Business Data & Analyst Manager

Position Overview:
Senior hands-on Business Analyst manager responsible for complex data analysis, BI reporting, healthcare financial and claims analysis, and cross-functional problem solving. Requires strong SQL skills, deep analytical ability, initiative, and the ability to lead a small team while remaining directly involved in the work. This role provides data-driven insights and recommendations that support operational, financial, and strategic decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze medical billing, claims, reimbursement, denials, and financial performance.
• Work directly with Finance, Billing, Operations, IT, Sales, and other departments.
• Identify revenue leakage, process failures, operational inefficiencies, and financial opportunities.
• Translate business issues into clear analytical requirements and solutions.
• Write complex SQL queries to analyze large and detailed datasets.
• Develop and maintain BI reports, dashboards, KPIs, and operational metrics.
• Maintain standards for data governance, KPI definitions, reporting methodologies, and analytical documentation.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to ensure consistent and reliable reporting across departments.
• Maintain documentation of data source, calculations, report logic, and business definitions.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities through proactive analysis and business monitoring.
• Measure and communicate the financial and operational impact of implemented solutions and recommendations.
• Lead analytical initiatives from business problem identification engaging in implementation as appropriate.
• Support prioritization of analytics and reporting initiatives based on business value and organizational objectives.
• Automate repetitive reporting and analytical processes.
• Validate data accuracy and investigate discrepancies.
• Perform root-cause analysis on complex business and financial issues.
• Question results that do not make business sense and investigate proactively.
• Recommend practical solutions supported by data.
• Drive identified issues through resolution and verify results.
• Organize and manage multiple priorities, projects, and requests.
• Manage a team of approximately 2-4 analysts or BI professionals, including work prioritization, coaching, performance feedback, development planning, and support with hiring and talent decisions.
• Review team analysis, reporting, and SQL work for quality and accuracy.
• Mentor team members in SQL, analytics, BI, and problem-solving.
• Communicate findings clearly to both business and technical leadership.

Qualifications/Education:

• 7+ years of Business Analysis, BI, strong data analysis, or related experience preferred.
• Strong hands-on SQL skills required.
• Strong experience analyzing large, complex relational datasets.
• Significant healthcare financial, medical billing, claims, reimbursement, or revenue-cycle experience.
• Familiarity with medical insurance plans, payer requirements, coverage rules, and documentation requirements.
• Strong BI and reporting background; ideally strong with Power BI solutions, Qlik, or similar reporting technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple departments.
• Experience managing or leading a small analytical or BI team.
• Experience developing executive-level dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics preferred.
• Experience with healthcare data governance, reporting standards, and data quality management preferred.
• Advanced experience with power BI, data visulation, and business intelligence tools preferred.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Able to communicate complex findings in clear business terms.
• College degree preferred; equivalent experience acceptable.

Critical Characteristics:

• Hands-on: Maintains significant hands-on analytical work even while managing the team.
• Proactive: Hunts for problems and opportunities rather than waiting for work.
• Analytical: Finds meaning in complex and sometimes conflicting data.
• Data-driven: Able to challenge assumptions professionally using data.
• Business-minded: Connects analysis to financial and operational impact.
• Organized: Effectively manages competing priorities and follow-through.
• Strategic: Able to connect analytical findings to organizational priorities and business outcomes.
• Ownership: Strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
• Collaborative: Works effectively across departments.
• Leader: Can direct 2–4 people without becoming removed from the actual work.

Dimensions:

Physical Demands

• Normal office physical requirements.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made as required.

Working Conditions

• Work performed in an office or remote professional environment. We are open to remote candidates however we are ideally looking for someone who can work during Central time zone.
• Candidates who are local to the Oklahoma City, OK office are expected to work from the office on an as needed basis.

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