Sr. Data Analyst - VRDC

Arbital Health is a rapidly growing healthcare technology and actuarial leader that centralizes, measures, and adjudicates value-based care contracts at scale.  We enable payers and providers to design, measure, and execute value-based agreements with greater transparency, efficiency, and financial predictability.

We invest in hiring high potential and humble individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments and can rapidly grow their responsibilities as we continue to accelerate our growth.

We were co-founded by Brian Overstreet and Travis May (founder & former CEO of LiveRamp and Datavant, the two biggest data companies of the last 20 years), and are backed by Transformation Capital, Valtruis and other leading investors. In our first 2 years, Arbital Health has established itself as a trusted partner for over 40 payers, providers, and other stakeholders looking to navigate the complexities of risk-based contracting.

About the role:

This Sr. Data Analyst position will play a pivotal role in transforming raw, complex healthcare data into actionable insights that drive operational efficiency, market growth, and help to shape best practice in value based care (VBC) contract design and adjudication. Leveraging comprehensive datasets containing real-world health care claims for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, you will accelerate our ability to work with the VRDC and be a bridge between this data and several teams across Arbital, having an impact on product, delivery, marketing and beyond.

• Develop efficient, accurate data extraction and transformation processes tailored to  Medicaid and Medicare files in the VRDC virtual environment. 
• Conduct quality assessments and other analyses to identify nuances, anomalies, and opportunities in claims files.
• Provide expert input on data and model design to ensure accurate and meaningful use of CMS datasets.
• Collaborating with multiple teams to validate benchmarking results and analytical outcomes across various Medicare and Medicaid programs
• Create documentation and reference guides on eligibility, claims, and supplemental file structures for internal use. 

• Partner with Product to design features, tools, and reports that leverage insights to address client and market needs.
• Support Delivery and Sales teams with data-driven narratives that demonstrate the value of CMS analytics.
• Contribute to Marketing by providing subject matter expertise on CMS data insights for promotional materials and thought leadership initiatives.
• Work within the Sciences team to co-author research papers, case studies, and white papers that showcase insights from these datasets.

• Ensure secure, compliant handling of regulated data (e.g. PHI, HIPPA-compliant processes, DUA compliance) across all projects. 
• Build and refine usable variables, groupers, and analytic pipelines for Medicaid- and Medicare-focused analyses.
• Maintain and update standardized data tables, benchmarking results, and reference tables for consistent analytics. 
• Maintain reproducible, well-documented codebases for ingestion, cleaning, and analyses on Medicaid claims files.
• Develop and enforce best practices for accurate, reproducible analyses. 

• Minimum of 3 years working with large and regulated claims data.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Databricks, Spark, or R for data analysis and processing.
• Demonstrate success thriving in fast-paced, high-quality software startup environments. 
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

• Actuarial background 
• Masters/ PhD in related fields or actuarial credentials
• Experience with analytics using VRDC data
• Experience with value-based care or healthcare analytics
• Experience with conducting and writing case studies, reports, or peer-reviewed studies on relevant healthcare topics

Why Join Us?

We are assembling a team of creative, talented visionaries seeking to build a new technology that will change healthcare. You will be able to learn, build, and scale our team and technology in a collaborative, creative culture that values every team member.

We Offer:

•  Generous equity grants of ISO stock options

•  We offer an exceptional benefits package with high employer-paid contributions for health, dental, and vision insurance

•  4% 401(k) match

•  Flexible PTO, a weeklong winter shutdown, and 10 holidays each year

•  Occasional travel required - Quarterly team offsites

•  The opportunity to build a critical software platform that accelerates the American healthcare system's transition to value-based care