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Principal Analytics Consultant - Health Economics

Hcsc Open
Chicago AustinRichardson Full-time Senior Data Analysis & BI

At a glance

Senior Data Analysis & BI role at Hcsc. Chicago · full-time · $102,000–$184,300 base.

SalaryStated by Hcsc
$102,000 – $184,300
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from HcscOur estimate for the market: $100,000–$151,515Median $135,100
The range includes the market median of $135,100 for senior data analysis & BI roles in Chicago.
Worked out from 29 postings that stated pay, median $135,100. Last updated Nov 5, 2026.
RoleData Analysis & BI
SenioritySenior
LocationChicago
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$102,000–$184,300
PostedNov 6, 2026
Also hiring inAustin, Richardson
Role brief

dataroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Guide analytics for major commercial clients and counsel internal senior leaders on population health and insurance
  • Explain plan cost and health drivers to C-suite audiences, then work with internal teams on ways to address them
  • Use medical claims and related data to create insights and support client-facing recommendations
  • Set up and maintain reusable data layers, coding practices, and documentation, and troubleshoot analytic development
  • Lead client engagements and internal projects, then help bring effective work to wider use

What you bring

  • A bachelor's degree with eight years in a related field, a master's with six, a PhD with four, or twelve years of experience
  • Strong SQL, Python or R skills, plus the ability to query varied data sources for useful findings
  • Ability to build engaging dashboards with Tableau or Power BI
  • Healthcare consulting experience and expert knowledge of medical claims data

Who this fits

This senior role suits someone who can lead several analytics projects, work independently and with others, and present to executive audiences. The schedule is hybrid, with at least three days in the office each week. Sponsorship is unavailable.

From the employer

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers.

Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

Job Summary

The Health Economics Team (HET) is seeking a candidate to fulfill the Principal Analytics Consulting position. The Principal’s primary responsibility is to leverage strong technical skills (SQL, R, Python, and Tableau/PowerBI) and healthcare industry knowledge (payor, provider, pharmacy, public health, epidemiology, etc.) to support and enhance client-facing engagements with HCSC’s largest Commercial customers, specific responsibilities will include:

This role is responsible for the analytic support and consultancy for HCSCs largest Commercial Clients and advisory for internal senior-leader stakeholders related to population health and insurance. This position requires an extensive background in healthcare consulting with an emphasis on expert-level understanding of medical claims and related datasets. As a senior member of the organization, the candidate will have the responsibility to lead both external client engagements and internal team projects by holistically understanding the business problem at hand and how to efficiently work towards an end goal. This position requires communicating with and presenting to C-Suite stakeholders with the ultimate goal of elevating their understanding of plan cost and health drivers, and collaborating internally to address them. Additionally, in partnership with management, this role will look to scale and help internally market impactful client engagements for broader impact. As a technical subject matter expert, it is expected that experience in designing and maintaining standard data layers, developing coding standards and documentation for organizational use cases, and troubleshooting challenges that arise during analytic development, is evident in prior work experience.

Required Job Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR PhD with 4 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field OR 12 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics or related field
  • Understanding, and being highly proficient at querying a wide variety of internal and external data sources to get meaningful insights.
  • Strong analytical skills and proficiency in computer languages, such as SQL, Python, R, etc.
  • Ability to create a dynamic and visually engaging dashboard leveraging data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
  • High degree of business intelligence and understanding how to take a business case from inception to customer or partner execution.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to lead multiple analytic related projects in parallel.
  • Analytics subject matter expert
  • Performance excellence in championing initiatives and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to bring the initiative to life.
  • Ability to work under pressure and delivery high quality output to senior leadership to decision making within short timeline.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

  • Masters and 8 years of experience in health care services, statistical analysis, or insurance industry economics including 6 years' experience in analyzing medical claims data.
  • Employing techniques such as a case-control study, regression analyses, principal component analyses, clustering exercises, propensity scoring, classification, ROI calculation, etc. to produce actionable insights.
  • Experience with Databricks.
  • Experience with version control/collaborative tools.

This is a Flex (Hybrid) role: 3 days in office; 2 days work from home.
Sponsorship is not available.





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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

Flex employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days a week. Management will have discretion to modify an employee's weekly schedule for exigent circumstances.

HCSC Employment Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of drug screening in accordance with applicable law.

Base Pay Range

$102,000.00 - $184,300.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

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