Remote Healthcare Coding Analytics Strategist

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 39,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a HB Coding Strategic Data Analyst to transform coding and revenue cycle data into actionable insights that drive performance, compliance, and strategic decisions. You will develop dashboards, reports, and analytics to monitor outpatient trends, productivity, and financial performance across our Coding leadership.

This 100% remote role requires collaboration with stakeholders, proficiency in Epic, CAC, Power BI, and advanced Excel, plus certification requirements

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in health information management, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• 3 years of data analytics
• Working knowledge of Key Performance Indicators management
• Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel functions
• Epic and computer-assisted coding technology
• HIM Membership: AHIMA or AAPC
• Applicable Epic reporting certification required at hire or within six months

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary analytics resource for Coding Leadership transforming coding, revenue cycle, operational, and financial data into actionable insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, routine reports, and ad hoc analyses related to productivity, quality, accounts receivable, budgets, vendor performance, and workflow outcomes on a daily, weekly, monthly, and fiscal-year cadence.
• Analyze coding and revenue cycle data to identify trends, risks, variances, and improvement opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership and operational teams.
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear reports, presentations, and visualizations that communicate performance results, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues, support reporting needs, and achieve organizational objectives.
• Utilize Epic, CAC technology, Power BI, Microsoft applications, and reporting tools to evaluate system functionality, validate business requirements, coordinates user acceptance testing, post-implementation validation, and optimize operational performance.
• Coordinate coding technology activities by documenting workflows, supporting upgrades and troubleshooting efforts, managing IS ticket documentation and status reporting, and serving as a subject matter expert for Epic and CAC workflows.
• Lead and support reporting, technology, and continuous improvement initiatives by applying project management principles, strengthening data integrity, documenting requirements and decisions, and streamlining departmental workflows.

Skills

Data analytics

KPI management

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Education

Associate’s degree in health information management or health informatics

Tools

Epic

CAC technology

Power BI

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a HB Coding Strategic Data Analyst to transform coding and revenue cycle data into actionable insights that drive performance, compliance, and strategic decisions. You will develop dashboards, reports, and analytics to monitor outpatient trends, productivity, and financial performance across our Coding leadership.

This 100% remote role requires collaboration with stakeholders, proficiency in Epic, CAC, Power BI, and advanced Excel, plus certification requirements