About the Role
At Transcarent, we’re redefining how healthcare works for self-insured employers and their members. Our Performance Analytics team empowers employers, consultants, and industry leaders with insights that drive better decisions, stronger outcomes, and measurable savings.
We’re seeking a Principal Analytics Leader—a senior-level expert who combines technical depth with business acumen. In this highly visible role, you’ll shape how we quantify value and savings, influence healthcare market dynamics, and partner with leaders across the industry to deliver accountable health and care solutions.
This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of data, healthcare, and market transformation. You’ll work with senior leaders across the industry, influence how employers and consultants evaluate value, and directly shape the future of accountable healthcare. If you’re passionate about using analytics to improve both health outcomes and financial performance, we’d love to meet you.
What You’ll Do
Strategic Leadership & Influence
- Serve as a thought leader on value measurement, savings analytics, and benchmarking.
- Drive alignment on Transcarent’s value proposition across internal teams and client reporting.
- Represent Transcarent with senior leaders, consultants, and employer clients.
Analytics & Insights
- Oversee program impact and savings studies at scale, presenting actionable insights to clients and industry experts.
- Continuously refine and enhance retrospective savings models, ensuring rigor and relevance.
- Continually learn about company and product priorities by partnering closely with leadership and business stakeholders to foster a culture of measurement and hypothesis-driven innovation; help stakeholders identify analytical solutions to prospective client questions.
Collaboration & Partnership
- Partner closely with Finance, Actuarial, Provider Contracting, Strategy, and Data Science teams.
- Support deal desk and Finance with pricing, risk, and financial projection models.
- Collaborate with Product and Innovation teams to quantify the value of new clinical solutions.
Data Expertise & Enablement
- Master and leverage diverse data sources—claims, eligibility, utilization, engagement, provider quality, SDOH, and more.
- Build a culture of data fluency by documenting methodologies, mentoring colleagues, and promoting standard measurement techniques.
- Explore new datasets and methods to solve high-priority business questions.
What We’re Looking For
Must-Haves
- 8+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, health economics, actuarial science, or related fields.
- Proven ability to present complex analytics to senior leaders, clients, and external experts.
- Strong SQL skills with experience querying and analyzing data from large datasets.
- Deep expertise with healthcare data, including claims, utilization, eligibility, and cost.
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to balance rigor with business needs.
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and team collaboration skills.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in a Health Tech or start-up environment.
- Familiarity with statistical programming (e.g., R) and data warehouse querying.
- Background in value-based care, health economics, or actuarial modeling.
- Familiarity with GitHub or other tooling for replicability and standardization.
Who we are
Transcarent and Accolade have come together to create the One Place for Health and Care, the leading personalized health and care experience that delivers unmatched choice, quality, and outcomes. Transcarent’s AI-powered WayFinding, comprehensive Care Experiences – Cancer Care, Surgery Care, Weight – and Pharmacy Benefits offerings combined with Accolade’s health advocacy, expert medical opinion, and primary care, allows us to meet people wherever they are on their health and care journey. Together, more than 20 million people have access to the combined company’s offerings. Employers, health plans, and leading point solutions rely on us to provide trusted information, increase access, and deliver care.
We are looking for teammates to join us in building our company, culture, and Member experience who:
- Put people first, and make decisions with the Member’s best interests in mind
- Are active learners, constantly looking to improve and grow
- Are driven by our mission to measurably improve health and care each day
- Bring the energy needed to transform health and care, and move and adapt rapidly
- Are laser focused on delivering results for Members, and proactively problem solving to get there
Total Rewards
Individual compensation packages are based on a few different factors unique to each candidate, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal equity.
Salary is just one component of Transcarent's total package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock options.
Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Competitive 401(k) Plan with a generous company match
- Flexible Time Off/Paid Time Off, 12 paid holidays
- Protection Plans including Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Insurance
- Mental Health and Wellness benefits
Transcarent is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don’t apply unless they meet 100% of the job criteria. While we have worked to consolidate the minimum qualifications for each role, we aren’t looking for someone who checks each box on a page; we’re looking for active learners and people who care about disrupting the current health and care with their unique experiences.
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