Healthcare Data Analyst

Job Information
Job Title: Data Reporting and Analytics Consultant V
Location: Partially Remote (DC, MD or VA)
Duration: 12 Months Contract

Management Level: Individual Contributor (IC5 Functional/Technical Specialist)

Position Summary
The Data Reporting and Analytics Consultant V is responsible for driving strategic, data-informed decision-making by gathering, preparing, analyzing, and interpreting complex business and clinical data. This role focuses on designing advanced analytics, building automated reporting solutions, developing statistical models, and delivering actionable insights that support business objectives across multiple functional areas.

Key Responsibilities
Data Analytics & Reporting

• Analyze complex business and clinical datasets to generate actionable insights.
• Develop advanced analytical and statistical models to support business decisions.
• Design, implement, and automate business intelligence (BI) reporting solutions.
• Build dashboards, visualizations, and interactive reports.
• Create meaningful reports and presentations for executive stakeholders.
• Validate analytical models and continuously improve reporting accuracy.

Data Management

• Gather, extract, merge, and consolidate data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• Profile data quality issues and recommend process improvements.
• Clean, transform, and prepare datasets for analytics.
• Perform routine data refreshes and maintain reporting datasets.
• Develop electronic data collection tools and provide user support.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with business leaders, clients, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into analytical solutions.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Build strong relationships across departments.
• Influence stakeholders using data-driven insights.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to junior team members.

Business Intelligence & Automation

• Design BI dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Create summary statistics and performance metrics.
• Automate reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency.
• Prepare technical documentation for reporting solutions.

Project Leadership

• Lead analytics projects from planning through execution.
• Develop project work plans and timelines.
• Coordinate internal and external resources.
• Monitor project risks and progress.
• Ensure compliance with organizational procedures and policies.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Required Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Business, Science, or a related field.
• Equivalent experience may substitute for the degree requirement.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in Data Analytics or a related field.
• 3+ years of leadership experience (with or without direct reports).

Required Technical Skills
Data & Analytics

• SQL
• Excel
• Data Extraction
• Data Mining
• Data Visualization
• Relational Databases
• Statistical Programming
• Business Intelligence Tools
• Data Quality Management
• Data Profiling

Reporting & Visualization

• Tableau
• Cognos
• Business Objects
• BI Reporting Tools
• Dashboard Development
• Interactive Reporting

Programming & Analytics

• Python
• R
• SAS
• SPSS
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Statistical Modeling
• Text Analytics
• Data Simulation
• Network Analysis
• Complex Event Modeling
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Artificial Intelligence Tools

Business Skills

• Business Planning
• Project Management
• Vendor Management
• Written Communication
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Facilitation
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Negotiation
• Organizational Awareness
• Results Orientation

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Doctorate degree in a related field.
• Project Management Certification.
• Process Improvement Certification.
• Healthcare industry experience.
• Regulatory compliance experience.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Matrix organization experience.
• Change Management implementation experience.

Top Required Skills
Must-Have

• SQL
• Advanced Excel
• Data Analytics
• Data Visualization (Tableau/BI Tools)
• Statistical Analysis
• Business Intelligence Reporting
• Data Quality Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Business Requirements Analysis

Nice-to-Have

• Python / R
• SAS / SPSS
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence Tools
• Deep Learning
• Healthcare Domain Experience
• Cognos
• Business Objects
• RPA
• Process Improvement Certification

Domain

• Healthcare
• Clinical Analytics
• Enterprise Data Analytics
• Business Intelligence
• Reporting & Dashboard Development
• Data Science
• Strategic Analytics