Healthcare Data Analyst (Pharma) - Indianapolis Health

Overview

Milliman is looking for an experienced Healthcare Data Analyst to support our consulting work with pharmaceutical manufacturers. As a Healthcare Data Analyst, you will have an opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and execute solutions using data-based approaches across a variety of coding platforms. Our solutions support pharmaceutical manufacturers’ strategies for their products. You will be part of a dynamic client delivery team and receive mentoring from colleagues. Successful data analysts are problem solvers, have the ability to code (with interest to learn more), and are able to communicate technical results in a clear and concise manner.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Analyze large, complex health and drug datasets
• Develop and implement data analysis plans to address project objectives
• Support data staging and processes for monthly client deliverables
• Produce sophisticated code and check for reasonability of results 
• Build user-friendly and dynamic models for client uses 
• Utilize strong problem solving skills 
• Effectively communicate data analysis findings to the consulting team - verbally and written
• Work efficiently in a multi-task environment
• Work both independently and collaboratively on projects

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Excel or other similar software in performing quantitative analysis
• Proficient in one or more coding languages (e.g., SAS, R, VBA, SQL) with the desire to learn others
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Organizational and time management skills

Required:

• Bachelors Degree in mathematics, actuarial science, computer science, data science, statistics, economics, or other quantitative field
• 1 to 3 years of full-time professional work experience in a similar role, or within the pharmaceutical industry

Preferred:

• Experience with R Shiny
• Experience in application development and software implementation
• Experience working within a pharmaceutical/biotechnology company, other health-related company, and/or consulting firm environment(s)
• Master’s degree in related, quantitative field

The Team

The pharmaceutical consulting team is a group of 40+ individuals in the Indianapolis Health practice from varying backgrounds including actuaries, data analysts, pharmacists, and graphic designers. This group works primarily with pharmaceutical manufacturers by combining healthcare and payer knowledge, available data, analytic rigor, and industry experience to produce strategic and tactical insights for their clients.

Location

The person hired for this role will work in a dynamic, hybrid environment, with 2 to 3 days per week of on-site work required in our Indianapolis office on a weekly basis.

Benefits

At Milliman, we focus on creating an environment that recognizes – and meets – the personal and professional needs of the individual and their family. We offer competitive benefits which include the following based on plan eligibility:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners
• A 401(k) plan with matching program, and profit sharing contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A discretionary bonus program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason; full-time employees will accrue 15 days of PTO per year, and employees working less than a full-time schedule will accrue PTO at a prorated amount based on hours worked
• Family building benefits, including adoption and fertility assistance and paid parental leave up to 12 weeks for employees who have worked for Milliman for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the preceding 12-month period
• A minimum of 8 paid holidays
• Milliman covers 100% of the premiums for life insurance, AD&D, and both short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for dependent care, transportation, and applicable medical needs

Who We Are

Independent for 75 years, Milliman delivers market-leading services and solutions to clients worldwide. Today, we are helping companies take on some of the world’s most critical and complex issues, including retirement funding and healthcare financing, risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation.

Milliman invests in skills training and career development, and gives all employees access to a vari