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Eligibility & Accumulator Analyst

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in eligibility, accumulators, claims, data operations, or production support
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field
  • Strong SQL proficiency (moderate to advanced) and proven data analysis and operational troubleshooting skills
  • Hands-on experience with eligibility and accumulator processing; knowledge of health insurance data, claims, and benefit structures; experience handling regulated data (HIPAA, PHI, PII, GDPR)

Requirements:

  • Provide technical support to customers, resolving product-related issues, troubleshooting defects, and managing escalations
  • Monitor inbound and outbound data exchanges, data quality, and processing to ensure operational accuracy
  • Execute and optimize SQL queries to retrieve, update, and manipulate data within relational databases
  • Collaborate with data, engineering, product, and operations teams to understand requirements, document workflows, and drive continuous process improvements and testing for new configurations and releases

Job description


100% Remote | 12‐Month Renewable Contract

Role Overview
In this critical role, you will be responsible for triaging eligibility and accumulator operational issues and driving timely, high‐quality resolutions. You will serve as the first line of support, identifying root causes, attempting resolution, and escalating when necessary.
You will manage a portfolio of clients and vendor partners, ensuring eligibility and accumulator data accuracy, performance, and compliance. The ideal candidate brings a hybrid background in technology and business, with strong expertise in eligibility, accumulators, benefit design, data analysis, and operational support within the health insurance domain.

The ideal candidate brings a prior Data Engineering background, including experience with data pipelines, data operations, and production support. Eligibility and accumulator experience is a major advantage, particularly within health insurance or claims‐based environments.


What You'll Do

Data Processing & Analysis
  • Provide technical support to customers, resolving product‐related issues, troubleshooting defects, and managing escalations
  • Monitor file receipt, processing, and outbound data generation to ensure operational accuracy
  • Execute and optimize SQL queries to retrieve, update, and manipulate data within relational databases
  • Analyze large datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes of issues
  • Recommend solutions and translate findings into actionable requirements for technical teams
  • Ensure all data is accurate, secure, and compliant with organizational standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR)


Monitoring & Issue Management
  • Monitor inbound and outbound data exchanges, data quality, and eligibility and accumulator performance for assigned clients and vendors
  • Proactively identify operational risks, recurring issues, and emerging trends
  • Perform detailed root cause analysis across large and complex datasets
  • Develop, document, and implement mitigation plans aligned with defined KPIs
  • Facilitate timely escalation of critical issues and ensure resolution follows established SLAs
  • Create clear documentation for workflows, analysis results, and processing procedures
  • Document, track, and maintain support cases in a ticketing or knowledge management system


Collaboration
  • Partner closely with data, engineering, product, and operations teams to understand requirements and deliver accurate solutions
  • Actively participate in team meetings and contribute ideas to improve processes, efficiency, and data quality


Continuous Improvement
  • Proactively design solutions to prevent recurring operational issues
  • Identify opportunities for system, process, and data improvements
  • Provide structured feedback to internal teams to support operational enhancements
  • Support testing activities for new configurations, enhancements, and releases


What You Need

Required Qualifications
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in a related role (eligibility, accumulators, claims, data operations, or production support)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field
  • Strong SQL proficiency (moderate to advanced)
  • Proven expertise in data analysis and operational troubleshooting
  • Hands‐on experience with eligibility and accumulator processing (required)
  • Knowledge of health insurance, pharmacy, medical and pharmacy claims, and benefit structures
  • Experience handling regulated data (HIPAA, PHI, PII, GDPR)
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem‐solving, and root cause analysis skills
  • Excellent attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and data quality
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a remote environment


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with claims and insurance data (highly preferred)
  • Background in data engineering concepts (data flows, monitoring, troubleshooting, file exchanges)
  • Experience using Databricks, Python notebooks, and PySpark for analysis
  • Familiarity with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar ticketing/work management tools
  • Understanding of APIs and data exchange processes
  • Prior experience in the Health Insurance industry (required for this role)

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