Senior Utilization Strategy Consultant at Securian Financial in Saint Paul

Job description

Overview: We are seeking a Senior Utilization Strategy Consultant to lead and advance utilization strategy for our Supplemental Health products. In this highly strategic role, you will build and evolve a capability focused on understanding utilization patterns, translating insights into actionable recommendations, and informing key business decisions. You’ll partner across the organization to help shape strategies that balance customer value, market competitiveness, and financial performance, ultimately supporting the long-term growth and sustainability of our Supplemental Health business. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Utilization Strategy & Performance Management Serve as the lead for utilization strategy, coordinating cross functional efforts to balance customer value, market competitiveness, and financial outcomes. Develop and maintain a comprehensive utilization framework for Supplemental Health products. Establish performance targets and success metrics to measure the effectiveness of utilization strategic initiatives. Establish governance, reporting, and decision-making processes to ensure utilization activities are consistently applied across the organization. Recommend actions based on customer, financial, and operational impacts. Business Decision Support Partner with a cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate the impact of product, service, and operational decisions on utilization, customer value, and financial outcomes. Communicate findings and actionable recommendations to stakeholders in a clear manner. Partner with business leaders to prioritize strategic utilization opportunities based on expected value, feasibility, and strategic alignment. Reporting & Analytics Collaborate with our Reporting & Analytics team to design and maintain reporting that enables leadership to monitor utilization performance, evaluate intervention effectiveness, and support data-driven decision making. Identify, prioritize, and evaluate hypotheses regarding emerging utilization patterns and claims trends, including coordination with business partners to validate findings and quantify impacts. Develop predictive and diagnostic analyses to support proactive identification of utilization risks and opportunities. Translate complex analytical results into concise and actionable insights tailored to executive, operational, and cross-functional audiences. Ensure data is accurate, consistent, and fit for decision-making purposes through appropriate validation and governance practices. Identify opportunities to enhance analytical capabilities through automation, improved data integration, and development of scalable reporting solutions. Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, data analytics, finance, economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work with complex data, evaluate model or study results, and identify meaningful business insights. Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain analytical findings to technical and nontechnical audiences. Ability to influence decision-making and build consensus across multiple business functions. Experience developing analytical tools, reports, dashboards, or repeatable data processes; ability to learn and apply new technical tools as business needs evolve. High degree of initiative and ability to define, organize, and complete work independently while collaborating effectively across teams. Strong documentation and organizational skills with attention to detail, data quality, and controls. Adaptability in a rapidly changing environment and the ability to manage multiple priorities. *Internal Securian Financial job title for this position is Reporting & Analytics Sr. Consultant* Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both v