Senior Analyst, Payment Integrity Data Mining

Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Data Mining Senior Analyst to join our Payment Integrity team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role

The Senior Analyst is responsible for overpayment concept creation, research and development; Quality control for incorrect payments identified both internally and by vendors. The Senior Analyst organizes, scopes, triages, investigates and/or executes on solutions and process improvements. This is accomplished by leveraging a deep understanding of Oscar’s claim infrastructure, workflows, workflow tooling, platform logic, data models, etc., to work cross-functionally to understand and translate friction from stakeholders into actionable opportunities for improvement.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Payment Integrity.

Work Location: 

Oscar is a blended work culture where everyone, regardless of work type or location, feels connected to their teammates, our culture and our mission. 

If you live within commutable distance to our New York City office (in Hudson Square), our Tempe office (off the 101 at University Dr), or our Los Angeles office (in Marina Del Rey), you will be expected to come into the office at least two days each week. Otherwise, this is a remote / work-from-home role.  

You must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Note, this list of states is subject to change. #LI-Remote

Pay Transparency:

The base pay for this role in the states of California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington is: $72,800 - $95,550 per year. The base pay for this role in all other locations is: $65,520 - $85,995 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar’s unlimited vacation program and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Quality review claim and concept findings from internal and external partners regarding adverse claim outcomes; collaborate with partners to scope, size, prioritize items and deliver solutions.
• Utilize data analysis skills and tools to develop accurate, quantitative analyses of issues.
• Translate observations and analysis results into actionable findings; submit to and collaborate with internal partners to effectuate change.
• Use insights from vendor submissions, data mining, process monitoring, etc., work with the team to proactively identify thematic areas of opportunity to reduce incorrect payments.
• Perpetuate a culture of transparency and collaboration by keeping stakeholders well informed of progress, status changes, blockers, completion, etc.; field questions as appropriate.  
• Support Oscar run state objectives by providing speedy research, root cause analysis, training, etc. whenever issues are escalated and assigned by leadership.  
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of commensurate experience 
• 2+ years experience in claims auditing, healthcare payment integrity or similar
• 2+ years of experience working with large data sets using excel or a database language
• 1+ years experience deriving business insights from datasets and solving problems 
• 1+ years experience in healthcare
• 1+ years experience collaborating with internal and/or external stakeholders

Bonus Points

• An academic and/or professional background in healthcare
• Experience in a professional healthcare payment integrity or claims auditing organization
• Knowledge management, training, or content development in operational settings
• Process Improvement or Lean Six Sigma training ands
• Experience using SQL

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At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.

Pay Transparency:  Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

Reasonable Accommodation: Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team (accommodations@hioscar.com) to make the need for an accommodation known.

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