Lead Analyst, Performance Analytics

Your Future Evolves Here

Evolent partners with health plans and providers to achieve better outcomes for people with most complex and costly health conditions. Working across specialties and primary care, we seek to connect the pieces of fragmented health care system and ensure people get the same level of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

Evolent employees enjoy work / life balance, the flexibility to suit their work to their lives, and autonomy they need to get things done. We believe that people do their best work when they're supported to live their best lives, and when they feel welcome to bring their whole selves to work. That's one reason why diversity and inclusion are core to our business.

Join Evolent for the mission. Stay for the culture.

What You'll Be Doing :

Lead Analyst, Performance Analytics - Oncology & Member Product Focus

Overview :

Evolent is seeking an experienced and strategic Lead Analyst, Performance Analytics to lead data-driven initiatives focused on oncology and member-centric products. This role plays a critical part in both Medical Cost Management and Product Management , leveraging advanced analytics to solve complex healthcare challenges and support impactful decision-making that enhances organizational performance and patient outcomes.

At Evolent, we prioritize work-life balance, flexibility, and autonomy. We believe our people thrive when they can bring their authentic selves to work, which is why diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our culture.

What You'll Be Doing :

Lead in-depth analyses of healthcare data - including authorizations, claims, membership, and clinical outcomes to identify cost drivers, utilization patterns, and opportunities for integrated care solutions using SQL, SAS, Excel, and Power BI (or similar BI tools)

Collaborate cross-functionally to gather requirements, streamline project execution, and enhance the accuracy and reliability of analytic outputs.

Apply programming expertise to explore and interpret large, complex datasets to generate actionable insights.

Communicate technical concepts and implications to internal / external business customers.

Act as a thought partner to senior stakeholders, proactively identifying business challenges, refining analytical approaches, and delivering strategic recommendations that drive enterprise-wide decision-making.

Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, proactively identifying business challenges and delivering data-driven recommendations.

Partner with business stakeholders to understand objectives, perform statistical analyses, build models, and develop dashboards and reports that drive performance improvement.

The Experience You'll Need (Required) :

Bachelor's degree, preferably with a quantitative major (e.g. actuarial, statistics, operations research, mathematics, economics) or healthcare focus (health administration, epidemiology, public health, biology)

4+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, preferably with a payer, provider, or healthcare consulting organization.

Strong proficiency with SQL, SAS, and Microsoft Excel

Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.

Exceptionally strong analytical abilities, with track record of identifying insights from quantitative and qualitative data

Finishing Touches (Preferred) :

Master's Degree, especially with a quantitative focus (e.g. data science, machine learning, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering)

Familiarity with healthcare reimbursement methodologies and calculations such as DRGs, Revenue Codes, CPT Codes, RVUs, bundled payments, etc.

Working knowledge of healthcare claims; specifically, differences between institutional vs professional billing and various sites of care / service

Familiarity with value-based care and utilization management

Understanding of data systems and the critical thinking skills to solve new problems and adapt to changes in data architecture

Experience with data platforms and tools such as Python, R, SQL, Hadoop, AWS, ArcGIS

Proficiency in Power BI and Microsoft PowerPoint for data visualization and presentation.

To ensure a secure hiring process we have implemented several identity verification steps, including submission of a government issued photo ID. We conduct identity verification during interviews, and final interviews may require onsite attendance. All candidates must complete a comprehensive background check, in-person I-9 verification, and may be subject to drug screening prior to employment. The use of artificial intelligence tools during interviews is prohibited and monitored. Misrepresentation will result in immediate disqualification from consideration.

Technical Requirements :

We require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home : High speed internet over 10 Mbps and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router. These at-home technical requirements are subject to change with any scheduled re-opening of our office locations.

Evolent is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact recruiting@evolent.com for further assistance.

The expected base salary / wage range for this position is $100,000-115-000. This position is also eligible for a bonus component that would be dependent on pre-defined performance factors. As part of our total compensation package, Evolent is proud to offer comprehensive benefits (including health insurance benefits) to qualifying employees. All compensation determinations are based on the skills and experience required for the position and commensurate with experience of selected individuals, which may vary above and below the stated amounts.

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