Data Analyst & Population Health Scientist

Illinois Public Health Institute; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

PTO

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

15 paid holidays

Job summary

Illinois Public Health Institute in Chicago seeks a Data Analyst & Population Health Scientist to lead the Data Analytics & Population Health function within the Chicago Regionwide Community Information Exchange (CIE). This role transforms complex data into actionable intelligence to support strategy, operations, partner engagement, evaluation, and health equity.

The position develops executive dashboards, evaluates performance, analyzes referral and utilization trends, supports grant reporting,

Qualifications

• Five or more years of analytics, evaluation, business intelligence, or population health analysis experience.
• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience developing executive dashboards and performance reporting.
• Knowledge of population health, health equity, and program evaluation methodologies.
• Experience translating analyses into actionable recommendations for executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, reports, and performance measures to support decision-making.
• Analyze utilization, referral patterns, partner adoption, network performance, and other metrics.
• Produce recurring reports for leadership, funders, governance bodies, and stakeholders.
• Translate datasets into insights, visualizations, and recommendations.
• Lead development and continuous improvement of evaluation frameworks and measures.
• Strengthen data-informed decision-making across organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on reporting infrastructure and analytics capabilities.

Education

Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, Data Science, Health Services Research, or a related discipline

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

R

Python

SAS

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Data Analyst & Population Health Scientist leads the Chicago Regionwide Community Information Exchange's (CIE) Data Analytics & Population Health function by transforming complex data into actionable intelligence that supports organizational strategy, operational improvement, partner engagement, evaluation, and health equity. Working closely with executive leadership, functional leaders, technical teams, implementation teams, partner organizations, and community stakeholders, this position develops executive dashboards, evaluates organizational performance, measures implementation outcomes, analyzes referral and utilization trends, supports grant and funder reporting, and provides timely insights that inform strategic decision-making across the organization.The role will serve as CIE's internal evaluation lead by developing performance measures, designing evaluation frameworks, assessing organizational impact, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and strengthening the organization's ability to make data-informed decisions that advance coordinated care and improve population health outcomes. This position is full-time, exempt, and reports to the Managing Director. IPHI's standard work week is 37.5 hours.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, reports, and performance measures that support organizational decision-making.


• Analyze utilization, referral patterns, partner adoption, network performance, and other operational metrics.


• Produce recurring reports for executive leadership, funders, governance bodies, partner organizations, and other stakeholders.


• Translate complex datasets into meaningful insights, visualizations, and actionable recommendations.


• Identify trends and opportunities that strengthen organizational performance and strategic decision-making.

Population Health Analytics

• Apply population health and epidemiologic methods to identify trends, disparities, service gaps, and opportunities for improvement.


• Develop equity-focused performance measures that demonstrate the CIE's impact across populations and communities.


• Evaluate utilization patterns to strengthen care coordination, community resource connections, and population health outcomes.


• Support community health assessments, population-level analyses, and strategic planning activities.


• Recommend data-informed approaches that advance health equity and improve system performance.

Evaluation & Impact Measurement

• Lead development and continuous improvement of the CIE's organizational evaluation framework.


• Develop meaningful measures of success for pilot initiatives, implementation activities, strategic priorities, and organizational performance.


• Design evaluation methodologies, logic models, and performance measurement plans.


• Serve as the organization's internal evaluation lead while collaborating with external evaluation partners when appropriate.


• Produce evaluation reports demonstrating organizational impact, implementation outcomes, health equity improvements, and return on investment.


• Recommend operational and strategic improvements based on evaluation findings.

Data Quality & Decision Support

• Partner with the Data Steward to strengthen data quality, consistency, reporting reliability, and data governance practices.


• Identify reporting gaps, data quality concerns, and opportunities to strengthen the CIE's analytics infrastructure.


• Provide executive analyses that support strategic planning, organizational sustainability, partner engagement, and organizational decision-making.


• Develop presentations, dashboards, data visualizations, and executive-level reporting that communicate findings to diverse audiences.


• Support organizational planning by identifying emerging trends, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with the Technology & Interoperability function to strengthen reporting infrastructure, analytics capabilities, and data accessibility.


• Partner with Community Engagement, Partner Success, Strategic Engagement, and organizational leadership to provide data-informed decision support.


• Collaborate with the Director of Privacy & Security to ensure analyses comply with organizational privacy, security, governance, and data-sharing requirements.


• Work across technical, operational, and community-facing teams to ensure data informs implementation, continuous improvement, organizational performance, and strategic priorities.


• Support grant reporting, partner reporting, governance reporting, and executive decisionmaking through timely and meaningful analytics.

Teamwork & Team Relationships

• Set direction and manage project assignments with and across team members and partners


• Co-create and supervise scopes of work with contracted partners/consultants/contractors to ensure timely completion


• Provide feedback and coaching to Program Assistants, Associates, and Managers to ensure program deliverables are met

Planning and Stewardship of Money

• Create budget plans for program activities within parameters set by leadership and program staff


• Select and negotiate with vendors within procurement and funding policies and procedures

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, Data Science, Health Services Research, or a related discipline.


• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience conducting analytics, evaluation, business intelligence, or population health analysis within healthcare, public health, human services, or community health settings.


• Experience developing executive dashboards, business intelligence products, and performance reporting using Power BI, Tableau, or comparable platforms.


• Experience analyzing complex datasets using SQL, R, Python, SAS, or similar analytical tools.


• Knowledge of population health, health equity, social drivers of health, epidemiology, and program evaluation methodologies.


• Experience developing performance measures, evaluation frameworks, logic models, and organizational reporting.


• Experience translating complex analyses into clear, actionable recommendations for executive leadership and diverse audiences.


• Experience working with integrated health and human services data, Community Information Exchanges (CIEs), Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), Medicaid data, or related environments preferred.


• Expert understanding of Microsoft programs including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook


• Expert understanding of Zoom, Asana, and other project management or organizing apps


• Project management experience, demonstrating a strong understanding of task planning, and ensuring project deliverables are met on time


• Prioritize tasks and meets deadlines; strong attention to detail


• Understands and can clearly convey regulations, guidelines, and programmatic outcomes relevant to program implementation.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• The position is full-time, exempt, 37.5 FTE hours per week


• Must be able to sit at and operate a computer and other office equipment for a significant portion of the workday


• Must be able to move about the office to access files and supplies


• This position may entail occasional work in the evenings or on weekends and requires occasional travel for one or more nights from time to time


• This position is located in Chicago and will require adherence to our hybrid schedule

Compensation: This position offers a salary range of $83,400 - $107,291 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits: IPHI offers competitive benefits, including multiple health plan options, dental, vision, employer-paid disability and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) with employer matching. Employees also receive PTO, paid parental leave, and an Employee Assistance Program, 15 paid holidays, including a week off in December.

Location: This position is located in Chicago. IPHI operates a hybrid office work model where team members work in the office two days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday), and individuals may work in the office or remotely the other three days per week. There is travel for meetings and site visits within Chicago, the suburbs, and Illinois. Occasional overnight travel within Illinois or nationally for conferences and training may be required.

Starting Date: Immediate.