Info Analyst II (KS Reprtng & Analysis)

Financial Analysis/Research/Reporting;Securities Analysis/Research PREMERA. Applying innovation and strategy to create leading-edge health coverage and benefit solutions for our members. PREMERA’s culture promotes individual development, fosters innovation, and rewards success. We are creative, strategic thinkers who use our talents to fulfill our mission of creating peace of mind for our members. First established in 1933, the PREMERA family of health-care companies is headquartered in Washington and serves over 1.5 million members in several Western States. Our unique value proposition is built on a strong local presence and national capabilities. If you would like to apply your skills and experience to create health-care solutions, consider the following position: Job Summary: Extracts data, produces reports, and evaluates the quality of information to support clinical, financial, and regulatory analysis. These analyses contribute to the success of daily operations, tactical and strategic projects, customer service, and regulatory programs that have direct bearing on the profitability and competitiveness of the company. Review the work of others in the department and others throughout the company to assess data and analytical accuracy and will take appropriate steps to see that that this reporting meets the standards for accuracy. This job is an intermediate level position, performing work for every functional area of the company and requiring work on complex projects. Responsibilities: 1. Confer with business partners on complex business topics to determine business needs and report requirements to provide appropriate solutions through extracting and analyzing data for the purpose of increasing revenue, decreasing costs, and/or complying with regulations. 2. Design, develop, document, maintain, and review data extracts reports and analyses created from more complex ad hoc requests submitted by other associates throughout the company. 3. Peer review the work of others in the company and others throughout the company; work with others to improve the peer review and quality assurance processes. 4. Recommend improvements to operational databases, data quality, and productivity; implement changes as directed. 5. Test and document results consistent with department standards; review the work of others for completeness. 6. Analyze and resolve more complex problems, assessing alternatives as appropriate, and implement solutions; identify, analyze, and research errors found in the course of peer review; recommend new procedures; work with other departments to implement solutions 7. May lead work teams to accomplish specific project goals. 8. Train new team members. Minimum Qualifications: 1. Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Health Care Administration, or a related field or equivalent. 2. 3 years of relevant work experience or equivalent 3. Thorough knowledge of a reporting or query programming language, relational databases, and/or related software packages; demonstrated ability to learn other computer languages and/or software systems; experience in data management and technical writing.. 4. Very good problem definition, problem solving, and technical writing skills. 5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to deal with management of various levels. 6. Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. 7. Significant knowledge of health care and the health care industry; knowledge of health insurance concepts and terms.