Analyst - Operations

     MAXIMUS, Inc.  in  Reston, VA 

        Analyst - Operations

I: Essential Job Functions:

• Provide statistical analysis of business issues involving health benefits and insurance administration.
• Conduct operational analyses in order to provide project management with insight into business performance, changing operational environments, and site-specific reporting platforms.
• Develop and maintain operational forecasts to health care administration resources under a variety of intake volumes, and conditions using data/statistical analysis, simulation modeling and other mathematical methods.
• Perform capacity planning simulations using Arena software to determine the staffing level required.
• Evaluate and monitoring contract performance and preparing analysis reports on market conditions; approving and rejecting requests for deviations from contract specifications and delivery schedules.
• Creating, analyzing, and tracking quarterly operations forecasts
• Selecting appropriate techniques for quantitative and qualitative analysis, collecting the data, and interpreting it.
• Interpret quantitative data and design statistical models for researching business problems.
• Conduct peer code review of VBA Applications as well as write, publish and present tools, environment and computer systems training information for customers and coworkers.
• Prepare reports and deliver findings to business management using data visualization techniques that illustrate findings and make them comprehensible for decision making.
• Perform data validation to ensure data accuracy and to understand and report on data discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Operations Research and Business Analyst teams to provide expertise in analysis methodologies, data values, and semantics.
• Assist the business with the implementation of new end user processes as well as internal support processes in order to streamline, standardize and create increased efficiency; assists in implementing new software and technologies to meet business needs

II: Experience or Qualifications Required:

• 3 years’ experience, conducting financial and operational analyses related to budgeting, contracting, project planning and management processes,  2 years of which involved health care and benefits administration.
• Experience with:
  • Formulating mathematical or simulation models;
  • Labor productivity analysis;
  • Conducting analyses and overseeing administrative operations related to budgeting, contracting, project planning and management processes.
• Knowledge of and Experience with:
  • MS Excel, Access and VBA/Macro in Microsoft Office.
  • Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Transaction-SQL (T-SQL), and SQL.
  • Python
  • Tableau
  • Selenium
  • PowerPivot, and Power Query M language
  • ResQ
  • Oracle Database
  • Linux

III: Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or a closely related field

To apply for this position, please forward your resume and cover letter to CelaniMDominguez@maximus.com with the "Analyst – Operations (VA)" position in the subject line. No telephone calls, please.

MAXIMUS, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.