Data and Reporting Analyst

About the Role

The Data Reporting Analyst leads analytics, reporting, and decision-support initiatives for a designated department. This role partners with business and technical stakeholders to deliver accurate, timely insights that support operational, strategic, and compliance needs. The analyst owns end-to-end reporting workflows, improves data quality and processes, and serves as a subject matter expert for analytics and reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead departmental analytics, decision support, and research activities, ensuring data-driven insights inform business decisions.
• Design, develop, and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, as well as ad hoc analyses, to meet operational and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Extract, prepare, validate, analyze, and present data from enterprise data warehouses and distributed databases.
• Interpret data trends and results; assess data accuracy and collection processes; and recommend and implement improvements to reporting quality and efficiency.
• Use SQL and related query tools to retrieve, analyze, and structure data for reporting and analysis.
• Partner with IT and other stakeholders to coordinate application enhancements and data fixes that improve data integrity and usability.
• Serve as a lead contributor in prioritizing, planning, and coordinating reporting and analytics projects.
• Provide oversight and analysis for audit-related findings, including tracking, reporting, and documentation.
• Mentor and provide guidance to peers and team members, sharing best practices in analytics, reporting, and data management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, research, information systems, health services, or a related analytical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience performing statistical analysis and developing analytical or reporting solutions.
  • Additional relevant experience (3–4 years) may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience using SQL and relational databases to query and analyze large datasets.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex data clearly to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, estimate work effort accurately, and deliver results within committed timelines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related analytical or quantitative field.
• Experience with managed care, healthcare analytics, or regulated environments.
• Advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel and relational databases (e.g., MS SQL, MS Access).
• Experience with reporting and analytics tools such as SAS, Cognos, Crystal Reports, Actuate, or similar platforms.
• Experience with database management, data quality initiatives, and process improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership or project coordination experience within analytics or reporting teams.