Senior Data Analyst - Express Scripts Canada

The Senior Data Analyst position is an opportunity for an experienced analytics professional to be a key contributor to the Data Insights & Analytics practice at ESC. This role leverages our vast claims data to create meaningful reports that deliver insights to help make better business decisions as well as support the needs of external clients. These reports will capture, consolidate, and visualize information to foster understanding of the past, present, and likely future business. The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for combining business acumen with technical skills in order to optimize business results and improve customer outcomes. A high level of creativity and impeccable interpersonal skills will be vital to abstracting requirements from a broad variety of stakeholders bringing forth often-novel use cases, as well as managing their expectations and ensuring their trust.

Essential Functions:

• Partner with business teams and clients to identify opportunities for reporting and data insights

• Create report outputs, visualizations and slide decks that reflect the objectives, needs and analytical knowledge of stakeholders

• Gather business needs, refine requirements, perform data analysis and recommend benchmarks/performance measures to stakeholders

• Uncover stories in the data that will lead to decisions and actions

• Manipulate and combine a variety of data sources using Python/SQL to create analytical solutions to business problems

• Consult with internal stakeholders to support and streamline business processes

• Manage relationships and priorities between analytics and internal business teams

• Show up as reliable and trustworthy to ensure the confidence of stakeholders which rely on the veracity of analysis

• Support evolution of data analytics by introducing best practices, data governance protocols, and documentation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Engineering or Business background

• Knowledge of the Pharmacy or Group Health Benefits (pharmacy, dental, other health) industry highly preferred

• 3-6 years of analytics experience, including demonstrated ability to ability to undertake and manage analytics research projects

• Proficient knowledge of Oracle SQL Developer or similar to support business via queries and thorough data validation

• Python, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Power BI experience are strong assets

• Experience translating business needs into practical applications and solutions

• Strong interpersonal skills and poise appropriate for collaborating with non-technical clients on technical subjects, particularly with external clients

• Track record of solving problems without having a prescribed process

• High levels of initiative, self-management and prioritization skills

• Experience in typical Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio

• Critical thinking skills and the capacity to explore unknown datasets and problems by leveraging internal SME’s

NOTE: Internal posting will be closed on March 26, 2025.

Express Scripts Canada is a Cigna company

Express Scripts Canada is a subsidiary of Express Scripts, a Cigna company. Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing and peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna offers an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Express Scripts, and our affiliates including medical, dental, behavioural health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products.

About Express Scripts Canada

Express Scripts Canada is a leading health benefits manager and has been recognized as one of the most innovative. Our clients include Canada's leading insurers, third party administrators and governments. We work with these clients to develop industry-leading solutions to deliver superior healthcare in a cost-controlled environment. We provide Active Pharmacy™ services to more than 7 million Canadian patients and adjudicate more than 100 million pharmacy, dental, and extended health claims annually. Through our proprietary consumer intelligence, clinical expertise, and patients-first approach, we promote better health decisions for plan members, while managing and reducing drug benefit costs for plan sponsors.

It will be a condition of employment that the successful candidate obtains an Enhanced Reliability Clearance from the Federal Government. The candidate will be required to provide supporting documentation to receive clearance if required.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with a positive work environment built on solid corporate values, integrity, mutual respect, collaboration, passion, service and alignment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace. By embracing diversity, we build a more effective organization that empowers our employees to be the best that they can be.

We are committed to creating a working environment that is barrier-free and we are prepared to provide accommodation for people with disabilities.

If you require accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: eschr2@express-scripts.com Do not email eschr2@express-scripts.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.