Associate Director Applied Informatics

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people - the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

What sets SCA Health apart isn't just what we do, it's how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values:

• Clinical quality
• Integrity
• Service excellence
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Inclusion

Our values aren't empty words - they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you'll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will.

Responsibilities

The Associate Director, Applied Informatics role serves as a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and advancing the data infrastructure, automation frameworks, and analytical enablement capabilities that support SCA Health's Enterprise Analytics organization. This role functions as a subject matter expert in healthcare data architecture, data integration and innovation, SQL Server technologies, and analytics platform support.

Working across Strategic Analytics, Revenue Analytics, Operational Analytics, and Applied Informatics functions, the Associate Director partners with business and technical stakeholders to remove technical barriers, improve scalability, enhance data accessibility, and accelerate delivery of actionable insights. The role provides technical leadership through influence, mentorship, and solution design, while maintaining hands-on responsibility for development and implementation activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

SQL Server and Virtual Platform Management

• Design, create, and maintain enterprise data solutions utilizing Microsoft SQL Server technologies, including stored procedures, functions, views, and SSIS package development using Visual Studio.
• Serve as technical review steward for the team's full development lifecycle, ensuring adherence to enterprise standards for data quality, coding, performance, scalability, and technical best practices.
• Serve as a technical lead for complex healthcare data integration, transformation, and analytics enablement initiatives while supporting the implementation of enterprise data governance principles.
• Establish scalable, reusable data architectures that support enterprise reporting and advanced analytics, while recommending technical approaches that maximize value while minimizing complexity and maintenance burden.
• Support long-term modernization and standardization efforts across analytics platforms, database environments, data movement processes, and ETL workflows.

Analytics Enablement

• Collaborate with business leaders and analysts to identify new analytical opportunities and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Support enterprise business intelligence platforms and self-service analytics initiatives.
• Enable complex analyses leveraging internally-sourced clinical, operational, and financial information, as well as clearinghouse claims and value-based care data.
• Ensure appropriate handling of sensitive healthcare information and compliance with organizational policies.

Automation and Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to automate manual analytical and reporting processes.
• Build scalable solutions that improve efficiency, reliability, and data accessibility.
• Reduce technical debt through platform simplification, standardization, and modernization efforts.
• Lead technical assessments and recommend improvements to existing data workflows and reporting infrastructure.
• Drive adoption of innovative technologies that increase organizational analytical capabilities.

Technical Leadership and Collaboration

• Serve as a trusted advisor to analytics leaders, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to analysts and developers on data architecture, SQL development, and healthcare data concepts.
• Foster collaboration between teams by leading technical discussions, design reviews, and solution planning activities.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Informatics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in healthcare analytics, healthcare informatics, data engineering, business intelligence, or related disciplines.
• Advanced expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL development, including SSIS package development using Visual Studio.
• Demonstrated experience designing and supporting analytical data solutions.
• Experience working with large and complex healthcare datasets.
• Proven ability to independently manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Extreme attention to detail, with excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of healthcare operations, reimbursement methodologies, physician services analytics, population health initiatives, and deriving insights from clinical and clearinghouse claims data.
• Intermediate proficiency creating and supporting automation using Excel VBA.
• Experience supporting Tableau, Power BI, or other enterprise analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms and modern data architecture patterns.

Technical Competencies

Advanced Proficiency

• Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL Development (including SSIS and Visual Studio) for ETL Development
• Query Optimization and Performance Tuning
• Healthcare Claims Data Integration

Preferred Experience

• PowerShell
• Microsoft Excel VBA development
• Tableau and/or Power BI
• Python

USD $125,000.00/Yr. USD $135,000.00/Yr.