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PurpleLab · 12 hours ago

Senior Product Analyst, Methodology

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

PurpleLab is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented analyst to serve as a Senior Product Analyst on their Data Methodology team. This role involves analyzing large-scale healthcare claims datasets and collaborating with engineering, product, and clinical teams to translate complex requirements into technical specifications.

Computer Software

Responsibilities

Analyze large-scale healthcare claims datasets (primarily closed claims; experience with open claims and remittance data preferred) to support the development and validation of analytical methodologies

Design, implement, and optimize complex SQL queries to support methodology development and enhancements for new and existing products, data validation, and ad hoc analyses

Validate outputs to ensure accuracy, clinical relevance, and alignment with business and product requirements

Develop and maintain analytical rules, measures, and calculations related to utilization, cost, quality, and clinical outcomes

Partner with Product, Engineering, and Clinical teams to translate business and clinical requirements into technical specifications

Serve as a bridge between business users and technical teams by documenting methodology logic, assumptions, and data flows

Support product enhancements and new feature development by evaluating the feasibility and impact of methodology changes

Assist with troubleshooting data and methodology issues across upstream and downstream systems

Apply knowledge of healthcare claims processing, billing, and coding standards, including CPT / HCPCS, ICD-10 (CM and PCS), MS-DRG

Leverage experience with clinical groupers and advanced claims methodologies (e.g., risk adjustment, episode groupers, severity adjustment, benchmarking) to inform analytical design

Stay current on industry trends, coding changes, and regulatory updates that may impact methodologies

Qualification

SQL proficiencyHealthcare claims dataHealthcare coding knowledgeData analysisAnalytical methodologiesCuriosityCross-functional collaborationAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

5–8 years of relevant professional experience in healthcare analytics, data analysis, or a related field

Advanced SQL proficiency (required), including experience with complex joins, CTEs, window functions, and performance optimization

Hands-on experience working with healthcare claims data

Strong understanding of healthcare coding and billing concepts, including CPT/HCPCS, ICD-10, and MS-DRG

Proven ability to analyze complex data, identify patterns, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights

Experience working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

Experience with clinical groupers and advanced healthcare methodologies (e.g., episode-based analytics, risk adjustment models, severity stratification)

Familiarity with healthcare analytics products or platforms

Experience with data modeling, requirements documentation, and systems analysis

Exposure to modern data warehouses and analytics tools (e.g., BigQuery, DataBricks, etc.)

Background in healthcare economics, clinical analytics, or population health, or relevant field