AHCCCS

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Accountability, Community, Innovation, Leadership, Passion, Quality, Respect, Courage, Teamwork

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid agency, is driven by its mission to deliver comprehensive, cost-effective health care to Arizonans in need. AHCCCS is a nationally acclaimed model among Medicaid programs and a recipient of multiple awards for excellence in workplace effectiveness and flexibility.

AHCCCS employees are passionate about their work, committed to high performance, and dedicated to serving the citizens of Arizona. Among government agencies, AHCCCS is recognized for high employee engagement and satisfaction, supportive leadership, and flexible work environments, including remote work opportunities. With career paths for seasoned professionals in a variety of fields, entry-level positions, and internship opportunities, AHCCCS offers meaningful career opportunities in a competitive industry.

Come join our dynamic and dedicated team.

T-MSIS Business Analyst Senior

Information Services Division (ISD) 

Job Location:

Address:  150 N. 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007 

Posting Details:

Must Reside in Arizona.

Salary: $70,000 - $75,000  

Grade: 26

FLSA Status: Exempt

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures. 

Job Summary:

A career in public service awaits you. COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

A great benefit of working for the State of Arizona is a fantastic work/life balance. State employees enjoy challenging work, popular remote work options, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and career growth opportunities. The State of Arizona ranks #30 in Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America! This recognition honors organizations that champion employee wellbeing through innovative health programs, inclusive wellness initiatives, and a culture rooted in care. 

What You'll Do to Contribute to Agency Success:

The Senior Business Analyst will work in the CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and agency technical and business teams translating Medicaid claims, encounters, membership and other data into consumable actionable insights via summaries, visualizations, and recommendations.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Production of data-driven analysis and its presentation: Work with business areas to create and monitor standard reporting packages and dashboards including key performance indicators, Research healthcare delivery topics, analyze data, and recommend solutions to address business challenges, Analyze claims, encounters, membership, and other data to identify early signs of trends or other issues related to medical care costs and quality of care, Extract, analyze, and interpret data for more complex insights related to cost drivers, and Present analytical findings to internal business partners and Agency leaders which may include leading discussions and providing further analysis.
• Participate in several Agency initiatives, supporting the agency to deliver data quality results across all functions within the CMS reporting requirements including: Develop research and analyze processes to review data to draw conclusions for senior leadership.
• Participate in efforts to educate executives, employees and customers regarding the strategic value of data and its important role as a business asset and decision-making tool.
• Support the development and training of team members and colleagues.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge:
• Data management concepts, practices, and procedures focusing on data governance
• Healthcare data and concepts including medical and pharmacy claims, utilization management and demographic data and healthcare industry coding systems ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, Revenue Codes, and others as applicable
• Modeling of complex datasets
• Data analysis and data mining
• Reporting and analytics
• IBM Cognos, Power BI and/or equivalent BI tools
• Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Medicaid/Medicare programs and services
• PMMI