Financial Data Analyst - MassHealth; hybrid

Explore the Possibilities and Advance with Us.

You can view all open jobs by clicking here or use the following search form to find jobs that suit your specific career interests.

When you join the UMass Chan Medical School team, you join us in advancing together to improve the health and well-being of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the US and the world. Together, we lead in education, research, health care delivery, and public service. Your life’s work is more than a career. It’s an expression of your passion, intellect, skill, and drive.

UMass Chan's commitment to excellence, innovation, competitive benefits, and work-life integration will allow you to build a professionally rewarding career as we work together to better or improve the health of people around the globe.

Financial Data Analyst - Mass Health (hybrid)
Job Number:
Category:
Other

Location:

Boston, MA

Shift:
Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Exempt
Business Unit:
For Health Consulting
Department:
For Health Consulting - Office Of Clinical Affairs - W401300
Job Type:
Full-Time
Union Code:
Non Union Position
-W60
- Non Unit Professional
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date:
Sept. 10, 2025

Under the general supervision of the Deputy Director of the Budget team, this position is responsible for conducting key financial and programmatic analyses to support Mass Health funding strategies and programmatic initiatives. This role informs critical budget and policy decisions across a range of financial programs and supports the project management of cross-team initiatives. The analyst will contribute to the development and execution of financial strategy and operations, with an emphasis on adaptability, strong analytical skills, and cross-functional collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

A cover letter must be provided to be considered for this position.

• Manage financial models that determine how major segments of the Mass Health budget—such as provider payments, managed care funding, and other programmatic allocations—are distributed, and present recommendations to executive leadership including the Medicaid Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief of PCDI.
• Produce recurring analyses in Excel to support the development, execution, and monitoring of Mass Health financial performance, including revenue trends and expenditure changes.
• Collaborate with the Mass Health budget team, payment operations team, and program teams to ensure funding strategies are accurately reflected in the annual budget and operational systems.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses to support targeted programmatic initiatives, such as evaluating payment models, enhancing provider incentives, or addressing cost/revenue variances.
• Assist in preparing presentations and reports for executive leadership and external stakeholders on key financial decisions, including budget levels, trends, and policy rationale.
• Contribute to federal documentation efforts (e.g., CMS submissions), including coordinating internal reviews, drafting responses to federal questions, tracking follow-up items, and supporting contract-related deliverables.
• Facilitate meetings and communications across departments to maintain alignment on timelines, financial strategies, and key decisions.
• Support agency-wide initiatives, ensuring appropriate fiscal tracking and communication across program teams.
• Serve as a liaison for internal data visualization efforts (e.g., Tableau dashboards), providing input on design, functionality, and usability to ensure alignment with finance-related goals.

Bachelors degree in Economics, Business, Finance, Public Policy or related field.

Masters degree in Economics, Business, Finance, Public Policy or related field.

• 2 years of cumulative work experience in state, local or federal agencies, private sector, or non-profit.
• Prior experience/skills in Microsoft Excel required; familiarity with Tableau or an analytical database (e.g. R) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex quantitative analyses into qualitative summaries to present to leadership and external stakeholders and strong analytic and…