Senior Analytics Engineer [AQ-25433]

Aquent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent partners with a leading healthcare organization to transform how data informs decisions and enhance patient care. In this role you will deliver self-serve analytics for payments, procurement, and supplier management, enabling cross-functional teams to act on insights and drive tangible savings.

You will lead dashboards, forecasts, and data governance, collaborating with Finance, IT, and Category Management to standardize definitions, data flows, and KPI benchmarks that improve cash flow

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 5+ years leading complex data analytics, BI, procurement analytics, or finance analytics initiatives.
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction, reconciliation, and validation.
• Experience building dashboards with Power BI or similar tools.
• Strong ability to translate business questions into analytical frameworks and present findings to leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and maintain self-serve analytics dashboards, reports, scorecards, and executive-ready analyses for payments, procurement, supplier management, and data governance.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives with Finance, Category Management, Supplier Management, and IT to align on definitions, KPIs, data flows, and recommendations.
• Analyze invoice data, payment cycles, POs, and maverick spend to identify improvements and efficiencies.
• Drive procurement forecasting and modeling with spend, savings, and contract renewal scenarios; track forecast performance.
• Perform contract and supplier analytics to support base rationalization and anticipate expirations.
• Coordinate financial tie-out activities with Finance to validate cost savings accuracy.
• Benchmark procurement performance against market data to flag risks and savings opportunities.
• Establish data quality and governance with validation rules, reconciliations, audits, and data dictionaries.
• Collaborate with IT on data mapping and reporting requirements for system integrations.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Dashboards

Forecasting

Data validation

Data modeling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

Coupa

Zip

iCertis

Job description

Aquent is proud to partner with a leading organization in the healthcare sector, a company deeply committed to improving lives and pioneering advancements in healthcare. This organization stands at the forefront of leveraging data to drive strategic decisions, optimize operations, and significantly enhance patient care. Joining this mission-driven environment means your work will directly contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of critical enterprise functions, making a tangible difference in the future of healthcare.

Are you ready to transform complex data into powerful insights that shape the future of healthcare? We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate individual to join a dynamic team, where your expertise will be instrumental in delivering cutting-edge analytical solutions. In this pivotal role, you will not only enhance data visibility but also empower cross-functional teams to make data-driven choices, optimizing critical enterprise functions like Procurement and Supplier Management. Get ready to make a significant impact by bringing clarity and foresight to complex data landscapes and driving strategic business decisions!

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and maintain self-serve analytics dashboards, reports, scorecards, and executive-ready analyses covering payments, procurement, supplier management, savings, and data governance.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with Finance, Category Management, Supplier Management, and IT teams to align on business definitions, KPI assumptions, data flows, and strategic recommendations.
• Optimize spend and working capital by analyzing invoice data, payment cycles, purchase orders, maverick spend, cycle times, and payment terms to identify actionable improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Drive procurement forecasting and modeling by establishing and maintaining methodologies and scenario models for spend, savings, pipeline activity, and contract renewals, while rigorously tracking forecast performance.
• Perform comprehensive contract and supplier analytics, evaluating supplier performance, risk, sustainability, diversity, and contract metadata to enable base rationalization and proactively track upcoming expirations and renewals.
• Lead financial tie-out activities with Finance and key stakeholders to validate cost savings accuracy and eliminate duplicate recognition.
• Benchmark purchase prices and procurement performance indicators against market data to pinpoint risk areas and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Establish robust data quality and governance frameworks, including creating data validation rules, executing reconciliations, conducting audits, developing source-to-report documentation, and maintaining data dictionaries to ensure high data integrity across systems.
• Partner with IT on data mapping and reporting requirements for system integrations, while providing technical guidance, office hours, and documentation to empower internal users.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent practical experience) with 5+ years of experience leading complex data analytics, business intelligence, procurement analytics, or finance analytics initiatives.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for complex data extraction, reconciliation, and validation.
• Proven expertise in developing dashboards using Power BI or a comparable business intelligence tool.
• Demonstrated track record creating forecasts, projections, benchmarks, and performance metrics that directly inform strategic business decisions.
• Proven ability to establish data validation rules, execute reconciliations, trace root causes, and document data flows, business logic, and definitions.
• Outstanding ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical frameworks and clearly convey complex technical findings to non-technical leaders.
• Strong organizational skills to independently prioritize and manage a portfolio of concurrent projects with minimal supervision.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Prior experience in procurement, supply chain, strategic sourcing, accounts payable, strategic spend analytics, working capital analysis, or healthcare analytics.
• Hands-on experience working with enterprise procurement and contract systems such as Oracle, Coupa, Zip, or iCertis.
• Experience applying statistical analysis, financial modeling, or scenario analysis in a large-enterprise environment.