Manager, Business Analytics - Data Platform

Title: Manager, Business Analytics - Data Platform Location: United States

Opportunity Overview

The Data Platform team at Cohere Health is building a scalable, intelligent data ecosystem to power analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making for our clients and our company. We are seeking a Business Analysis Manager as a player coach to guide, support and serve the existing business analysts and the larger product and client needs. This person will bridge client data enablement, business needs and technical execution. You’ll work closely with clients, stakeholders, product managers, engineers to gather requirements, write user stories, shape data solutions, and help drive the development of high-quality data products. You will also directly manage the existing team of business analysts.

As a Manager, you are expected to work independently on moderately complex initiatives, provide clarity and structure to technical delivery, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of our processes and workflows. This role entails attention to detail, analytical thinking, cross-functional collaboration, data analysis and leadership.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, mission-driven environment with the chance to make a measurable impact on healthcare outcomes. The ideal candidate will be curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable navigating and leading fast-paced, cross-functional work.

What you’ll do:

• Champion, lead and support the business analyst team working closely with product management, the larger Data Platform team and the organization as a whole
• Partner with clients, the client delivery team, product development and stakeholders across the business to gather and document detailed business and data requirements
• Translate business needs into clear user stories, and supporting epics, collaborating with the Sr. Product Manager and engineers to ensure accuracy and alignment
• Perform data gap analyses and source-to-target mapping to support onboarding of new data sources
• Validate data outputs and support QA processes using SQL and other tools to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness
• Support data profiling and quality monitoring efforts, while maintaining awareness of data lineage and providing business context to ensure end-to-end data reliability.
• Serve as the point of contact for requirement clarification during project delivery, ensuring alignment across teams
• Improve internal processes including workflows and backlog hygiene leveraged by business analysts
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives, and standups
• Drive and or support internal change management activities and support cross-functional stakeholder communications and the rollout of new features or data products
• Maintain client reference libraries and support operational documentation

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field, public health, economics, or a related discipline, preferred
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Systems Analyst, or other analytics focused role, preferably in a data engineering or analytics environment
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with healthcare data (e.g., claims, EMR, HEOR, SDOH)
• Minimum 2 years of people management and/or leadership experience
• AWS cloud-native stack experience
• Proficient in writing SQL queries to support data exploration and validation
• Experience working in Agile Scrum environments, including participation in or facilitation of sprint ceremonies
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to operate in a matrixed environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving and triage skills, with attention to detail
• Demonstrated presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience relaying technical information to non-technical audiences.

Pay & Perks:

💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel

🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account

🏝️ Flex Time Off + company holidays

👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave

🐶 Pet insurance

The salary range for this position is $116,000 to $125,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
2. Meet your Hiring Manager!
3. Behavioral based interview
4. Cross functional interview

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision-making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.

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