Senior Population Health Management Analyst

Gainwell Technologies

. Lead discovery and analysis for complex or cross-functional population health capabilities .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSenior💰 $74,300 - $99,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead discovery and analysis for complex or cross-functional population health capabilities
Define problems, scope, stakeholders, outcomes, assumptions, dependencies, milestones, and analysis approaches
Plan, design, and recommend business processes and service improvements
Synthesize clinical, operational, technical, contractual, and data perspectives into options and recommendations
Facilitate client and internal workshops, resolve requirement conflicts, drive decisions, and communicate tradeoffs
Translate program objectives into analysis scope, work packages, milestones, estimates, owners, and completion criteria
Coordinate priorities and dependencies across contributors
Lead analysis of cohort identification, eligibility and attribution, risk stratification, care and quality gaps, outreach workflows, intervention tracking, outcomes, utilization, cost, and equity-oriented segmentation
Ensure population and measure logic is unambiguous and reproducible
Evaluate multi-source healthcare data and analytics for lineage, consistency, completeness, timeliness, bias, privacy, and fitness for use
Create and govern requirements and analysis artifacts, including process models, data requirements, data dictionaries, measure specifications, report definitions, user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability
Use Jira as the system of record for analysis delivery
Monitor progress, communicate metrics and status, identify risks, recommend mitigations, and escalate threats to commitments
Own test strategy inputs and business validation, including test planning, defect triage, user acceptance readiness, release decision support, and post-implementation validation
Coordinate technical reviews across design, build, integration, testing, release, adoption, and operations
Mentor analysts and promote reusable standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Six or more years of business analysis, healthcare analytics, health information technology, product or solution delivery, or related experience; equivalent education and experience considered
Experience leading complex requirements and process-analysis efforts across business, clinical, data, and technical stakeholders
Strong command of project delivery fundamentals, including scope, work planning, milestones, dependencies, estimation, status, risk and issue management, change control, quality, and stakeholder communication
Advanced practical experience with Jira or a comparable work-management platform, Excel, process modeling, and requirements traceability
Proficiency using SQL or equivalent methods to interrogate and validate data is strongly valued
Ability to influence without direct authority, resolve ambiguity, mentor colleagues, and present complex recommendations clearly to clients and leadership
Experience with Medicaid, Medicare, health plans, accountable care, public-sector healthcare, provider organizations, or enterprise population health platforms
Familiarity with quality measurement, value-based care, care management, health equity, social drivers of health, risk adjustment or stratification, healthcare data models, interoperability, and privacy-sensitive analytics
Experience coordinating multi-workstream technology delivery, leading user acceptance testing, supporting implementation readiness, and developing executive or client-facing recommendations
Bachelor’s degree in business, health administration, public health, information systems, analytics, or a related field is preferred
Business analysis, agile, healthcare quality, analytics, or project management certification is valued
Required availability from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time
Fully remote options from most US locations and territories

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work flexibility
Learning and career development
Generous, flexible vacation policy
401(k) employer match
Comprehensive health benefits
Educational assistance
Leadership and technical development academies