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Executive Director Medical Economics

Health Care Service Corporation · Chicago, IL · $161,500–$299,700 a year · Full time

Posted Mar 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you defined requirements for a large analytics platform and saw it delivered.

What they are checking: Experience as a business owner working with delivery teams through testing and launch.

Tell me about a time an analysis you led changed a major business decision.

What they are checking: Track record of real impact from medical economics work.

How do you build and lead a team that mixes analysts, clinicians and data engineers?

What they are checking: Leadership across different skill sets that a medical economics program needs.

What would you do

How do you turn a medical cost insight into an initiative that Network or Healthcare Management will act on?

What they are checking: Ability to connect analytics to action with cross-functional executive leaders.

Two executive leaders want the engine to prioritize different capabilities. How do you decide?

What they are checking: Executive influence and transparent prioritization when leaders compete for resources.

Testing of a new engine component shows results that do not match existing reports. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Ownership of data quality during delivery and the patience to reconcile before launch.

About the work

You will own the Medical Economics Engine. How would you define what it must do in its first year?

What they are checking: Ability to set program strategy and prioritize capability builds by business value.

Walk me through how you would break down a rise in medical cost into its drivers.

What they are checking: Medical economics depth, including utilization, unit cost, mix and population changes.

How would you measure whether a medical value initiative actually reduced cost?

What they are checking: Rigor in measurement, including baselines, control groups and avoiding regression to the mean.

How would you make medical cost insights understandable to leaders without an analytics background?

What they are checking: Communication skills that make complex cost data usable for decisions.

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The full job description

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At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers. Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development. Job Summary This position is responsible for leading enterprise-wide medical economics strategy to improve the way we analyze medical cost, and how we surface insights to cross-functional stakeholders to help design initiatives to improve medical value. It is the business owner for our Medical Economics Engine (MEE), creating program strategy, defining requirements for capability builds, collaborating with cross-functional executive leaders to provide actionable insights. This is a hybrid role and requires in-office hours 3 days a week at the respective office location. Responsibilities include: 1. Medical Economics Engine (MEE) Development: • Lead the development of our medical economics engine by setting program strategy, defining requirements for capability builds, and overseeing testing and delivery • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (executive leadership, Network, Healthcare Mgmt., etc.) to help define overall program strategy • Own the business requirements and functional strategy for all components of the MEE platform, partnering with delivery (data, IT) teams to oversee feature prioritization, deployment, change mgmt., and user adoption • Ensure MEE reporting and analytics effectively supports business needs 2. Value Improvement (VI) Support • Serve as a core leader for the Value Improvement task force – helping to identify and analyze key cost drivers in healthcare services and ensuring actionable insights are derived to reduce costs and improve value • Gather, synthesize, and present timely and actionable insights on emerging trends, cost drivers, and outlier behaviors – enabling cross-functional leaders to make informed decisions on medical cost containment • Act as the primary point of contact for cross-functional program leads (Healthcare Mgmt., Network, Payment Integrity, PMO, etc.) on medical cost trends and insights • Assist in shortening timelines from opportunity identification to delivery of value improvement, and identify other opportunities to improve the VI process 3. Team Development & People Mgmt. • Direct, coach, and develop team members— from the Director to individual contributor levels • Build the team to support development of additional capabilities (program strategy, AI-enabled insights, etc.) • Foster a collaborative team environment, set goals, monitor performance, and support professional development. Required Job Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Actuarial Science, Healthcare Economics, or related field. • 12 years of experience in healthcare analytics, medical economics, or financial modeling analysis or 10 years of experience in healthcare analytics, medical economics, or financial modeling analysis with an advanced degree • 7 years’ experience in a leadership capacity; ability to lead a team of internal subject matter experts and external strategic advisors Preferred Job Qualifications: • Actuarial certification (FSA, etc.). • MBA, Master of Finance, Master of Medical Economics, or similar advanced degree. • SQL skills or equivalent querying tools experience. • Analytics leadership experience with a health insurance payer or provider LI - AZ1 LI - HYBRID Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at HCSC about our Employee Referral process! Pay Transparency Statement: At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards . The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan. HCSC Employment Statement: We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Base Pay Range $161,500.00 - $299,700.00 Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

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