Healthcare Analyst II (Must reside in CA)

Desert Oasis Healthcare; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Desert Oasis Healthcare in Palm Springs, CA is seeking a Healthcare Analyst II to advance analytics architecture, develop predictive models, and support decision-making with robust dashboards and reporting.

You will extract, clean, and analyze data from multiple sources, build reporting pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve contract costs and provider insights using EZCap data and modern BI tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics/math/statistics or related field.
• 2–3 years in predictive analytics and data mining in healthcare preferred.
• 4–5 years analytics/finance/healthcare experience.
• Advanced Excel and BI tool proficiency (Tableau/Power BI).
• Advanced SQL skills including joins, subqueries, indexes and stored procedures.
• Python or R programming knowledge (intermediate).
• Strong communication and ability to work independently in a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Compile and interpret financial data to aid in decision-making.
• Analyze and review contract costs; propose improvements for optimization.
• Model proposed contract changes and reporting for internal/external use.
• Architect and maintain analytics data pipelines and dashboards.
• Develop scripts and logic for automation and reporting.
• Support management with claims/authorization/cases/diagnosis data in EZCap.
• Apply machine learning to build predictive analytics models.
• Extract, clean, and validate data from multiple sources.
• Collaborate to create dashboards; ensure report integrity.
• Handle ad-hoc analyses and research requests; be accountable and helpful.

Skills

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Python/R

Communication

Independent

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/Mathematics/Statistics

Master's degree in Health Care Administration/Data Science/Statistics

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Power Query

SQL Server

Job description

Description

Healthcare Analyst II is the intermediate level within the Healthcare Analyst series. The Healthcare Analyst II is responsible for the further development and architecture of programming logic, modeling and machine learning algorithms to provide predictive analytical processes and reporting.

Professional Duties

• Compile and interpret financial data from various sources to assist in the financial decision-making process. Remain abreast of trends/measures and updates relevant to healthcare industry.
• Analyze and review professional and facility contract costs, including contract analysis, performance and recommendations for improvements to optimize contracts.
• Model hospital proposed contract changes, including but not limited to shared risk pool contract for internal and external reporting.
• Responsible for architecting and overseeing the population and data accuracy of the analytics reporting databases to assist with the preparation of data for reports and dashboards.
• Develop reporting scripts and programming logic for process automation and reporting purposes.
• Support medical management teams for easier identification of more effective providers based on cost and quality by using data from claims, authorization, cases and diagnosis in EZCap.
• Utilize theoretical framework of machine learning algorithms to create and deploy predictive analytics models.
• Extract data from multiple sources using machine learning tools to organize, process, clean, and validate data. Analyze the data for information, patterns, develop prediction systems and propose solutions/strategies.
• Collaborate with other staff to develop dashboards and/or reports to present to key stake holders. Validate and ensure report integrity.
• Process ad-hoc reports/analysis and research requests, as requested by management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Help others, offering to assist (Ask, how may I help you?)
• Be accountable for your work

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or closely related field. Master Degree in Health Care Administration, Data Science, Statistics or related field, preferred.
• 4-5 years of experience in analytics, finance, or healthcare industry. 2-3 years of experience in predictive analytics and data mining, preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other reporting/ visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI or Power Query, preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, including advanced joins, subqueries, tables, indexes and stored procedures.
• Intermediate programming knowledge in Python or R, preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with individuals within all levels of the organization, providers and others.
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision, multi-tasking abilities.
• Ability to collaborate with others and be a contributing member of a cross-functional team.
• Ability to utilize critical and analytical thinking, creativity and judgement to problem solve and accomplish goals. Ability to derive conclusions from facts or premises.
• At the discretion of DOHC/FHC management, this position has the potential to be a full or hybrid telecommuting position.

Physical Demands

Type Description

Sitting

Approximately 90% of day.

Standing

Approximately > 5% of day.

Walking

Approximately > 5% of day.

Lifting

0 - 40 lbs. (equipment, supplies) approximately 5% of day.

Bending

Approximately 5% of day. Kneeling 5%.

Hearing/Visual Acuity

Adequate for use with computers or telephone/mobile device approximately 90% of day.

Computer

Highly technical work environment - Must be able to work > 7 hours / day using keyboard, mouse and monitor.

Reaching

Above head 75 degrees approximately 10% of day.

Hand grip dexterity

Appr ximately 90% of day.