Data Specialist – Health Insurance (Data & Operations)

Data Specialist – Health Insurance (Data & Operations)The Insurance Information Bureau of India (IIB) is the central data and analytics backbone of the Indian insurance ecosystem. The Health Vertical manages policy and claims data submitted by insurers to enable underwriting insights, fraud monitoring, and regulatory reporting. Role SummaryThe Data Specialist will manage health insurance data operations including ingestion, validation, quality monitoring, and insurer coordination. This role is suited for professionals with 3–4 years of experience in health insurance data or analytics. Key Responsibilities· Monitor data submissions, pipeline health, and SLA adherence. · Perform data cleaning, validation, and anomaly checks. · Implement and track data quality rules (completeness, accuracy, timeliness). · Act as SPOC for assigned insurers for submission queries and issue resolution. · Prepare validation reports, gap analysis, and reconciliation outputs. · Develop SQL/Python scripts for profiling, validation, and audit trails. · Support dashboard creation and analytics data preparation. · Track KPIs such as rejection rate, duplicate rate, and resolution turnaround. Qualifications & ExperienceMinimum-Graduate degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field. Mandatory 3–4 years of hands-on experience in health insurance data management, with exposure to policy, member, and claims datasets. Technical Skills· Advanced SQL (joins, window functions, optimization). · Python (pandas, data validation and automation). · Strong understanding of data quality frameworks and descriptive statistics. · Preferred: Power BI/Tableau, Advanced Excel, Git, JIRA/Azure DevOps.