Power BI • Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) • Pharmacy Claims Data • PBM Data • Cloud Analytics Platforms Why Join Us? • Make a meaningful impact on healthcare quality, affordability, and patient outcomes. • Influence pharmacy and clinical strategy through advanced analytics. • Partner with leaders across Pharmacy, Clinical, Finance, Actuarial, and IT functions. • Work on challenging, high-visibility initiatives that drive organizational results. • Leverage modern cloud-based analytics technologies and large-scale healthcare datasets. • Help develop predictive models and insights that improve decision-making and reduce healthcare costs. • Join a collaborative, innovative team that values continuous learning and data-driven problem solving.