The Consulting Analytics and Strategy team draws upon deep expertise in data science, market access, analytics, and oncology to provide innovative, data-driven strategies for clients in the life sciences industry across all phases of product development and commercialization. Our work helps clients define markets, demonstrate value, and inform business decisions throughout product lifecycles. The Clinical Data Analyst will have the opportunity to work on complex business problems leveraging our in-house data sources within a collaborative environment. Responsibilities and work experiences may include but are not limited to the following.

Key Accountabilities

• With minimal supervision, synthesizes business rules and methodological approach to answer questions posed by internal or external clients.
• Analyzes raw healthcare data from multiple sources, such as, electronic health records and claims data, using algorithms and statistical programming.
• Formats output of data analysis for customer readiness.
• Provides quality assurance on all assigned reporting and data extracts.
• Ensures data sets and reports are built to specifications.
• Interacts with clients to clarify needs and in reviewing results.
• Facilitates and participates in peer review meetings for each of the deliverables.
• Obtains proper approvals on each of the deliverables.
• Proactively communicates, collaborates and builds relationships with external and internal clients.
• Works on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Translating the findings from reports for clients into implications or recommendations for business decisions.

Typical Minimum Requirements

• Typically requires 4+ years of related experience in data manipulation and analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Public Health, Statistics, Research Methods, or related fields. Master’s degree a plus.

Critical Skills

• 2+ years of SAS programming experience for data manipulation and analysis
• Healthcare consulting experience
• Experience in mining Claims and EMR data, preferably Oncology related data
• Experience or a strong interest in statistical programming, data analysis, and applying quantitative methods to real-world business problems in the life sciences industry
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Additional Skills

• Self-starter, able to work with limited supervision
• Passion for using data and analytics to solve the economic and business challenges our clients face
• Demonstrates curiosity and a creative approach to problem solving Demonstrated analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills
• Effectively work independently and within a team
• Oncology data experience preferred
• A desire to continuously learn and develop professionally
• Knowledge of data tools, such as SQL, NoSQL, Visual Basic, SAP, IBM, Neteeza, Teradata, Hadoop, and Oracle. R, Python a plus
• Experience with Tableau and other dynamic data visualization tools

Physical Requirements

• General Office Demands

Benefits & Company Statement

McKesson believes superior performance – individual and team – that helps us drive innovations and solutions to promote better health should be recognized and rewarded. We provide a competitive compensation program to attract, retain and motivate a high-performance workforce, and it’s flexible enough to meet the different needs of our diverse employee population.

We are in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. We partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting.

But we can’t do it without you. Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission—whatever your title, whatever your role, you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. Talented, compassionate people are the future of our company—and of healthcare. At McKesson, you’ll collaborate on the products and solutions that help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that’s vital to us all.

Equal Opportunity

McKesson is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

Agency Statement

No agencies please

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected] . Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Current employees must apply through the internal career site.

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