The Medical Cost Strategist provides support to Medicare Medical Cost Management in the delivery of enterprise trend savings goals. Come join this high performing team and work on solving complex and highly visible initiatives focusing on process improvement, finance/cost reduction.
The Medical Cost Strategy team is seeking a talented strategist to support trend intelligence and investigation. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious and energized by complex problems with unique solutions. You will join a high performing team and will support enterprise partners in solving complex, highly visible initiatives.
As a Medical Cost Strategist, you may:
- Lead with curiosity and identify future opportunities through investigation and analysis.
- Create lasting partnerships with subject matter experts across the organization. Examples of key partners include Healthcare Economics, Claims Cost Management and Pharmacy.
- Build comprehensive recommendations for executive approval including cost benefit analyses as needed to justify investments or recommendations of solutions.
- Drive for results, enabling cross functional teams to execute solutions for future trend savings.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 5 or more years business experience with emphasis on process improvement, finance/cost reduction
- 1 or more years of project leadership experience or equivalent
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Comprehensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport at all levels within the organization
- Ability to perform with independence
- Ability to interact and defend position with senior leaders
- Willing to travel based on business need.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA in business or equivalent experience
- Project/Program management experience
Additional Information
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:
- At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested
- Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership
- Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
- Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
- Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay decisions will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$112,400 – $154,900 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
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