Sr Provider Reporting & Database Administrator

Job #205535

Position Summary:
The Sr. Database Administrator provides oversight and administration of Network Administration’s department databases. He/she designs, maintains, and upgrades department databases, coordinates vendor and stakeholder data exchanges, and designs and facilitates the reporting of data regarding Wellmark contracting providers and provider networks that support Wellmark’s portfolio of customer products and services.

Job Accountabilities:
1. Provides administration of the Network Administration department databases including Visual Cactus.
2. Confers with other departments to maximize the value of data and determine impact of changes on other systems.
3. Participates in the planning and recovery process for Network Administration databases including the development of recovery plans and periodic testing exercises.
4. Installs, in concert with IT, new updates and enhancements to Visual Cactus.
5. Establishes and maintains policies, procedures and standards relating to database management.
6. Designs and executes complex database queries using a variety of reporting programs, including Business Objects and Crystal, for Wellmark committees and report cards. Also produces a variety of reports for internal and external audiences summarizing data regarding Wellmark providers and networks.
REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will possess:
-Bachelors Degree in Computers, Information Management, or Business or 6 years of previous experience in database administration or data reporting.

-Experience working with relational databases.

-Knowledge of and experience with SQL.

-Experience developing and using test plans to ensure the integrity of data within a database.

-Experience as a Network Database Administrator or a similar role in another area or company.

-Demonstrated ability to write complex database queries using a variety of reporting programs including Business Objects.

-Experience in developing and analyzing high level reports for internal and external audiences.

-Experience building and maintaining databases.

For a complete description and to apply for this position, visit our website at www.wellmark.com

We offer a total rewards package that exceeds the market and an environment that inspires achievement.

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
636 Grand Avenue, Station 37
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2565

515-235-4319 (fax)
www.wellmark.com

AA/EOE/ADA/V/M/F