Senior Medical Economics Analyst
Posted on November 18, 2025 (4 minutes ago)
As a Senior Medical Economics Analyst at Guidehealth, you will be shaping how data drives healthcare transformation. You’ll work directly with health plans and internal leaders to uncover the story behind the numbers—connecting analytics to action that improves patient outcomes and financial performance. This is a high-impact role for a seasoned analyst who thrives on solving complex problems, influencing decisions, and turning insight into measurable results.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Developing advanced analyses of health plan and employer data to identify opportunities that enhance care quality, provider performance, and cost efficiency
- Translating data into actionable strategies that support value-based care, population health, and operational excellence
- Partnering with internal teams and clients to refine analytic requirements, ensuring each deliverable drives real-world results
- Building repeatable, intuitive reports and dashboards that highlight trends, benchmarks, and performance improvement areas
- Presenting insights and recommendations to clinical, operational, and executive audiences with clarity and confidence
- Contributing to continuous improvement of Guidehealth’s analytics infrastructure, tools, and data storytelling methods
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, medical economics, or health plan performance analysis
- Strong understanding of value-based care concepts, including utilization management, quality improvement, and risk adjustment
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Deep SQL expertise, including experience with PostgreSQL and AWS Redshift, and ability to design, optimize, and validate complex queries across large datasets
- Proficiency in one additional programming language (Python, R, etc.) for data visualization and statistical analysis
- Exceptional ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfort working in a fully remote environment while maintaining strong relationships across teams
- Willingness to travel up to 10% for collaboration and presentations
- Experience analyzing employer health plan performance and payer risk contracts (preferred)
- Familiarity with actuarial concepts such as IBNR and financial reporting under shared-savings or risk-based arrangements (preferred)
- Experience with Arcadia Analytics, AWS Quicksight, or similar data visualization tools (preferred)
- Knowledge of Jira, GitHub, or CI/CD processes supporting data and analytics development (preferred)
- Experience leveraging AWS tools to automate reporting, analytics, and insight delivery (preferred)
Join a physician-led company where data is more than dashboards—it’s a catalyst for better health. You’ll work with talented peers who share your curiosity and commitment to transforming care delivery. Your insights won’t sit in reports—they’ll shape decisions that improve lives.
Additional Information
The base pay range for this role is between $125,000.00 to $135,000.00 per year.
Please note: Guidehealth is unable to provide sponsorship of any type of work visa now, or in the future. Thank you for your understanding.
ALIVE with Purpose: How We Thrive at Guidehealth
- We are Driven by Accountability — grounded in transparency, reliability, and integrity as we navigate challenges and opportunities alike.
- Always Growing, Always Learning — staying curious and continuously improving inspires us to shape a better future for healthcare.
- With Collaborative Innovation, we solve problems creatively, making every experience better for our employees and the patients we serve.
- At Guidehealth, Every Voice Matters — we believe our collective strength is rooted in the unique perspectives of each team member.
- And through Empathy in Action, we build stronger connections with those who count on us.
- This is what it means to be ALIVE with purpose. This is how we thrive — together — at Guidehealth.
BENEFITS:
- Work from Home: Guidehealth is a fully remote company, providing you the flexibility to spend less time commuting and more time focusing on your professional goals and personal needs.
- Keep Health a Priority: We offer comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to keep you covered.
- Plan for the Future: Our 401(k) plan includes a 3% employer match to your 6% contribution.
- Have Peace of Mind: We provide Life and Disability insurance for those "just in case" moments. Additionally, we offer voluntary Life options to keep you and your loved ones protected.
- Feel Supported When You Need It Most: Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is here to help you through tough times.
- Take Time for Yourself: We offer paid time off plans helping you achieve work-life balance and meet your personal goals.
- Support Your New Family: Welcoming a new family member takes time and commitment. Guidehealth offers paid parental leave to give you the time you need.
- Learn and Grow: Your professional growth is important to us. Guidehealth offers various resources dedicated to your learning and development to advance your career with us.
COMPENSATION:
The listed compensation range is paid bi-weekly per our standard payroll practices. Final base pay decisions depend upon various factors including skill set, years of relevant experience, education, location, and certifications.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at Guidehealth. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to making hiring and employment decisions without regard to protected classifications under federal, state, and local laws.
OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTION OF PATIENT AND COMPANY DATA
The role is responsible for following all security policies to protect PHI, PII, and Guidehealth intellectual properties. Further responsibilities may be defined by the hiring manager.
REMOTE WORK TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Guidehealth is fully remote and provides new employees with the necessary equipment. Employees must have their own internet connection with minimum 100 mbps download and 10 mbps upload speeds capable of video calls and system connections.