Advanced Specialist: Managed Care Analytics

Network Recruitment
Cape Town, Western Cape
Full-time
Posted 2 hours ago
Full-time IT & Software
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SUMMARY:

A leading organisation operating within a highly regulated and data-driven environment is seeking an Advanced Specialist: Managed Care Analytics to join its Data & Analytics team. This is an exciting opportunity for a healthcare analytics professional with strong experience in reporting, healthcare data analysis, utilisation management, and stakeholder engagement to support strategic decision-making through actionable insights and advanced analytics.


POSITION INFO:
Our client is seeking an Advanced Specialist: Managed Care Analytics to support the delivery of strategic analytical insights across the organisation's managed care and healthcare operations environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing complex healthcare and operational datasets, identifying trends and opportunities, developing reporting solutions, and providing data-driven recommendations to enhance member outcomes, operational performance, and strategic initiatives. This role offers significant exposure to healthcare analytics, utilisation management, reporting automation, stakeholder engagement, performance monitoring, and enterprise-wide data and analytics initiatives. Key Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts and data specialists Manage team performance, resource allocation, and delivery against business objectives Conduct regular coaching, performance reviews, and development planning Analyse healthcare utilisation, claims, provider, and operational data to identify trends and opportunities Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and management information packs Monitor key healthcare and operational performance indicators Support managed care initiatives through data-driven analysis and reporting Conduct healthcare utilisation and cost trend analysis Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, outcomes, and performance through analytics Translate complex datasets into meaningful business insights and recommendations Collaborate with business, operational, clinical, and analytics stakeholders Support strategic decision-making through advanced reporting and data visualisation Drive reporting automation and continuous improvement initiatives Ensure data integrity, quality, and consistency across reporting outputs Perform root-cause analysis and investigate emerging trends Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders Contribute to enterprise analytics and data transformation projects Assist in developing and enhancing analytical frameworks and methodologies Job Experience and Skills Required: Education: Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Economics, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field Honours Degree advantageous Experience: 5+ years' experience in Healthcare Analytics, Managed Care Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or Reporting Analytics 2+ years' managing a team Experience working with large and complex datasets Experience developing management reports, dashboards, and analytical solutions Exposure to healthcare, insurance, financial services, or another data-intensive environment advantageous Proven experience delivering insights to support business decision-making Experience engaging with senior business and operational stakeholders Skills: Advanced SQL proficiency Strong Power BI experience Experience with Python, SAS, R, or similar analytical tools advantageous Excellent data visualisation and reporting skills Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities Experience with data extraction, transformation, and reporting processes Advanced Microsoft Excel skills Strong presentation and communication skills Ability to simplify complex analytical findings for non-technical audiences Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities High attention to detail and accuracy Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities For more exciting Actuarial and Analytics vacancies, please visit: I also specialise in recruiting in the following: Actuarial: Life, Short-Term, Health, Pensions, and Quantitative Data & Analytics: Data Scientists, Data Analysts (Python, R, SQL, Machine Learning) Risk: Credit Risk, Market Risk, Model Risk, and Operational Risk Analysts Pricing: Specialists in Insurance and Financial Products AI & Machine Learning: ML Ops, NLP, Predictive Modelling Data Scientists Quantitative: Experts across Banking, Insurance, and FinTech If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions.

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Job TypeFull-time
LocationCape Town, Western Cape
CategoryIT & Software
Posted12 October 2026
Closing Date11 November 2026
Network Recruitment
Cape Town, Western Cape

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