MS Data Analyst 3

What You Will Do:

General Summary
The Senior Population Health Data Analyst analyzes claims, Electronic Medical Record, Health Information Exchange, and other data sources to identify opportunities for clinical improvement activities and coordinates directly with the leadership of the Population Health Services Organization to effectively communicate these opportunities to the participating physicians of the University of Maryland Quality Care Network.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

1. Identify trends, opportunities and needs for physician practices by using the platform to improve overall actions and results
2. Provide recommendations of specific actions or work based on analysis and research.
3. Track the results of implemented recommendations for progress and impact
4. Identify early trends that illustrate opportunities to implement corrective actions
5. Make data-driven decisions based on standard health plan measures and physician group contract measures
6. Quantify return on investment (ROI) to illustrate the health plan programs' effectiveness
7. Work with industry standard data query and analysis tools to drive business decisions
8. Operate in a self-directed work environment to accomplish goals and initiatives
9. Work to implement dashboards for critical success metrics reporting and tracking on programs and implementation
10. Perform various ad-hoc analysis to drive business decisions across all functional business groups
11. Analyze, manipulate and extract data from a variety of relational databases.

What You Need to Be Successful:

Education and Experience
1. Bachelor’s degree required. B.S. in Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
2. 3+ years of data analysis, or equivalent experience, required.
3. Healthcare experience required.
4. Population Health experience strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Strong organizational, quantitative and problem solving skills with strategic and creative thinking
2. Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of internal and external customers
3. Strong aptitude for analytical thinking and demonstrated data skills.
4. Demonstrated ability to work with large data and self-direct in analysis to reach recommendations and conclusions.
5. Experience with qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques in order to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of program management practices.
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.