Medical Economics Director
A national healthcare organization is seeking a Director-level individual contributor to partner closely with executive leadership and drive high-impact medical economics and analytics initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, advanced analytics, and enterprise problem-solving, supporting critical business priorities across the organization.
Overview
This is a high-visibility role working directly with senior leadership to identify opportunities, solve complex challenges, and deliver data-driven solutions that improve performance across markets and product lines.
- Fully remote (must be based in Eastern or Central time zones)
- Strong emphasis on technical depth + strategic influence
- Individual contributor role with enterprise-wide impact
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leadership to identify anomalies, trends, and performance gaps, and propose actionable solutions
- Lead and support complex medical economics and analytics initiatives across the enterprise
- Conduct deep-dive analyses using healthcare claims and large datasets
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure solutions align with business strategy and operational goals
- Act as a central point of coordination across teams to drive initiatives forward and remove roadblocks
- Track key deliverables, risks, and outcomes; provide regular updates to leadership
- Support new business and program implementation efforts, ensuring analytics align with market and contractual needs
- Drive issue resolution across both isolated and enterprise-wide challenges
- Contribute to standardization, process improvement, and operational efficiency initiatives
- Provide ad hoc analytical and strategic support to Medical Economics leadership
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in healthcare analytics or medical economics, within payer or similar environments
- Advanced technical skillset (SQL, data programming, analytics tools such as Tableau/Power BI)
- Deep understanding of healthcare claims data, cost drivers, and performance metrics
- Proven ability to operate as an independent technical expert and strategic problem-solver
- Strong experience presenting complex analytical findings to senior stakeholders
- Excellent communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Background
- Degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field (Master's preferred)
- Experience in consulting environments (valued for adaptability and rigor)
- Background supporting enterprise-wide or multi-market healthcare initiatives
What Sets This Role Apart
- True "bridge" role between analytics and executive strategy
- Opportunity to influence enterprise-level decision-making
- Strong emphasis on ownership, autonomy, and impact
- Culture that values career growth, mentorship, and long-term development
- Competitive compensation with strong work-life balance relative to consulting environments
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