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Decision Support Analyst

Acord (association For Cooperative Operations Research And Development), Los Angeles, CA, United States


Description
Take on a high‑visibility role in a world‑class health organization. Help ensure the consistent delivery of the highest quality of care within California’s #1 hospital. Take your professional expertise to the next level. UCan do all this and more at UCLA Health.

As a financial advisor and subject matter expert, you will analyze complex problems using patient‑level financial and clinical data to support strategic hospital decision‑making. Your role will involve defining and executing a wide variety of analytical projects, anticipating client needs, establishing project scope, identifying data sources, translating data into polished deliverables, formulating business strategies, and presenting recommendations to executives. This position requires maintaining a high degree of knowledge in healthcare, finance, and operations, including staying current on evolving industry trends. You will:

Interface with executive and physician leadership

Collaborate with professional and technical teams to pinpoint issues, achieve objectives and improve performance.

Audit multiple systems and data for reasonableness and investigate variances

Benchmark business operations relative to established best practices and internal business objectives

Apply innovative problem‑solving in a dynamic and complex environment

Salary Range:

$95,400 to $208,300 annually

Qualifications
We’re seeking a self‑motivated, creative, goal‑driven professional with:

Related bachelor’s degree required

MBA or MPH preferred

Five or more years of experience in hospital, insurance, or related healthcare finance preferred

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau highly desired

Knowledge of hospital decision support and EMR systems, EPSi / Strata and Epic preferred

Understanding of healthcare coding systems (ICD‑10‑CM/PCS, UB‑04, HCPCS, MS DRG, CPT, etc.)

Familiarity with Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid reimbursement

Ability to write SQL and other coding languages a plus

Excellent communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills

Ability to work autonomously

Ability to translate clinical needs into financial terms and explain results to a non‑financial audience

Ability to anticipate and respond to rapid changes and industry shifts

Strong commitment to high‑quality deliverables, professional collaboration, and skill development

UCLA Health is a world‑renowned health system with four award‑winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, UCan at UCLA Health.

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