Healthcare Data Analyst

LinQ Global Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

LinQ Global Group is seeking a Public Health Data Analyst to support health system planning, emergency preparedness, and surveillance through epidemiologic analyses and data integration. You will develop dashboards and visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, and ArcGIS, and translate findings into actionable recommendations for agency leadership.

The role involves cleaning and linking multiple state and federal datasets with SAS, SQL, Snowflake or similar tools, contributing to real-time

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, or related field.
• Experience with SAS and SQL required.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, and ArcGIS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiologic surveillance and analysis of healthcare utilization, capacity, workforce, and service delivery data.
• Monitor syndromic surveillance and other near real-time data sources to identify emerging health system trends.
• Link, clean, and analyze multiple state and federal datasets using SAS, SQL, Snowflake, or similar tools.
• Develop dashboards, maps, and visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, ArcGIS, and related software.
• Assist with onboarding healthcare facilities to the ACORN network to facilitate real-time capacity data submission, with data quality review.
• Evaluate surveillance systems and recommend improvements to data quality, validity, and timeliness.
• Support emergency preparedness planning, situational awareness, and public health response activities.
• Develop reports, data briefs, presentations, and policy recommendations for agency leadership and partners.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve health system planning and resilience.

Skills

Epidemiology knowledge

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Master's degree in Epidemiology/Public Health/Biostatistics

Tools

SAS

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

ArcGIS

Snowflake

Job description

Job Title: Public Health Data Analyst

Pay: $50/hr on W2

Summary

Supports health system planning, emergency preparedness, and public health surveillance by conducting epidemiologic analyses, integrating multiple healthcare datasets, developing data visualizations, and translating findings into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct epidemiologic surveillance and analysis of healthcare utilization, capacity, workforce, and service delivery data.
• Monitor syndromic surveillance and other near real-time data sources to identify emerging health system trends.
• Link, clean, and analyze multiple state and federal datasets using SAS, SQL, Snowflake, or similar tools.
• Develop dashboards, maps, and visualizations using Tableau, Power BI, ArcGIS, and related software.
• Assist with onboarding healthcare facilities to the Automated Capacity Occupancy Reporting Network (ACORN), to facilitate real-time capacity data submission, with technical assistance and data quality review.
• Evaluate surveillance systems and recommend improvements to data quality, validity, and timeliness.
• Support emergency preparedness planning, situational awareness, and public health response activities.
• Develop reports, data briefs, presentations, and policy recommendations for agency leadership and partners.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve health system planning and resilience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience with SAS and SQL.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, and/or ArcGIS.
• Knowledge of public health surveillance, healthcare data systems, and epidemiologic methods.
• Strong communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Core Competencies

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.