Sr. Analyst, Data and Analytics

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Job Description

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine , as a Senior Analyst, Data and Analytics in our Data Science and Analytics department.

This is a remote, work from home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

The ideal Senior Analyst is a key member of the Data and Analytics team. You are responsible for developing and maintaining analytic deliverables including dashboards, crosswalks, scorecards, reports, and databases.

Also, establishing and maintaining data exchange activities between payer partners, technology vendors, and UChicago Medicine.

This person will work directly with our internal support teams (IT, business development, and stakeholders) and associated vendors for data management and IT solutions and will assist with a range of innovative analytic opportunities.

Essential Job Functions

• Data Pre-Processing : Manipulate data from source systems to define rules for reporting. This includes cleansing of data and datasets necessary for the creation of data marts
• Report Development : Works in collaboration with Report Sponsors to meet the need and specifications of reporting requests.

Create complex reporting suites that provide insight for the purpose of action and improvement

Mentorship and Validation : Serves as a mentor to Analysts within the team and across the organization regarding report writing and development best practices.

Provides validation for data queries and report outputs. Provide constructive feedback in a professional manner

• Data Specifications and Definition Documentation : Creation of measures for reporting purposes. This includes defining populations (inclusion and exclusion criteria), appropriate variance of performance, setting organization targets
• Project Management : Leading responsible work through to completion. Working with interdisciplinary teams to continue large scale projects and ensure the timely completion of work.

Ability to hold oneself and others accountable for responsibilities as assigned

• Report life-cycle review and maintenance : Maintain an appropriate portfolio of work. Updating reports and queries to match the most appropriate specifications and versions of technology available
• Data Quality Management : Develop and own the rules necessary to diagnose the health and stability of system-wide reports and measures, complementary to enterprise-level rulesets and activities
• Analyze trends, identify patterns, and develop data-driven recommendations to improve clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, and patient satisfaction
• Ad-hoc analysis and Other Duties as Assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in IT, computer science, industrial engineering, business decision support / statistical analysis, healthcare administration, or a clinically associated healthcare field with strong statistical analysis
• Minimum 5 years directly applicable experience in data systems, analysis, programming, and technical design, preferably in a healthcare setting
• Programming in one or more languages (SQL minimum, others applicable)
• Experience providing mentorship and critical feedback for the success of others
• Expertise in data analysis tools : Python, R, Power BI, Tableau, Excel (advanced with formulas and macros), QlikView, SAS, or other statistical software
• Demonstrated advanced technical skill and knowledge of data systems and query languages
• Requires technical creativity and strong understanding of information technology in health care
• Knowledge and application of the principles of continuous improvement including methodologies, data collection and analysis, and reporting
• Experience with project management and demonstrate proven project management skills
• Must work well in a team environment and be able to partner with both business and technical team members and translate technical language to the non-technical need
• Demonstrated ability to identify areas for improvement
• Capable of making recommendations and implementing solution
• Demonstrated ability to lead group discussions
• Demonstrated skills in conflict resolution
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct, multi-task, and partner with technical staff from different departments
• Strong organizational and consensus building skills
• Demonstrated ability for public speaking
• 1-5 years of healthcare experience (hospital / provider experience preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Experience and competency with EPIC and Cogito applications : Clarity, Caboodle, Chronicles, Radar, Reporting Workbench
• Alteryx experience
• Minimum 5 years report-development experience leveraging the most current BI tools (Tableau minimum, others applicable)

Position Details

• Job Type / FTE : Full-time
• Shift : Day
• Job Location : Remote
• Unit / Department : Data Science & Analytics
• CBA Code : Non-Union

Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process.

This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Why Join Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual.

To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment with patients and with each other. We’re in this together : working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward.

If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters.

Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at : UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process.

This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

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