Sr. Data Consultant - SAS

Artech Information System LLC; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing company based in Oakland is looking for a data analyst with strong skills in statistical programming, especially in SAS and SQL. The role involves leading projects that analyze complex data for strategic decision-making in healthcare. Candidates should have a Master’s degree or equivalent experience, and a background in consulting or analytics. This position is a 4-month-contract and requires excellent communication and critical thinking skills for effective collaboration with senior management.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, or equivalent statistical analytical programming language.
• Minimum five years of related analytical consulting experience.
• Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide technical leadership to high visibility projects.
• Develop outcomes and process measures for population measurement.
• Build and maintain complex statistical routines and models using various databases.
• Design and generate reports and monitoring tools.

Skills

SAS programming

SQL programming

Analytical consulting

VBA programming

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in related field

Tools

SAS

DB2

Adobe

Excel

Job description

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Job Description

Location: Alameda, CA (Oakland)

Duration: 4 Months CTH

W2 Only

Under general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing and reporting data. This position takes an active leadership role both as a consultant and as a high-level statistical analytics programmer.

Essential Functions

• Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify & resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization.
• Interfaces regularly w/ Sr Mgmt to produce timely & valuable results.
• Directs the development of outcomes & process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, & evaluation.
• Builds & maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, & software written by self & others.
• Tests & maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL).
• Builds sophisticated statistical models & forecasting tools using these databases.
• Designs menu systems that are effective & user‑friendly.
• Develops reports w/ accurate, easy to read, useful information that satisfies the client's needs.
• Designs & generates tracking & monitoring tools.
• Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analyses & developing action plans accordingly.
• Defines & frames complex multi‑dimensional healthcare issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making.
• Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies & action plans.
• Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented. Develops creative alternative solutions.
• Works closely w/ IT & outside partners (& physicians for TPMG Depts).
• Sets the strategic direction of projects.
• Determines goals & priorities w/ team, clients, or project Mgmt sponsors (when appropriate).
• May coordinate team/project activities & schedules.
• May establish team membership & project participants, provide leadership to multi‑disciplinary project teams, as well as manage work of outside consultants when used.
• Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, & various Sr level audiences (including physicians for TPMG Depts).
• May participate in the development & Mgmt of the Dept, including coaching & recruiting for consultants/analysts & other departmental activities.

KP conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, KP reserves the right to reevaluate & change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum five (5) years of programming in SAS, SQL, VBA, .net or equivalent statistical analytical programming language.
• Minimum five (5) years of related analytical consulting experience.

Education

• Master's degree in economics, finance, health care administration, public health administration, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or related field required, or equivalent bachelor's degree and two (2) years additional work experience in lieu of a master's degree.

Additional Requirements

• Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases.
• Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems.
• Exceptional analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team.
• Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training.
• Proven leadership in consulting and, for some areas, project management. Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation.
• Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement.
• Must be an independent self‑starter.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.