Manager Quality Data & Analytics

OU Medical Center; Central Park (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

Medical plan

Dental plan

Job summary

OU Health seeks a Manager of Quality Data and Analytics to lead the analytics infrastructure for quality, safety, and patient experience. You will guide a team of data professionals, manage data platforms, and implement tools for accessible reporting.

You will partner with executive and site leadership to deploy reporting solutions that advance organizational goals and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with ability to manage multiple high-priority deliverables.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret complex clinical data and generate insights.
• Expert-level analytics, statistics, and visualization using SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Develops and sustains the quality, safety, and patient experience data and analytics infrastructure.
• Leads and manages a team of data analysts with coaching and professional development.
• Oversees data structures, metric logic, and analytic frameworks for reporting and improvement programs.
• Represents the quality analytics function on committees and governance forums.
• Partners with leadership to deploy reporting tools that advance goals and identify opportunities.
• Oversees regulatory reporting to align with CMS, Leapfrog, and Joint Commission requirements.
• Leads enterprise insight generation to support leadership decisions.
• Guides readiness for changes in national quality programs and evolving requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics, Statistics, Data Science, or related field

5+ years experience in academic medical center or complex healthcare environment

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

Position Title: Manager Quality Data & Analytics Department: Quality Data Reporting

Job Description

The Manager of Quality Data and Analytics provides strategic and operational leadership for the organization’s quality data and analytics infrastructure. This role is responsible for developing and executing analytic strategies that quantify clinical performance, ensure accurate reporting, and facilitate decision making around the organization. The Manager is accountable for leading a team of data professionals, overseeing data management platforms, and implementing modern tools that create efficiencies and facilitate data accessibility.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities, with or without an accommodation, may result in disqualification from the position.

• Develops, implements, and sustains the organization’s quality, safety, and patient experience data and analytics infrastructure aligned with strategic goals and publicly reported performance measures.
• Leads and manages a team of data analysts, including performance management, coaching, mentoring, and professional development planning.
• Oversees team architecture of data structures, metric logic, and analytic frameworks used for quality reporting and improvement programs.
• Represents the quality analytics function on organizational committees, workgroups, and governance forums as appropriate.
• Partners with executive, physician, and site‑based leadership to develop and deploy reporting and analytic tools that advance organizational goals and identify opportunities.
• Prioritizes and oversees regulatory reporting activities, ensuring alignment with national standards and reporting requirements (e.g., CMS, Leapfrog, Joint Commission).
• Leads enterprise insight generation by interpreting complex analyses and performance trends to support leadership decision‑making.
• Guides organizational readiness for changes in national quality programs, incorporating evolving requirements into analytic and reporting processes.
• Establishes and reinforces standards for analytic quality, documentation, and consistency across quality reporting initiatives.

General Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics, Statistics, Data Science, or related filed required.

Experience

At least five (5) years of experience working in an academic medical center or complex healthcare environment, with at least three (3) years of progressive leadership experience required.

Certification/License Requirements

None required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams with multiple high-priority deliverables.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex clinical data and develop sophisticated analyses.
• Expert-level analytic, statistical, and visualization competencies using SQL, Python, Power BI, and Tableau.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, public reporting, and quality payment programs.
• Executive-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

OU Health is an equal opportunity employer.

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more.
• We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.

OU Health is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence. With 11,000 employees and more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, OU Health is home to Oklahoma’s largest doctor network with a complete range of specialty care. OU Health serves Oklahoma and the region with the state’s only freestanding children’s hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma’s flagship hospital, which serves as the state’s only Level 1 trauma center and Edmond Medical Center in the heart of the Edmond Community. Becker’s Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. OU Health’s oncology program at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center was named Oklahoma’s top facility for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 rankings. OU Health also was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in these specialties: Colon Surgery, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. OU Health’s mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education and research. Experts in prevention, treatment and cures, our team works to improve lives through innovation in medical care, education and research, while investing in the people, technologies and facilities that will enable us to achieve our goals. We are seeking individuals who have a passion and talent for caring for others. By joining our team, you will provide quality health care to our community through the work you do every day. We provide clinical and non-clinical opportunities to further your career and we invite you to explore our available positions.

Equal employment opportunities are provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or protected veteran status in accordance with applicable federal laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Reasonable accommodations are made to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.