Director - Quality Data Analysis

MaineHealth; Biddeford (ME); On-site; USD 113,360 - 153,379; Full time

Job summary

MaineHealth is seeking a Director of Quality Reporting and Data Analysis to provide leadership for the Quality Reporting and Data Analytics Program. You will oversee strategy, operations, and development, driving data-driven performance improvement across MH and its entities.

The role collaborates with IT, data governance, and analytics teams to ensure trusted data sources and timely insights. The position requires 5-10+ years in healthcare data leadership, a Master’s degree, Epic certification,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent practical experience in an appropriate discipline.
• Epic Certification preferred
• 5-10+ years managing technical resources; 7+ years healthcare data experience.
• Experience in requirements gathering, data mining, design, testing, validation, implementation, and support of enterprise data structures.
• Proficiency with various software applications and business intelligence tools.
• Excellent communication skills with diverse audiences.
• Ability to travel across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for 22 employees across CMS Quality Reporting, Abstraction, Data Analytics, and Surgical Quality Registry functions.
• Lead enterprise quality measurement and analytics integrating CMS, public reporting, clinical registries, Epic, MIDAS, and other sources.
• Translate complex analytics into actionable insights for executive decisions and strategic planning.
• Develop dashboards and scorecards to monitor outcomes for leaders, physicians, and frontline teams.

Skills

Public speaking

Communication skills

Data analysis

Requirements gathering

Data mining

Training & instruction

Team leadership

Presentation of complex analytics

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant discipline

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business management, or related field

Tools

Epic Certification

Epic

MIDAS

Business Intelligence tools

Job description

MaineHealth Corporate

Management/Leadership
Req #: 87148

• Provide executive leadership for 22 employees across CMS Quality Reporting and Abstraction, Quality Data Analytics, and Surgical Quality Registry (NSQIP) functions, ensuring regulatory compliance, data integrity, and operational excellence.
• Serve as the enterprise leader for quality measurement and analytics, integrating data from CMS, public reporting programs, clinical registries, Epic, MIDAS, and other sources to assess performance, benchmark outcomes, andidentifyopportunities for improvement.
• Translate complex quality and safety data into actionable insights that inform executive decision-making, Balanced Scorecard priorities, strategic planning, and organizational improvement initiatives.
• Leadthedevelopment of dashboards, scorecards, and performance visualizations that support leaders, physicians, and frontline teams in monitoring outcomes and driving sustained improvement.

Summary:

Provides leadership and direction to the Quality Reporting and Data Analytics Team. Responsible for the successful operations, strategy, and development of the Regional Quality Reporting and Data Analytics Program. The Director of Quality Reporting and Data Analysis position is responsible for executing on the data analysis and reporting strategy by working alongside leadership to push forward the vision of managing data as a key driver for performance improvement. Identify and build overall system efficiencies while expanding on the current program to reach a more robust and sustainable future state. The Director of Quality Reporting and Data Analysis will be a trusted subject matter expert and a data and insights focused liaison across MaineHealth and the multiple MaineHealth (MH) matrixed entities. This position is expected to frequently communicate and collaborate with other MH Data Analyst and Quality Reporting Teams, and IT, as well as contribute towards MH data governance initiatives. The Director has been identified as a key partner to other responsible parties that oversee the provision of clinical data reporting structures, extracts, various analytic approaches and methodologies, governance initiatives, and support on various data and analytic tools to include those used with Epic. This role will ensure that future analytics are a trusted data source that supports timely, accurate, and invaluable insights to care team members.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: Master’s degree or equivalent practical experience in an appropriate discipline. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business management, or related field.
2. License/Certifications: Epic Certification preferred
3. Experience: 5-10+ years managing technical resources. Oversight of business intelligence and software developers, graphics design teams, and data analysts preferred. 7+ years working with healthcare related data and large data structures.
4. Public speaking, teaching, or experience in software training preferred
5. Extensive experience in requirements gathering, data mining, design, testing, validation, implementation, and support of enterprise data structures.
6. Proficiency and experience using and/or building various software applications and business intelligence tools and platforms.
7. Requires a positive, outgoing, and confident professional who has excellent communication skills and is both comfortable and experienced in working alongside varying role levels within the organization
8. Can effectively communicate complex analytic concepts to audiences with varying levels of technical savvy. Ability to present QI concepts, methods and tools in a clear and persuasive manner in verbal, written, automated and audiovisual formats to a variety of audiences
9. Effects positive change throughout the organization and establishes meaningful working relationships throughout the organization
10. In-depth knowledge of emerging analytic concepts and trends both within and outside of healthcare partnered with knowledge of healthcare data and complex technical systems and processes.
11. Ability to travel throughout various locations in the organization.
12. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Additional Information

MaineHealth is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where care team members can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve across Maine and New Hampshire. We offer competitive benefits including paid parental leave, flexible work options, student loan assistance, professional development opportunities, and well-being resources—so you can grow your career while feeling supported both personally and professionally.

We recognize the value each team member brings to our organization.Any offer of employmentwill depend onqualificationssuch asskills, relevant experience, education, certifications,and otherjob-relatedfactors. Thebase rangeis an estimate and does notreflect the full valueofourtotal compensationpackage.

The pay range for this position is $113,360.00to $153,379.20per year.

Compensation for part-time positions isdeterminedon a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).

In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and,where applicable,shiftdifferentials or other incentives.

Notice Regarding Maine Employer Surveillance Statute:

Pursuant to Maine's Employer Surveillance Statute, prospective care team members are notified that MaineHealth may monitor, collect, record, review, or retain information related to the use of its systems, networks, applications, files, data, communications platforms (including notified recordings), smart badges, building access, company vehicle GPS data, business calls, and workplace security cameras.

Information collected may be used for legitimate business purposes, including security, safety, compliance, investigations, training, quality assurance, and operational management.