Clinical Quality Performance Analyst

Cardiovascular Associates of America - CVAUSA; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiovascular Associates of America (CVAUSA) is seeking a Clinical Quality Performance Analyst to support enterprise-wide quality initiatives in a fully remote role. You will analyze quality performance data, develop dashboards, and collaborate with physician leaders and quality staff to drive improvements in cardiovascular care.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in clinical or outcomes research, strong SQL/PowerBI skills, and familiarity with CMS/MIPS programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a health or data science field and 5+ years of clinical or outcomes research experience.
• Deep experience with clinical datasets (EHR/registry/claims).
• Fluent in SQL and PowerBI, including dashboards and reports.
• Familiarity with healthcare quality programs or clinical research workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise cardiovascular quality initiatives including MIPS/MVPs reporting and payer-specific performance reporting.
• Analyze provider-, practice-, and network-level quality performance data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and routine performance reports.
• Identify trends, variation, and opportunities for quality improvement.
• Support audit readiness and documentation related to quality reporting and payer programs.
• Collaborate with physician leaders and quality staff to support quality improvement initiatives.
• Apply standardized analytic workflows and best practices.
• Assist with development and maintenance of analytic documentation and reporting templates.
• Collaborate with physician leaders, practice administrators, and quality and research committees.
• Present analytic findings clearly to clinical and operational audiences.
• Participate in enterprise quality and research meetings as needed.

Skills

5+ years of experience in clinical or.

Clinical datasets (EHR/registry/claims

SQL

PowerBI

Healthcare quality programs

Communication skills

SAS

Python

R

Cardiovascular experience

IRB-regulated research exposure

CMS quality programs / MIPS / MVPs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, data science, healthcare administration, or a related field

Master’s degree (MPH, MS, MHA, or equivalent)

Job description

Job Title: Clinical Quality Performance Analyst

Location: Remote

Organization: Cardiovascular Associates of America (CVAUSA)

Travel: 1-3 times per year (for team meetings)

Reports to: Executive Director of CVAUSA Patient Safety Organization

Cardiovascular disease is the single largest contributor to premature death and disability in the world. At CVAUSA, we are dedicated to delivering the highest quality cardiovascular care and to advancing scientific discovery through clinical research, including randomized trials and observational and health outcomes research. As we build our clinical programs and our national network of cardiovascular clinical trials, we need strong team members who are passionate about improving cardiovascular care quality through quality management and developing novel therapies that reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease!

Position Summary

The Clinical Quality Performance Analyst will support Cardiovascular Associates of America’s enterprise-wide quality improvement and performance initiatives. This is a fully remote role.

This role is ideal for an analyst with solid healthcare analytics experience who can manage analyses independently within defined projects, collaborate effectively with clinical and operational stakeholders, and translate data into meaningful insights that support high-quality, evidence-based cardiovascular care.

Key Responsibilities

• Support enterprise cardiovascular quality initiatives, including:
  • MIPS/MVPs, Clinically Integrated Network, and payer-specific performance reporting
  • Internal clinical quality and patient safety initiatives
• Analyze provider-, practice-, and network-level quality performance data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and routine performance reports.
• Identify trends, variation, and opportunities for quality improvement.
• Support audit readiness and documentation related to quality reporting and payer programs.
• Collaborate with physician leaders and quality staff to support quality improvement initiatives.
• Apply standardized analytic workflows and best practices.
• Assist with development and maintenance of analytic documentation and reporting templates.
• Collaborate with physician leaders, practice administrators, and quality and research committees.
• Present analytic findings in a clear, concise manner to clinical and operational audiences.
• Participate in enterprise quality and research meetings as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, data science, healthcare administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in clinical or outcomes research, including quality improvement analytics.
• Deep experience working with clinical datasets (EHR, registry, and/or claims data).
• Fluent in SQL and PowerBI, including building and maintaining dashboards and reports.
• Familiarity with healthcare quality programs or clinical research workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

• Master’s degree (MPH, MS, MHA, or equivalent).
• Fluency with SAS
• Proficiency with Python and R
• Experience in cardiovascular medicine or cardiology practice environments.
• Exposure to IRB-regulated research or observational studies.
• Familiarity with CMS quality programs, MIPS/MVPs, ACOs, or payer quality reporting.

Key Attributes

• Comfortable working independently within defined project scopes and self-motivated.
• Excels in fast-paced, “startup-like” environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Able to balance multiple priorities in a fully remote work environment.
• Extremely well organized
• Likes to work collaboratively, and responsive to feedback.
• Motivated by improving quality and outcomes in cardiovascular care.

Why Join Cardiovascular Associates of America

At CVAUSA, you’ll help improve and measure quality and advance scientific discovery at a national scale, and as part of the nation’s largest network of cardiovascular care professionals.

You’ll have an opportunity to work closely with and learn from physician, quality, and research leaders. Your work will be more than just numbers and data; it will be foundational for our efforts to improve patient care and save lives. You’ll join a mission-focused organization dedicated to excellence in cardiovascular care and clinical research.