MHN Data Analyst

The Data Analyst s responsible for performing work related to creation of performance measurement and operational, financial, and clinical analytics. This role produces critical information for all levels of management, on both a regular schedule and ad hoc as requested, to understand performance at the project, department, and organizational level, and to compare performance with internal and external benchmarks.

The position requires a professional degree with training that supports a strong understanding of math, statistics, analytics, and logic-based processes. The Data Analyst focuses on turning data into information, information into insight, and insight into key business decisions.

System-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide thought leadership and act as a subject matter expert in analytical approaches and methodology.
• Help lead system and project implementations.
• Promote a culture of data-driven decision making.
• Contribute toward the future technology, process, and financial needs of the health system.
• Deliver data insights for management that reflect strategic direction and KPIs for the health network.
• Assess and assist with the adoption of toolsets that drive innovation.
• Participate in various committees to influence data capabilities and competencies.
• Connect each daily task back to a strategic goal, showing the value for each deliverable.
• Build, maintain, and improve analytics tools across the organization.
• Oversee initiatives to meet or exceed clinical and financial performance expectations and key metrics.
• Assist with managing work queues and prioritizing work items for the analytics team.
• Stay informed and keep up with industry trends and best practices by attending data conferences, workshops, and seminars, subsequently imparting that data to other analytics team members.
• Serve as a mentor for other team members, teaching best practices and techniques.

Do you have experience in Statistics?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

Experience:

• 5+ years of position-related experience

Position-related experience includes:

• Minimum of five years of experience with data analysis and working knowledge of database reporting.
• Obtain basic expertise in system reporting tools and data modeling solutions specific to Marshall Health Network within one year of accepting the position.
• Strong technical background and advanced math and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytic skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong SQL skills, including manipulation and management of data.
• Assist in creating databases, including designing and implementing extract, load, and transform (ETL) procedures.
• Strong intuition about data and ability to communicate findings to technical and non-technical resources.
• Proficiency with:
• SQL (Cerner CCL experience preferred)
• Visualization tools: Tableau, MS Power BI, DA2 / Business Objects, etc.
• Enterprise data warehouse construction tools (dbt preferred)
• Procedure creation for Snowflake, Cerner CCL, and MS SQL Server
• ETL process creation tools such as MS SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Programming in Python or R for data manipulation and API data retrieval (i.e., FHIR)
• Experience with ambulatory software or other core clinical information systems preferred.
• No additional certifications or registrations required.