Healthcare Data Analyst I

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a data analyst to join a project team and deliver readily available, actionable data to inform decisions and improve patient care outcomes. The role supports aggregation of clinical, quality, patient, and financial data for departmental reporting needs.

The position involves designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining reporting facilities, validating data, and creating dashboards for clinical and administrative stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent, Master’s preferred
• 2 years of relevant experience
• Previous experience with statistical process control preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists in the research, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of reporting and analytical tools in the context of the hospital's clinical and/or financial systems.
• Collaborates with clinical and administrative staff to ensure that reports are timely, accurate, meaningful, and interpretable.
• Works with other team members to ensure that analyses and reports provide detailed, specific data regarding performance of individuals, teams, programs, divisions, and the department as a whole.
• Generates reports from a variety of internal and external sources, including benchmarking databases, e.g., PHIS, PACT, and specialty-specific registries.
• Performs standardized data validation activities to ensure the accuracy of information before sharing with audiences.
• Assists in the creation of large new databases, or creates smaller databases as needed, and maintains a valid and accurate data repository to ensure availability of required information.
• Assists in the definition of specifications for key data elements, data collection procedures, and integrity of databases.
• Improves and maintains the production environment for tasks and applications.
• Works with team members to develop an insightful display of data using visualization tools.
• Assists in the interpretation of data.

Education

Bachelor’s or equivalent, Master’s preferred

Job description

Position Summary:

Member of the project team and assists in delivering readily available and actionable data to inform and influence team decision-making and drive better patient care and outcomes. Provides data support for aggregation of healthcare data, including quality, patient, and financial, to support departmental reporting needs. Supports/assists with analyses, report development, and data validation under guidance from more senior team members. Research, designs, develops, implements, and maintains reporting and analytical facilities in the context of the hospital's clinical and/or financial systems. Provides analytical and technical guidance to clients

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists in the research, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of reporting and analytical tools in the context of the hospital's clinical and/or financial systems.
• Collaborates with clinical and administrative staff to ensure that reports are timely, accurate, meaningful, and interpretable.
• Works with other team members to ensure that analyses and reports provide detailed, specific data regarding performance of individuals, teams, programs, divisions, and the department as a whole.
• Generates reports from a variety of internal and external sources, including benchmarking databases, e.g., PHIS, PACT, and specialty-specific registries.
• Performs standardized data validation activities to ensure the accuracy of information before sharing with audiences.
• Assists in the creation of large new databases, or creates smaller databases as needed, and maintains a valid and accurate data repository to ensure availability of required information.
• Assists in the definition of specifications for key data elements, data collection procedures, and integrity of databases.
• Improves and maintains the production environment for tasks and applications.
• Works with team members to develop an insightful display of data using visualization tools.
• Assists in the interpretation of data.

Minimum Qualifications Education:

• Bachelor’s or equivalent, Master’s preferred

Experience:

• 2 years of relevant experience
• Previous experience with statistical process control preferred