Senior Analyst

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.

We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

Med Economics / Actuarial / Data Analyst will play a key role within the Essen Actuarial and Analytics Department, supporting the organization’s medical initiatives through financial modeling, risk performance analysis, and population health forecasting. The role combines actuarial insight, data interpretation, and strategic analytics to drive measurable improvements in MLR, utilization, quality and patient outcomes across multiple payers and service lines.

Maintain actuarial, population health and fee for service models for trends, financial projections, risk-sharing arrangements and reconciliations

· Perform cost, utilization, and revenue analyses across lines of business

· Calculate and monitor risk scores, PMPM trends, stop-loss exposure, Databricks, SQL, Python.

· Support the design and evaluation of contractual arrangements (FFS, CAP, Savings)

· Partner with Finance, IT, Contracting and Medical Management teams to identify drivers of medical spend and improvement opportunities

· Collaborate with IT and Data Engineering to ensure data integrity and automation of actuarial workflows

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, or related field

  · 3–5 years of experience in healthcare analytics, actuarial analysis, or managed care

  · Understanding of fee for service, value-based payment models, risk adjustment and population health metrics

  · Proficiency in SQL for data analysis; experience with Power BI

  · Strong knowledge of claims data, CMS methodologies, and medical cost structures

  · Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to accuracy and detail

  · Ability to communicate effectively with non-analytical staff and executive team

  · Ability to problem solve

  · Ability to create effective visualizations for presenting data intuitively

  Preferred Skills:

  · Experience with Medicare, ACO, or Medicaid VBP models

  · Exposure to trend modeling, actuarial reserving and forecasting methodologies

  · Familiarity with HCC, Quality and benchmarking logic

  Impact of the Role:

  This position directly supports Essen’s mission to deliver integrated, data-driven care by aligning financial and clinical performance. Through rigorous analytics and actuarial insight, the analyst will help shape population health strategies, improve profitability, and ensure sustainability of value-based programs across the enterprise

Salary- $120,000- $150,000 annually

Essen Health Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically-diverse population.