UCLA Health

Senior Healthcare Business/Economic Analyst

UCLA Health  •  $89k - $190k/yr  •  Hybrid  •  20 days ago
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Job Description

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm PST

Posted Date

09/08/2026

Salary Range: $88900 - 190300 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

indefinite

Job #

32668

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Under the direction of the Lead Actuary, the Senior Healthcare Business/Economic Analyst plays an important role in supporting healthcare finance, operations, and performance improvement initiatives, with a primary focus on Medicare Advantage and other risk-based programs.

In this role, you will:

  • Analyze complex financial, clinical, claims, enrollment, utilization, and operational data
  • Uncover trends and identify key performance drivers
  • Develop forecasting and financial models
  • Evaluate business performance
  • Deliver actionable recommendations
  • Support strategic planning and informed decision-making
  • Collaborate with partners across finance, operations, population health, contracting, and analytics
  • Serve as a trusted resource in healthcare economics, reimbursement methodologies, value-based care, and decision-support analysis

Salary Range: $88,900 - $190,300/annually

Job Qualifications

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We’re seeking a detail-oriented professional with:

Required:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, economics, business, finance, healthcare administration, mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5 or more years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare analytics, healthcare finance, managed care, healthcare economics, decision support, or business analysis
  • Thorough understanding of decision support systems, business statistics, quantitative methods, relational databases, data modeling, and performance and profitability analysis
  • Knowledgeable in healthcare finance, financial planning, financial data management, reimbursement methodologies, and business development analytics
  • Applies experience analyzing healthcare financial, clinical, claims, enrollment, utilization, and operational data to support decision-making
  • Proficiency in developing and maintaining decision-support models, dashboards, and reporting solutions using multiple-data sources
  • Advanced knowledge of forecasting, trend analysis, regression analysis, financial modeling, utilization analysis, and performance measurement methodologies
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with ability to synthesize complex datasets into actionable recommendations
  • Proficient with SQL, Excel, Tableau, Power BI, SAS, R, Python or similar analytics tool
  • Communicates complex financial, operational, and technical information clearly through reports, presentations, and stakeholder discussions
  • Collaborates effectively with senior leaders, clinicians, operational stakeholders, and cross-functional project teams
  • Adapts within evolving healthcare, operational and regulatory enviornments

Preferred:

  • A Master’s degree in business administration (MBA), public health (MPH), health economics, statistics, analytics, or related field
  • Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA)
  • Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Certification
  • Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
  • Associate of Society of Actuaries (ASA) or related actuarial credential
  • Tableau, Power BI, SAS, or similar analytics certification
  • Knowledgeable of Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD), risk adjustment, value-based care, and population health management principles
  • Ability to apply experience supporting integrated delivery systems, physician groups, health plans, academic medical centers, or managed care organizations

Note: Skills may be subject to test.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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