Purpose:
The UPMC Health Plan is seeking a Health Economics Analyst to lead the analysis of financial and clinical data to identify variation, inform strategy, and drive improved performance across UPMC Health Plan products and programs. This role will be focused on provider analytics, leveraging episode-based methodologies to compare cost, efficiency, and quality across providers.

The Health Economics Analyst Lead, will develop deep expertise in analytical tools and outputs, translate insights into actionable opportunities, and communicate effectively to internal and external stakeholders. Success in this role requires strong analytical judgment, intellectual curiosity to explore and identify potential use cases, and the ability to influence decision-making and drive measurable improvement.

Responsibilities:

+ The quantitative analyst will also become increasingly familiar with basic medical claims terminology in order to properly interpret, through the a...