Senior HEDIS Data Manager

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Humana’s Health Quality and Stars organization is seeking a Senior HEDIS Data Manager to deliver quality and value in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to support our Medicare Stars and Medicaid programs through engaging in the transformation of clinical data to inform operational and strategic decision making, collaboration with partners across the enterprise and support of the HEDIS program and related activities. This will require building and maintaining strong relationships with corporate and market teams, including IT, Quality Operations and Compliance, and vended partners.

The HEDIS Senior Data Manager is accountable for engaging in and supporting all aspects of the HEDIS program and regulatory operations, including: vendor oversight, process development, system and technical configurations, and management of efforts to maximize HEDIS results.  The HEDIS Senior Data Manager champions a collaborative environment where the team and connected partners align on appropriate strategies for each successful season, ensuring all regulatory submissions of data collection and reporting are accurate, complete and timely. This position requires demonstration of a high level of business acumen as well as cultivating and maturing partnerships within the enterprise. Through individual and team contributions, the HEDIS Senior Data Manager is responsible for the following:

• Become an expert in HEDIS, Stars, and Medicaid specifications, processes, and schedules
• Drive internal and external partnerships to coordinate, guide, and oversee implementation of clinical measures, as well as all related regulatory activities and reporting
• Interpretation of complicated and large data sets to identify trends, data scenarios, and opportunities for improved member health and measure compliance
• Ability to decipher regulatory literature and effectively communicate impacts and changes
• Analyze data to solve a wide variety of business problems and creation of data visualizations that drive strategic vison
• Partnership with IT and HEDIS NCQA-certified vendor on tool and reporting enhancements
• Development, tracking and presentation of HEDIS, Stars, and Medicaid programs, metrics and reporting
• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with key upstream and downstream partners
• Ensure data quality, timeliness and accuracy
• Champion improvements to existing processes

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5 or more years of technical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively initiate and drive projects and tasks with minimal supervision, consistently delivering high-quality results.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate complex issues, identify patterns, and develop innovative, abstract solutions.
• Proven experience in working efficiently under tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities, and maintaining high productivity in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable with rapid change and ambiguity; able to quickly pivot and adjust priorities as business needs evolve.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a consistent track record of collaborating effectively across teams and maintaining confidentiality and integrity.
• Exceptional ability to execute tasks with precision, thoroughly reviewing work to ensure accuracy and quality in all deliverables.
• Apply critical thinking skills to develop queries, isolate impacts to regulatory changes and identify patterns in clinical data using Excel, SQL, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering and/or related field
• Healthcare or managed care experience
• Experience with data extraction and analysis technologies such as SQL, CQL, Power BI, Powershell or similar tools

Additional Information

This role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana’s secure website.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$97,900 - $133,500 per year

 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.Application Deadline: 06-07-2026

About us
 

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

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