Junior Healthcare Data Analyst
Company Name:
Health Data Decisions
Health Data Decisions, a growing health analytics and consulting firm is seeking a Junior Healthcare Data analyst to support client projects and internal product development. The analyst will analyze and creatively interpret healthcare data to provide health plans, health systems and health analytics partners with effective data driven solutions and assist with decision making. The data analyst will support senior staff with conducting research, performing data validation and writing queries and reports using tools such as SAS, SQL and Excel. A professional in this position is engaged at all stages of data collection, validation, transformation and mining and analysis. The candidate is expected to have hands on experience using either SAS or SQL and must be able to write programs which create and execute analytic reports. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years professional experience working with databases, developing reports and drafting data and business requirements. Prior college coursework in computer programming and statistics will be considered as part of this experience. Healthcare experience and knowledge of health insurance a plus, but not required.
Required Key Skills
Possess basic knowledge in fields of insurance, healthcare and data management
Proficient with data collection and management policies, procedures and common technical tools
Strong analytical, evaluative and interpretation skills
Planning and decision making abilities
Ability to document business and data requirements in advance of programming and analysis
Core Competencies, Strengths and Qualifications
Experience in a professional setting working with data-oriented computer systems
Strong foundation in mathematics or numerical aptitude preferred
Ability to assume responsibility and perform with little or no supervision
Highest order of communication skills and team approach willingness to work in cooperation and collaboration
Adherence to confidentiality principles
Good judgment, initiative, commitment and resourcefulness
Responsibilities
Perform analyses of various data sets and draw conclusions in accordance with the objectives of the project
Data gathering and synthesis to create data sets ready for analysis.
Create analytical reports using tools such as SQL, SAS and Excel.
Evaluate various business problems and design data-oriented solutions
Determine the methodologies and procedures for carrying out effective data analysis
Develop and implement plans to measure and report on health care delivery cost, utilization, and trends
Effectively support analytical projects by participating in and coordinating all stages of the development life cycle.
Work closely with subject matter experts in planning and developing analytical methods for data collection, maintenance, and analysis.
Technical Competence
Programming languages: SQL, SAS, C, Java
Databases systems: SQL Server, Oracle
MS Office tools: MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Lync, Sharepoint
Education
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Public Health, Business Administration, Mathematics, or any business-related field
MPH preferred
Compensation
This is a full time salaried position with benefits including healthcare, 401K, bonus, profit sharing and a generous Paid Time Off program. Salary is commensurate with experience. The candidate will be located in the Northeast region.
Contact
Send resumes to . No phone calls or recruiters. This position will be filled in Fall 2014, with interviews starting early September.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Health Data Decisions
Health Data Decisions, a growing health analytics and consulting firm is seeking a Junior Healthcare Data analyst to support client projects and internal product development. The analyst will analyze and creatively interpret healthcare data to provide health plans, health systems and health analytics partners with effective data driven solutions and assist with decision making. The data analyst will support senior staff with conducting research, performing data validation and writing queries and reports using tools such as SAS, SQL and Excel. A professional in this position is engaged at all stages of data collection, validation, transformation and mining and analysis. The candidate is expected to have hands on experience using either SAS or SQL and must be able to write programs which create and execute analytic reports. The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years professional experience working with databases, developing reports and drafting data and business requirements. Prior college coursework in computer programming and statistics will be considered as part of this experience. Healthcare experience and knowledge of health insurance a plus, but not required.
Required Key Skills
Possess basic knowledge in fields of insurance, healthcare and data management
Proficient with data collection and management policies, procedures and common technical tools
Strong analytical, evaluative and interpretation skills
Planning and decision making abilities
Ability to document business and data requirements in advance of programming and analysis
Core Competencies, Strengths and Qualifications
Experience in a professional setting working with data-oriented computer systems
Strong foundation in mathematics or numerical aptitude preferred
Ability to assume responsibility and perform with little or no supervision
Highest order of communication skills and team approach willingness to work in cooperation and collaboration
Adherence to confidentiality principles
Good judgment, initiative, commitment and resourcefulness
Responsibilities
Perform analyses of various data sets and draw conclusions in accordance with the objectives of the project
Data gathering and synthesis to create data sets ready for analysis.
Create analytical reports using tools such as SQL, SAS and Excel.
Evaluate various business problems and design data-oriented solutions
Determine the methodologies and procedures for carrying out effective data analysis
Develop and implement plans to measure and report on health care delivery cost, utilization, and trends
Effectively support analytical projects by participating in and coordinating all stages of the development life cycle.
Work closely with subject matter experts in planning and developing analytical methods for data collection, maintenance, and analysis.
Technical Competence
Programming languages: SQL, SAS, C, Java
Databases systems: SQL Server, Oracle
MS Office tools: MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Lync, Sharepoint
Education
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Public Health, Business Administration, Mathematics, or any business-related field
MPH preferred
Compensation
This is a full time salaried position with benefits including healthcare, 401K, bonus, profit sharing and a generous Paid Time Off program. Salary is commensurate with experience. The candidate will be located in the Northeast region.
Contact
Send resumes to . No phone calls or recruiters. This position will be filled in Fall 2014, with interviews starting early September.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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