Reporting & Data Analytics Director

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Job Description

Reporting & Data Analytics Director 

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance.

This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace.

Alternate locations may be considered.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law

The Reporting & Data Analytics Director is an individual contributor role responsible for delivering high-level analytics, reporting, and strategic insights that drive decision-making across the organization.

This role requires deep expertise in healthcare cost drivers, contract evaluation, and total cost of care models.

The Director operates as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, leveraging advanced analytical skills and healthcare business knowledge to shape strategies, set targets, and guide business partners.

While this position does not include direct people management, it requires strong influence, collaboration, and the ability to drive outcomes across a matrixed organization.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Apply expertise in healthcare cost drivers and trend measurement to guide contract analysis and financial modeling.
• Evaluate contracts across fee-for-service and value-based arrangements, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Support business partners by setting actionable targets that balance strategic goals with operational feasibility.
• Provide expert-level reporting, analysis, and consulting to support enterprise-wide decision-making.
• Partner with senior business unit leaders to provide clear updates on project status, outcomes, and progress.
• Ensure deliverables are accurate, timely, and aligned to organizational and business needs.
• Implement company and business unit policies, practices, and procedures, while recommending improvements to strengthen operations.
• Provide input into departmental budgets and ensure effective resource utilization.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define strategic objectives, ensuring alignment between analytics and business priorities.
• Drive decision-making for information management within the business unit, ensuring objectives are met effectively.
• Translate complex technical issues into clear, business-friendly language for stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of business processes and the systems that support them.

Minimum Requirements

Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience leading project teams, or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences

• Expert-level understanding of healthcare cost drivers and trend measurement is strongly preferred.
• Experience evaluating contracts across both fee-for-service and value-based arrangements is preferred.
• Strong background in total cost of care models is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to conduct detailed contract analysis, set financial targets, and develop actionable plans that balance partner needs with organizational objectives is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of information management technologies, organizational structures, and customer information needs is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, including facilitation, consultation, negotiation, and persuasion are preferred.
• Demonstrated success influencing outcomes and driving strategies in a matrixed environment is preferred.
• Experience with enterprise reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAS, or similar) is preferred.
• Proven ability to define and execute a data analytics strategy aligned with business objectives is preferred.
• Strong financial and budget management experience, particularly within analytics or reporting teams, is preferred.
• Familiarity with data governance, compliance, and security best practices are preferred.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Data Analytics, or related field) is preferred 
• Actuarial background is strongly preferred.

For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location, the salary* range for this specific position is $150,816 to $226,224

Location: Walnut Creek, CA 

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.

The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.

This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.

Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations.

No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans.

The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler.

We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates.

Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture.

They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy.

Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week.

Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health.

We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza.

If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation.

Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact < for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Required Skill Profession

Operations Specialties Managers