Data Reporting and Analytics Consultant V

Kaiser Permanente; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser in Portland, Oregon seeks a senior Data Reporting and Analytics Consultant V to drive data-informed decisions. You will lead strategic analyses, develop advanced models, and present findings to executives. Mastery of Excel, SQL, and data visualization with Tableau, Databricks, Python is valued.

You will mentor stakeholders and influence growth strategies across markets. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with health plan and care delivery leaders, delivering scalable

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years experience in a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s degree plus eight (8) years in data analytics or related field; equivalents accepted.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor junior team members.
• Develop and validate complex data models and analytics strategies.
• Translate data findings into actionable executive-level insights for decision-makers.
• Design, implement, and automate reporting solutions and BI dashboards.

Skills

Ambiguity management

Attention to detail

Business knowledge

Communication

Critical thinking

Cross-group collaboration

Decision making

Dependability

DEI support

Drives results

Facilitation skills

Health care industry

Influencing others

Integrity

Learning agility

Organizational savvy

Problem solving

Teamwork

Topic-specific communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Business Planning

Data Extraction

Data Mining

Data Visualization Tools

Negotiation

Project Management

Relational Database Management

Statistical Programming Language

Vendor Management

Written Communication

Job description

Overview:

The Data Reporting and Analytics Consultant V is a senior individual contributor who will support Kaiser Permanente-s Northwest & Washington markets and serves as the market-s expert on membership performance. This role analyzes and forecasts membership trends across all segments, translating complex market dynamics, competitive positioning, and regulatory impacts into clear, actionable insight. The consultant provides objective, trusted analytics that guide executive decision-making. Partnering closely with market leaders across both health plan and care delivery, the role reconciles differing perspectives and aligns stakeholders around realistic, data-driven membership forecasts. Success in this role requires advanced proficiency in Excel modeling, SQL, and data visualization, with additional value placed on Tableau, Databricks, Python, and modern forecasting methods. Through rigorous analysis and strong executive communication, the Consultant V plays a critical role in strengthening membership performance and shaping the market-s growth strategy.

Job Summary:

This individual contributor is primarily responsible for driving strategic data-informed decisions, gathering data and information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion, preparing data for analytic efforts, and interpreting complex data analyses. This position drives the execution of creative data analytic approaches leading to actionable outcomes across functional areas, business and/or clinical lines, designs, implements, and automates business and reporting solutions, and leads the development of advanced analytical and/or statistical models enabling informed business decisions.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; influencing team members within assigned unit; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentoring junior team members; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.

• Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promoting adherence to all procedures and policies; developing work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; determining and carrying out processes and methodologies; coordinating and delegating resources to accomplish organizational goals; partnering internally and externally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks as appropriate; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and evaluating recommendations made by others.

• Interprets complex data analyses by applying findings to contextual settings; and developing insights, reports, and presentations telling a compelling story to stakeholders to enable and influence decision making; participating in peer reviews; and providing context related to data interpretations and/or limitations as appropriate.

• Leads the development of advanced analytical and/or statistical models enabling informed business decisions by determining data and analytical requirements; translating models and gaining stakeholder buy-in for implementation; creating complex models leading to actionable insights; and testing, refining, and validating models.

• Designs, implements, and automates business and reporting solutions by partnering with stakeholders to advise in their design, planning, and implementation while ensuring consistency and coherency; evaluating and summarizing data and results; creating summary statistics; designing data reports, visualizations, and/or interactive Business Intelligence (BI) reports; reporting to stakeholders on key findings; identifying needs for the development and implementation of additional reporting solutions; and preparing documentation as appropriate.

• Drives the execution of creative data analytic approaches leading to actionable outcomes across functional areas, business and/or clinical lines by defining and calculating complex metrics to be analyzed; defining, calculating, and validating algorithms; and conducting complex analyses, including descriptive, correlational, inferential, and/or predictive statistics.

• Prepares data for analytic efforts by integrating and consolidating data; ensuring data quality and accuracy; profiling data inaccuracies and recommending process improvements or system changes to enhance overall quality of the data; collaborating with stakeholders and source system owners to resolve data quality issues as appropriate; and cleaning and creating final data set(s) for analysis.

• Gathers data and information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion by validating data sources; querying, merging, and extracting data across internal and external sources; completing routine data refresh and update; developing and/or delivering complex tools for electronic data collection; and providing user training, support, and documentation.

• Drives strategic data-informed decisions by consulting with clients and leadership to identify and clarify key business needs across functional areas, business and/or clinical lines; developing outcomes and process measures; translating business requirements; determining data/information needs and data collection methods; developing complex analysis plans; evaluating the impact of business decisions on clients, customers, and/or members; partnering with clients and staff to identify opportunities and methods to improve efficiencies with analysis; supporting and training end-users; and documenting processes and deliverables.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

• Attention to Detail

• Business Knowledge

• Communication

• Critical Thinking

• Cross-Group Collaboration

• Decision Making

• Dependability

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support

• Drives Results

• Facilitation Skills

• Health Care Industry

• Influencing Others

• Integrity

• Learning Agility

• Organizational Savvy

• Problem Solving

• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall

• Teamwork

• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Business Planning

• Data Extraction

• Data Mining

• Data Visualization Tools

• Negotiation

• Project Management

• Relational Database Management

• Statistical Programming Language

• Vendor Management

• Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.

• Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Social/Physical/Life Science, Business, or related field and Minimum eight (8) years experience in data analytics or a directly related field. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years project management experience.

• Three (3) years relational database experience.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Data Reporting and Analytics Consultant V

LOCATION: Portland, Oregon

REQNUMBER: 1444270

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.