Title: Business Analyst – Risk Adjustment (Payor)
Location: Richmond or Atlanta – Hybrid role
Long Term Contract || 1099 only || Need USC or GC only
Need strong Business Analyst – Risk Adjustment (Payor) with risk adjustment analytics in a healthcare payer environment (Medicare Advantage, ACA (HIX/Exchange), or Medicaid), SQL, Excel, data visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI/SAS), healthcare data formats (claims, encounters, EMR, lab, and eligibility), regulatory processes (CMS, HHS, EDGE server, RADV/IVA audits), HCC coding models (CMS-HCC, HHS-HCC), ICD-10 codes, and claims data Exp.
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Job Summary:Client is seeking a highly analytical and motivated
Business Analyst – Risk Adjustment to support risk adjustment operations and data analytics initiatives. This role is critical in helping ensure accurate and compliant capture of risk adjustment data for government-sponsored programs such as
Medicare Advantage and
ACA (HIX/Exchange). The candidate will play a key role in translating business needs into technical solutions, driving insights, and enabling optimized risk scoring strategies.
Key Responsibilities:Analyze and interpret risk adjustment data (claims, encounters, chart reviews, HCCs) to identify trends, data quality issues, and improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with stakeholders across actuarial, clinical coding, IT, and compliance teams to support risk score accuracy.
Translate regulatory and business requirements into user stories or functional specifications for data/reporting solutions.
Support CMS/HHS risk adjustment submission processes including EDGE server management and encounter reconciliation.
Assist in development and enhancement of dashboards/reports for risk score monitoring, suspecting models, and provider performance.
Monitor and interpret changes in CMS/HHS risk adjustment guidelines and apply to internal business processes.
Participate in audit support (e.g., RADV, IVA) and validation of risk adjustment data submissions.
Act as liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure delivery of actionable and scalable solutions.
Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, Analytics, or related field (Master’s preferred).
8+ years of experience in risk adjustment analytics in a healthcare payer environment (Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, or ACA).
Strong knowledge of HCC models (CMS-HCC, HHS-HCC), ICD-10 coding, and risk adjustment methodologies.
Experience with healthcare data formats: claims, encounters, EMR, lab, and eligibility.
Proficiency in SQL and Excel; experience with BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, or SAS preferred.
Familiarity with regulatory processes (CMS, HHS, EDGE server, RADV/IVA audits).
Preferred Skills:Knowledge of data and reporting tools, including Cognos or Watson Health platforms.
Experience in Agile environments; ability to write and manage JIRA user stories and tasks.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and business teams.