Senior Data Analyst - Nursing Business & Operations

Children's National Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 82,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Data Analyst – Nursing Business & Operations to partner with nursing leaders and translate data into actionable staffing decisions that support high-quality patient care.

The role focuses on integrating workforce, financial, productivity, and operational insights, building dashboards, forecasting staffing needs, and informing budget planning in a Magnet-designated environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize large datasets.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools.
• Experience with financial, workforce, payroll, and/or clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze workforce metrics including staffing efficiency and turnover.
• Develop productivity models and labor benchmarks for staffing optimization.
• Forecast workforce needs and model scenarios based on volume and acuity.
• Translate financial data into executive-ready insights for leaders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Data visualization

SQL scripting

Dashboard development

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or healthcare

MHA or MBA (Preferred)

Tools

SQL

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

111 Michigan Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20010

Kids Are Our Everything.

Department

10290 Hospital - CNO Nursing & Patie

Pay Range

$82,222.40 - $137,051.20

The Senior Data Analyst – Nursing Business & Operations is an operations-focused analytics partner who helps nursing leaders understand what the data means, why it matters, and how it can be used to improve performance. This role is ideal for a candidate with strong analytical thinking and a practical understanding of healthcare or nursing operations, staffing models, labor management, productivity, and financial drivers. Rather than focusing solely on technical reporting, this position requires someone who can connect workforce, financial, productivity, and operational trends to real-world decisions that support staffing efficiency, budget performance, workforce sustainability, and high-quality patient care.

The analyst serves as a bridge between data and practice, partnering with nursing leadership to identify trends, evaluate risks, understand root causes, and translate findings into actionable operational strategies. Success in this role requires curiosity, business judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate insights clearly to both executive and operational audiences.

The Senior Data Analyst works in close partnership with nursing operational leaders, finance, and HR to ensure accurate, transparent, and meaningful performance reporting.

The Senior Data Analyst – Nursing Business & Operations plays a critical role in supporting nursing leadership through advanced analytics related to workforce management, financial performance, productivity, and operational outcomes. Reporting to Sr. Ops Program Director, this position independently develops data solutions that support safe, high-quality patient care and responsible resource utilization in a unionized, Magnet-designated environment.

This role serves as an organizational subject matter expert on nursing data sourcing, workforce analytics, financial performance, and operational metrics. The Senior Data Analyst ensures data integrity, security, and compliance while transforming complex data into clear, actionable insights that inform business decisions. The position also supports internal and external reporting requirements, including benchmarking and regulatory submissions to organizations such as NDNQI®, Magnet®, CHA, and U.S. News & World Report.

The Senior Data Analyst works in close partnership with nursing operational leaders, finance, and HR to ensure accurate, transparent, and meaningful performance reporting

Minimum Education

A Bachelor’s degree in a or business or healthcare (Required).

MHA or MBA in business or healthcare (Preferred).

Minimum Work Experience

Requires deep functional knowledge with 4 – 6 years of related experience Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

2-3 years healthcare & nursing experience operations experience is preferred.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize large, complex datasets.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and data visualization tools.
• Experience working with financial, workforce, payroll, staffing, and/or clinical (EHR) systems.
• Knowledge of healthcare staffing models, productivity metrics, and labor management concepts.
• Understanding of nursing operations and healthcare finance.
• Experience with statistical analysis, automation, and dashboard development.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings for non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative, service-oriented mindset with discretion in handling sensitive workforce and financial data.

Essential Responsibilities

Nursing Workforce & Labor Analytics

• Analyze workforce metrics including staffing efficiency, skill mix, premium labor utilization, vacancies, and turnover.
• Develop productivity models and labor benchmarks to support staffing optimization and workforce planning.
• Conduct workforce forecasting and scenario modeling based on volume, acuity, and operational changes.
• Identify trends, risks, and retention opportunities to support workforce sustainability.

Nursing Financial & Budget Support

• Support Sr. Ops Program Director to prepare, monitor, and track performance against the nursing labor budget.
• Produce monthly and ad hoc budget variance analyses, including root cause analysis.
• Support labor expense forecasting, productivity targets, and year-end financial projections.
• Assist with annual budget development, staffing plans, and productivity standard setting.
• Translate financial data into clear, executive-ready insights for nursing leaders

Productivity & Operational Performance Analytics

• Monitor and report on nursing productivity and utilization metrics (e.g., HPPD, labor cost per case/day).
• Analyze census, throughput, acuity, and operational drivers impacting resource needs.
• Develop dashboards and scorecards aligned with nursing strategic priorities and organizational goals.
• Support performance improvement initiatives through data-driven analysis.

External Benchmarking & Regulatory Reporting

• Prepare, validate, and submit required nursing and workforce data to national benchmarking and external entities.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and alignment across internal and external reports.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on benchmarking methodologies and comparative analysis.

Data Management, Integration & Visualization

• Extract, integrate, and validate data from multiple systems (staffing, payroll, financial, and clinical systems).
• Perform data profiling, source-to-target mapping, and quality assurance oversight.
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards, automated reports, and standardized analytic tools.
• Troubleshoot complex SQL scripts and reporting solutions.
• Ensure data governance, metric documentation, and compliance with security standards.

Collaboration & Strategic Support

• Act as a trusted analytics partner to nursing leaders, finance, HR, and operational teams.
• Present insights and recommendations in clear, concise formats suitable for executive and frontline audiences.
• Support special projects related to workforce strategy, operational efficiency, and strategic initiatives.
• Educate stakeholders on data interpretation and promote self-service analytics capabilities.

Additional Expectations

• Ensures compliance with all organizational policies and data governance standards.
• Maintains high standards of data integrity, confidentiality, and security.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of nursing and organizational priorities.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here:Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children’s National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children’s National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.