Healthcare Data Analyst: Drive Quality & Outcomes

Beth-Israel-Lahey-Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is seeking a Healthcare Data Analyst to acquire, validate, and analyze data to support quality and performance measurement. You will develop dashboards and reports, and communicate insights to leadership to drive improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2–5 years of experience in data management and analytics, with a preference for a Master’s degree in Public Health, Finance, Epidemiology, or Biostatistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Allied Health or related required.
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Finance, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for acquiring, validating, and querying data from data repositories and then using available tools to create dashboards, reports, and effectively synthesizing the data for the end user.
• Works with members across teams to define problems and clarify objectives; determines data needs and assists in designing collection tools and reports.
• Evaluates data and reports to assess if reporting meets end user requirements.
• Develops executive level presentations including key observations of statistical, financial and qualitative information.
• Provides consulting support in developing strategic recommendations to aid decision making by senior management.
• Stays abreast of healthcare trends and market development as context for analyses, and becomes proficient with the health system's decision support and other systems.
• Collaborates with Information Systems and enterprise data analytics team(s) to obtain and maintain sources and mapping tables.
• Ensures data integrity and data quality, regularly reviews data for accuracy, identifies trends, and communicates changes.

Skills

Data management

Analytics

Dashboard creation

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Mathematics/Allied Health

Master's degree preferred (Public Health/Finance/Epidemiology/Biostatistics)

Tools

Job description

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is seeking a Healthcare Data Analyst to acquire, validate, and analyze data to support quality and performance measurement. You will develop dashboards and reports, and communicate insights to leadership to drive improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2–5 years of experience in data management and analytics, with a preference for a Master’s degree in Public Health, Finance, Epidemiology, or Biostatistics.