Healthcare Data Analytics Specialist; Health Services Policy Specialist

Job Overview

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is seeking an experienced analytic professional to be part of our Bureau of Strategic & Performance Analytics. This position is cross disciplinary and provides the right candidate with the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to the development of new processes that inform the health care of three million Ohioans. We are looking to fill the following position:
Medicaid Informatics Specialist.

Data & Integrated Systems

Strategic & Performance Analytics

Health Services Policy Specialist (PN )

• Heavily involved in the development and implementation of monitoring metrics for the Medicaid Managed Care and Next Generation MyCare programs.
• Critical to developing best practices that drive improved health outcomes across the state.
• Attends meetings to assist in the development of tools, metrics, dashboards, and models to aid policy decision-making.
• Responds to requests for data and analyses from internal and external stakeholders.
• Conducts literature reviews to identify and implement best practices in program oversight.
• Prepares reports related to state and federal requirements.

The ideal candidates will be familiar with relational databases and demonstrate experience with data analysis. They will be self-directed and enthusiastic about conducting research and analysis to enhance program evaluation and oversight.

Education and experience options:

• Undergraduate core coursework with 12 months of experience in one of the following fields: health services administration, mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, public administration, allied health sciences, nursing, economics, public health, or a comparable field; 2 years of experience in health services research and/or health policy analysis; 12 months of training or 12 months of experience in research methodology, measurement & testing, analysis of variance & survey sampling;
  
  12 months of training or 12 months of experience in the use of computer programs/applications with emphasis on relational databases, computer hardware, software for spreadsheets, statistical analysis, graphics presentation & word processing; 1 course or 3 months of experience in multiple regression or multivariate analysis.
• Or completion of graduate core coursework in health services administration, mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, public administration, allied health sciences, nursing, economics or a comparable field; 2 years of experience in health services research and/or health policy analysis; 12 months of training or 12 months of experience in research methodology, measurement & testing, analysis of variance & survey sampling; 12 months of training or 12 months of experience in the use of computer programs/applications with emphasis on relational databases, computer hardware, software for spreadsheets, statistical analysis & graphics presentation & word processing;
  
  1 course or 3 months of experience in multiple regression or multivariate analysis.
• Or 2 years of experience as Health Services Analyst, 65211.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Data Analytics

Health Administration, Data Modeling, Data Visualization

Analyzation, Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Innovation

Medicaid

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Jan 25, 2026, 10:59:00 PM

Lazarus 5

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

$38.49/hour

Full-time

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Classified

1199

Data Analytics

Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Health Administration

Analyzation, Attention to Detail, Collaboration, Innovation

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