Business Insights Data Analyst II

Salary Range:  $77,265.00 (Min.) – $100,445.00 (Mid.) – $123,625.00 (Max.)

Established in 1997, L.A. Care Health Plan is an independent public agency created by the state of California to provide health coverage to low-income Los Angeles County residents. We are the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan. Serving more than 2 million members, we make sure our members get the right care at the right place at the right time.

Mission: L.A. Care’s mission is to provide access to quality health care for Los Angeles County’s vulnerable and low-income communities and residents and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose.
 

Job Summary

The Business Insights Data Analyst II is responsible for supporting short and long term operational and/or strategic business initiatives. This role develops, enhances, and maintains operational information and models that will have an impact on business decisions. Through the application of data analytics, joining disparate data sources, and working with raw data, this role works to deliver valuable insights and recommendations to improve operational performance.

This position works in a highly matrixed environment, working closely with senior leaders, management, and line staff to understand root cause, propose recommendations for improvement, and develop solutions on key business challenges.

Duties

Completes work in a technical and systematic way, using the standard formulas and methods as are common in the industry and relevant to the current data. Collects, manipulates and analyzes data. Guards and protects the organization’s data, making sure the data repositories produce consistent, reusable data.

Prepares reports, which may be in the form of visualizations such as graphs, charts and dashboards, detailing the significant results they deduced. Performs basic statistics such as variations and averages. Predicts yields and/or creates and interprets histograms.  

Influences management and line staff with recommendations generated from data analysis. Drives initiatives to completion working in a highly matrixed environment.

Performs other duties as assigned. 

Duties Continued

Education Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Related FieldIn lieu of degree, equivalent education and/or experience may be considered.

Education Preferred

Master’s Degree

Experience

Required:

At least 3 years of collecting, manipulating, and analyzing data in business and/or finance.

Preferred:  
Agile experience.

SAS software experience.

Skills

Required: 
Working knowledge of relational databases, database structures.

Ability to communicate analysis including trends and opportunities to clients and the business in writing and verbally, includes strong presentation skills.

Ability to problem solve, manage multiple priorities and research conflicting and/or inaccurate data.

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence management at various levels of the organization.

Licenses/Certifications Required

Licenses/Certifications Preferred

Required Training

Physical Requirements

Light

Additional Information

Salary Range Disclaimer: The expected pay range is based on many factors such as geography, experience, education, and the market.  The range is subject to change.

L.A. Care offers a wide range of benefits including

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Wellness Program
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)