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You may know us as FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, Teleflora, and Wonderful Halos, but we’re all Wonderful. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Healthcare Data Analyst, Health Plan Strategy to help shape the strategy and performance of The Wonderful Company’s U.S. self-funded health plans.
This is a hands-on healthcare analytics role for someone who can turn complex medical, pharmacy, clinical, financial, and eligibility data into meaningful insights and recommendations. You’ll analyze what’s driving healthcare costs and utilization, forecast future trends, evaluate programs and vendor performance, and identify opportunities to improve employee health outcomes while managing total healthcare spend.
Working closely with Benefits leadership and our Wonderful Wellness Centers, you’ll help connect data to decisions across health plan design, clinical programs, vendor strategy, and long-term healthcare planning. This is a senior individual-contributor role with significant visibility and the opportunity to influence strategy through analytics, project leadership, and cross-functional partnership.
The position reports to the Sr. Director, Health Plan & Benefits and works closely with the Director, Global Benefits.
This position is based at our West Los Angeles, CA office. We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday through Wednesday and the option to work remotely Thursday and Friday.
Job Description
- Analyze medical, pharmacy, clinical, financial, and eligibility data using SQL and other analytical tools to identify cost drivers, utilization patterns, and emerging trends.
- Develop forecasting models, cost projections, trend analyses, and scenarios to support budgeting and long-term health plan strategy.
- Translate complex healthcare data into actionable recommendations related to plan design, cost management, clinical programs, and employee health outcomes.
- Establish financial, clinical, and utilization metrics and reporting frameworks to monitor health plan performance.
- Evaluate health plan, vendor, and clinical program performance, including financial impact, health outcomes, utilization, member experience, and ROI.
- Conduct benchmarking analyses to identify opportunities to improve plan performance and benefit design.
- Identify opportunities to leverage The Wonderful Company’s on-site health centers and clinical resources to improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable healthcare costs.
- Partner with Benefits leadership and the Chief Medical Officer to evaluate significant clinical, utilization, and cost trends.
- Develop clear, executive-ready presentations that turn complex analysis into key insights and recommendations.
- Lead cross-functional analytical projects by aligning stakeholders, managing timelines, and driving work through completion.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of healthcare data analytics experience working with medical and/or pharmacy claims data.
- Hands-on experience analyzing large healthcare datasets and identifying cost, utilization, and performance trends.
- Proficiency with SQL and experience with reporting or visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or SSRS.
- Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, trend analysis, or healthcare cost analysis.
- Strong understanding of healthcare cost and utilization drivers with the ability to translate analysis into business recommendations.
- Experience communicating complex findings to non-technical stakeholders and senior leaders.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience analyzing healthcare claims or plan performance for self-funded employer populations.
- Experience within a self-funded employer, health plan/payer, TPA, PBM, benefits consulting firm, or healthcare analytics organization.
- Knowledge of employer-sponsored health benefits, health plan design, healthcare benchmarking, and/or clinical program evaluation.
- Master’s degree in a related field.
Salary: $110,000-$125,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.
Additional Information
-
Thriving Wellness Community: Access to top-notch medical coverage comprehensive vision and dental plans, and a 401k with match eligibility to secure your financial future and including:
- 24/7 online physician consultations
- virtual mental health resources
- life coaching
- engaging employee community groups
- cash rewards for healthy habits and fitness reimbursements
- library of on-demand fitness videos
- Career Advancement Opportunities: Unlock your potential with clear paths for career progression and internal mobility across our diverse family of brands and business units.
- Focused Learning and Development: Grow as a leader with our dedicated Learning and Organizational Development department, offering extensive resources like People Manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses.
- Empowering Mentorship Program: Connect with colleagues through our company-wide mentorship program to share goals, overcome challenges, and drive your career forward.
- Continuous Improvement Training: Participate in training that empowers all employees to learn and implement concepts that drive significant, positive change in the workplace.
- Building a Healthy Society: To date, our co-Founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick, through their foundations and The Wonderful Company, have invested more than $2.5 billion in education, health and wellness, community development, and sustainability initiatives across California’s Central Valley, Fiji, and the world. In 2025, Wonderful ranked as #1 in PEOPLE’s “100 Companies That Care” list and was named one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. To learn more about our corporate social responsibility efforts, visit csr.wonderful.com.
- Giving Back to the Community: Make a difference with Wonderful Giving, allowing you to allocate company-provided funds to up to three charities of your choice, and join Wonderful Neighbor to contribute to group service projects within our local communities.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios® is America’s No. 1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful® Halos® is the No. 1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful® is the No. 1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI® Water is America’s No. 1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN® Wine has the No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora® is the world’s leading floral delivery service.
The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.
To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The Wonderful Company is an Equality Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities for advancement. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that embodies a deep culture of acceptance, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.
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You may know us as FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, Teleflora, and Wonderful Halos, but we’re all Wonderful. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Healthcare Data Analyst, Health Plan Strategy to help shape the strategy and performance of The Wonderful Company’s U.S. self-funded health plans.
This is a hands-on healthcare analytics role for someone who can turn complex medical, pharmacy, clinical, financial, and eligibility data into meaningful insights and recommendations. You’ll analyze what’s driving healthcare costs and utilization, forecast future trends, evaluate programs and vendor performance, and identify opportunities to improve employee health outcomes while managing total healthcare spend.
Working closely with Benefits leadership and our Wonderful Wellness Centers, you’ll help connect data to decisions across health plan design, clinical programs, vendor strategy, and long-term healthcare planning. This is a senior individual-contributor role with significant visibility and the opportunity to influence strategy through analytics, project leadership, and cross-functional partnership.
The position reports to the Sr. Director, Health Plan & Benefits and works closely with the Director, Global Benefits.
This position is based at our West Los Angeles, CA office. We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday through Wednesday and the option to work remotely Thursday and Friday.
Job Description
- Analyze medical, pharmacy, clinical, financial, and eligibility data using SQL and other analytical tools to identify cost drivers, utilization patterns, and emerging trends.
- Develop forecasting models, cost projections, trend analyses, and scenarios to support budgeting and long-term health plan strategy.
- Translate complex healthcare data into actionable recommendations related to plan design, cost management, clinical programs, and employee health outcomes.
- Establish financial, clinical, and utilization metrics and reporting frameworks to monitor health plan performance.
- Evaluate health plan, vendor, and clinical program performance, including financial impact, health outcomes, utilization, member experience, and ROI.
- Conduct benchmarking analyses to identify opportunities to improve plan performance and benefit design.
- Identify opportunities to leverage The Wonderful Company’s on-site health centers and clinical resources to improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable healthcare costs.
- Partner with Benefits leadership and the Chief Medical Officer to evaluate significant clinical, utilization, and cost trends.
- Develop clear, executive-ready presentations that turn complex analysis into key insights and recommendations.
- Lead cross-functional analytical projects by aligning stakeholders, managing timelines, and driving work through completion.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of healthcare data analytics experience working with medical and/or pharmacy claims data.
- Hands-on experience analyzing large healthcare datasets and identifying cost, utilization, and performance trends.
- Proficiency with SQL and experience with reporting or visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or SSRS.
- Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, trend analysis, or healthcare cost analysis.
- Strong understanding of healthcare cost and utilization drivers with the ability to translate analysis into business recommendations.
- Experience communicating complex findings to non-technical stakeholders and senior leaders.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience analyzing healthcare claims or plan performance for self-funded employer populations.
- Experience within a self-funded employer, health plan/payer, TPA, PBM, benefits consulting firm, or healthcare analytics organization.
- Knowledge of employer-sponsored health benefits, health plan design, healthcare benchmarking, and/or clinical program evaluation.
- Master’s degree in a related field.
Salary: $110,000-$125,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.
Additional Information
-
Thriving Wellness Community: Access to top-notch medical coverage comprehensive vision and dental plans, and a 401k with match eligibility to secure your financial future and including:
- 24/7 online physician consultations
- virtual mental health resources
- life coaching
- engaging employee community groups
- cash rewards for healthy habits and fitness reimbursements
- library of on-demand fitness videos
- Career Advancement Opportunities: Unlock your potential with clear paths for career progression and internal mobility across our diverse family of brands and business units.
- Focused Learning and Development: Grow as a leader with our dedicated Learning and Organizational Development department, offering extensive resources like People Manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses.
- Empowering Mentorship Program: Connect with colleagues through our company-wide mentorship program to share goals, overcome challenges, and drive your career forward.
- Continuous Improvement Training: Participate in training that empowers all employees to learn and implement concepts that drive significant, positive change in the workplace.
- Building a Healthy Society: To date, our co-Founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick, through their foundations and The Wonderful Company, have invested more than $2.5 billion in education, health and wellness, community development, and sustainability initiatives across California’s Central Valley, Fiji, and the world. In 2025, Wonderful ranked as #1 in PEOPLE’s “100 Companies That Care” list and was named one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. To learn more about our corporate social responsibility efforts, visit csr.wonderful.com.
- Giving Back to the Community: Make a difference with Wonderful Giving, allowing you to allocate company-provided funds to up to three charities of your choice, and join Wonderful Neighbor to contribute to group service projects within our local communities.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios® is America’s No. 1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful® Halos® is the No. 1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful® is the No. 1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI® Water is America’s No. 1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN® Wine has the No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora® is the world’s leading floral delivery service.
The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.
To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The Wonderful Company is an Equality Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities for advancement. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that embodies a deep culture of acceptance, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote data strategy lead jobs.
- 5+ years of experience in data strategy, analytics, or enterprise data management
- Proficiency with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks
- Experience developing and implementing data governance frameworks and policies
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Familiarity with data modeling concepts, metadata management, and data cataloging tools
- Bachelor's or master's degree in a quantitative, computer science, or business field
Tips for Your Remote Data Strategy Lead Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote data strategy lead openings from across the U.S. in one place. Check it regularly and apply directly to roles that match your background before they fill. Remote postings often close faster than on-site ones because the candidate pool is national.
Document your async leadership approach
Remote data strategy leads coordinate roadmaps across distributed teams without in-person touchpoints. Before your search, write up examples of how you've driven alignment through written memos, recorded walkthroughs, or structured Slack threads. Specific proof of async leadership separates you from candidates who only describe outcomes.
Build a visible data strategy artifact
Remote hiring managers can't watch you work, so give them something concrete to evaluate. Publish a data strategy framework, governance model, or roadmap template you've built, even as a PDF or a shared doc. A real artifact does more than a resume bullet ever can.
Target remote-first companies in your sector
Remote-first organizations, meaning companies whose entire team works distributed by design, hire data strategy leads with different expectations than hybrid companies. Search specifically for remote-first firms in your sector, since they've already solved the infrastructure problems and need a strategy lead who can operate fully asynchronously from day one.
Remote Data Strategy Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote data strategy lead job?
Remote data strategy lead roles go to candidates who can demonstrate both strategic thinking and the discipline to drive alignment without in-person meetings. Remote-first companies and distributed enterprise teams screen hard for written communication, async decision-making, and the ability to move stakeholders without a whiteboard. Concrete portfolio evidence, such as documented frameworks you've built or data roadmaps you've owned, gives you a clear edge over candidates who only describe past work verbally.
Which companies hire remote data strategy leads?
Remote data strategy lead roles are posted by ZS Associates, Veeva Systems, and Acceleration Partners and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed financial services firms, and scaling healthcare technology organizations make up the largest share of remote data strategy lead openings.
Can you get a remote data strategy lead job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry paths are narrower because you must self-direct from day one without on-site mentorship. Early-career candidates do best targeting remote-first startups and mid-size SaaS companies that hire junior data strategy roles as part of growing data teams. Showing a documented side project, a data roadmap you built independently, or strong async communication skills in writing samples or a portfolio can open doors that a resume alone won't.
Do you need a degree for remote data strategy lead jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weight demonstrated strategy work, measurable outcomes, and tool proficiency over a specific degree. A strong track of shipped data initiatives, a well-documented portfolio, and fluency in data governance frameworks often matter more to a distributed team than where you went to school. That said, senior roles at larger organizations often list a bachelor's or master's as a baseline, so a degree can remove friction even if it isn't the deciding factor.
Which industries hire the most remote data strategy leads?
Remote data strategy lead roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services and Technology & Software, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors run large distributed data functions where a centralized strategy lead can coordinate roadmaps and governance across teams without being physically present.
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