Government Healthcare Informatics Data Analyst

Mercer’s Government Human Services Consulting (GHSC) practice focuses on the unique and challenging

needs of the public health care sector, providing a wide array of consulting services to local, state, and federal

government agencies across the country. GHSC specializes in assisting government-sponsored health care

programs in becoming more efficient purchasers of health services and with navigating the evolving landscape

of public health care from a regulatory, operational and implementation perspective.

To accomplish these challenging and exciting tasks, GHSC brings together a team of over 250 highly skilled and

dedicated consultants, clinicians, actuaries, analysts, and pharmacists across four offices in Phoenix,

Minneapolis, Atlanta and Washington DC to ensure a coordinated approach to the administrative, operational,

actuarial, and financial components of public-sponsored health care programs.

 

• Utilize SAS program to interpret and analyze large health care data sets.

• Assist in the development of client communications, proposals, reports, spreadsheets, and

presentations.

• Gain an understanding of health care delivery systems, specifically government-sponsored health and

welfare programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare.

• Work in a fast-paced, challenging and dynamic consulting environment with colleagues across all

organizational levels to meet and exceed client demands and deadlines.

• Collaborate with a focused group of colleagues on smaller team based assignments with opportunities

to participate in larger scale client and industry projects.

• Grow your career by partnering with a supervisor that has similar clients, projects and/or career

objectives.

• Participate in a mentorship program with veteran consultants that have years of experience in the

consulting industry.

• Have opportunities to participate in Mercer Cares, our community outreach and volunteerism initiative,

which coordinates company volunteer events to encourage employees to give back to our community.

• A bachelor’s degree in computer information sciences, economics, finance, mathematics, actuarial

science, management information systems, statistics, public policy, public health, or a related analytical

major.

• Minimum GPA of 3.0.

• Strong analytical, mathematical, and project management skills.

• Proficiency using Microsoft Excel or similar programs. Knowledge of other Microsoft Office products

such as Access or PowerPoint is beneficial.

• Experience utilizing SAS or SQL a plus

• Ability to work both independently and in a dynamic team environment with rapidly changing priorities

and demands.

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Eagerness to drive results and take initiative.