Sr Financial Data Analyst

Fairview Health Services; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

PTO and Sick Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Fairview Health Services seeks a Senior Financial Data Analyst to turn financial, clinical, and operational data into actionable insights for performance improvement and strategic planning. The role leads analytical projects from problem definition to presentation, combining financial judgment with statistical analysis and predictive modeling for executive audiences.

The position emphasizes developing complex financial models, partnering with Strategy Office and Finance, and delivering

Qualifications

• 5 years analytics experience in healthcare or similar complex multi-entity org.
• 5 years with SQL, PowerBI, Tableau, Python or equivalent data tools.
• Experience using AI to improve day-to-day analytics efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced financial and performance analytics on healthcare data.
• Lead analyses of year-over-year changes, variances, and trends driving decisions.
• Create executive summaries, dashboards, and recommendations for strategic decisions.
• Partner with Strategy Office and Finance on end-to-end financial assessments.
• Build financial models and present findings to senior leadership for go/no-go decisions; support post-investment tracking.
• Act as a financial thought partner to shape strategic recommendations.
• Develop and evaluate predictive models for forecasting, capacity, reimbursement, and operations.
• Choose analytical methods based on data and business questions; communicate assumptions clearly.
• Identify when advanced analytics add value vs simpler approaches.

Skills

Healthcare analytics experience

Advanced analytics

Executive storytelling

Statistical reasoning

Analytical problem solving

AI in analytics

Education

B.S./B.A. in Finance

B.S./B.A. in Accounting

B.S./B.A. in Data Science

B.S./B.A. in Business Administration

Tools

SQL

PowerBI

Tableau

Python

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Senior Financial Data Analyst to join our team. The Senior Financial Data Analyst applies advanced financial, statistical, and data analytics techniques to complex healthcare finance and operational performance questions. This role transforms financial, clinical, and operational data into actionable insights that support performance improvement, decision-making, and strategic planning. The position independently leads analytical projects from problem definition through data acquisition, modeling, interpretation, and presentation. It combines financial judgment with technical capabilities in statistical analysis, data visualization, and predictive modeling to translate complex findings into clear recommendations for financial and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Financial and Performance Analytics
• Lead complex analyses explaining financial and operational performance, including year-over-year changes, budget-to-actual variances, revenue and expense trends, productivity, utilization, capacity, reimbursement, and other key drivers.
• Prepare concise, executive-ready summaries, dashboards, and recommendations that connect detailed analysis to strategic and operational decisions.
• Support end-to-end financial assessment of strategic opportunities in close partnership with the Strategy Office and Finance.
• Build complex financial models and supports development of strategic recommendations, working with the Strategy Office to present findings to senior leadership and inform go/no-go decisions; also supports post-investment performance tracking for strategic initiatives.
• Support the Strategy Office as a financial thought partner, helping shape strategic recommendations and applying analytical rigor to decision making.
• Predictive Modeling and Statistical Analysis
• Develop and evaluate predictive models supporting financial forecasting, patient volume, capacity utilization, reimbursement, labor requirements, resource consumption, and operational performance.
• Select analytical techniques based on the business question, available data, assumptions, and intended use of results.
• Communicate model assumptions, limitations, confidence levels, and results in language financial and operational stakeholders can understand and use.
• Identify when statistical or predictive analysis adds value and when a simpler financial or operational methodology is more appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. Finance, Accounting, Data Science, Business Administration, or other quantitative discipline required.
• 5 years experience in analytics within healthcare or another complex, multi-entity organization.
• 5 years experience working with SQL, PowerBI, Tableau, Python, or other data.
• Experience using artificial intelligence to create efficiency in day-to-day responsibilities.

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

$94,515.20- $133,432.00 Annual