Senior Clinical Data Quality Analyst

Metrics LLC; Rochester (MN); Remote; USD 100,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Clinical Data Quality Analyst to support the Veterans Health Administration. The role requires extensive experience in healthcare analytics and clinical data quality governance, with responsibilities spanning multiple programs. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree and a deep understanding of EHRs and compliance standards, along with strong analytical proficiency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in healthcare analytics with focus on clinical data quality.
• Proficiency with major EHR platforms and tools including SQL, Power BI.
• Understanding of hospital accreditation and VA/VHA data ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead review and development of clinical data quality standards across VHA.
• Analyze data from EHRs to drive clinical improvements and metrics.
• Engage in validation and enhancement of data related to clinical measures.

Skills

Healthcare analytics

Clinical data quality

Documentation integrity

Data governance

EHR platforms

SQL

Data stewardship

Healthcare compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Power BI

TOAD

Excel

SSMS

Job description

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Job Description

Senior Clinical Data Quality Analyst

Location: Remote (with some travel)

Clearance: Must be eligible for Tier 2 background investigation

Client: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Data Quality Analyst to support the VHA as we propose data quality support services. This individual must bring a blend of clinical training, healthcare analytics experience, and a deep understanding of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and clinical data governance. The role supports initiatives under the VA’s Data Quality Program (DQP), including Clinical Data Quality (CDQ), Health Care Identity Management (HC IdM), and analytics support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the review, refinement, and development of clinical data quality standards, business rules, and documentation across multiple VHA programs and technical initiatives.
• Analyze data from EHRs, VA Master Person Index (MPI), and other sources to drive clinical data quality improvements and metric development.
• Participate in the validation and enhancement of data related to electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM), hospital accreditation, and other compliance-focused efforts.
• Engage in the review of clinical documentation integrity (CDI), including LOINC code issues, missing/incomplete entries, and erroneous data in Oracle Health queues.
• Develop and support clinical dashboards, KPI tracking mechanisms, and issue remediation plans related to quality indicators.
• Provide subject matter expertise for VA-level data governance and stewardship councils, ensuring that clinical data is appropriately governed, interpreted, and reported.
• Contribute to testing (UAT), algorithm performance reviews, and root cause analysis for clinical quality incidents or anomalies in patient care data.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
• Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years of experience in healthcare analytics with a strong emphasis on clinical data quality, documentation integrity, and regulatory alignment.
• Proficiency with major EHR platforms (e.g., Oracle Health/Cerner, VistA/CPRS).
• Familiarity with tools and technologies including SQL, Power BI, TOAD, Excel, and SSMS.
• Demonstrated experience with data governance frameworks, identity management, and data stewardship in a large healthcare environment.
• Understanding of hospital accreditation standards, clinical workflow documentation, and the VA/VHA data ecosystem.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting the VA, DoD, or other federal health systems.
• Knowledge of SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, and other clinical terminology systems.
• Exposure to electronic clinical quality reporting systems and U.S. healthcare quality standards (e.g., VHA Directive 1906, 38 USC 1703C).
• Experience collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and quality program leads across a distributed, matrixed environment.
  
  

Company Description

Providing quality government consulting in today's resource constrained environment, Metrics LLC balances proven best practices with innovative approaches. Our result: Highly effective outcomes and highly competitive solutions. For more information, go to https://www.metrics-llc.com/home.html

Providing quality government consulting in today's resource constrained environment, Metrics LLC balances proven best practices with innovative approaches. Our result: Highly effective outcomes and highly competitive solutions. For more information, go to https://www.metrics-llc.com/home.html

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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