Every Number is A Life™
Business Analyst
Title: Business Analyst
Reports to: Vice President of Product Strategy
Location: Annapolis, MD 21401 (Possible remote/virtual position for preferred candidates)
About Pulse8, Inc.
Pulse8 is an innovative Healthcare Analytics and Technology Company that delivers visibility and
transparency for Risk Adjustment and Quality Management programs. We enable health plans
and at-risk providers to achieve the greatest financial impact in the Health Insurance Exchange
(HIX), Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid markets. By combining advanced analytic
methodologies with extensive health plan experience, Pulse8 has developed a suite of uniquely
pragmatic solutions that are revolutionizing risk adjustment. Pulse8’s flexible business
intelligence tools offer real-time visibility into member and provider activities so our clients can
apply the most cost-effective and appropriate interventions for closing gaps in documentation,
coding, and quality.
What's cool about working for Pulse8?
We're a close knit team of Healthcare and Technology experts dedicated to helping people live
longer, healthier lives. You'll get to help us design and build innovative solutions from the
ground up and have the opportunity to do lots of interesting things in an entrepreneurial
culture. We offer competitive benefits and much, much more!
Position Description
Business Analyst will assist our team of data scientists, researchers, risk adjustment experts, and
developers in leading business cases for algorithm development and improvement, researching
customer queries of analytics performance, creating requirements for new analytics and data
products, and working in tandem with our data teams in executing these requirements.
Position Responsibilities
1. Developing business cases and requirements for new products and current product
enhancements.
2. Leading customer requests for ad hoc reporting or research.
3. Owning customer financial improvement modeling and engaging directly with current or
new customers to update models.
4. Leading research initiatives to monitor Pulse8’s algorithm performance over time and
recommend future enhancements.
5. Collaborate with Pulse8 clinicians in outcomes, algorithm performance, and new
product development.
6. Develop customer presentations and reporting enhancements to streamline Pulse8
operations and support processes.
Minimum Essential Knowledge / Skills:
 Experience with actuary or financial modeling and concepts
 Experience or degree in statistics, epidemiology, or similar analytic field
 Experience interacting with large amounts of healthcare data
 Experience working with clinical classification systems like HCCs, DRGs, ETGs, ACGs
 Experience with R or SAS, or similar statistical language
 Proven technical, analytical and problem solving
 Strong written and verbal communication
 Professional and interpersonal
 Self-initiative and leadership
 Ability to work within a team environment
Required Education / Experience:
 Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study or is required.
 Ability to interface with both external and internal personnel at all levels.
 4 to 6 years experience in field-related processing
 Prior experience in implementing database solutions a plus
 Prior experience in healthcare industry.
 3 to 5 years of process improvement, database development, data process engineering,
CRM solutions, software development, or Master Data Management required.
Desired Skills:
 Experience with Tableau Desktop or related Business Intelligence tools