Data Analyst (2 positions available)

Marshall University•Huntington, WV

About The Position

The Data Analyst supports clinical and research programs addressing chronic diseases including obesity and diabetes. The analyst manages program data, develops performance dashboards, and leads the preparation and coordination of required data reporting to support health interventions and continuous improvement. Working with program leaders, clinical teams, and external partners, the analyst turns complex healthcare and program data into clear, actionable findings across initiatives such as telehealth and value-based care. The role requires strong analytical skills, and extensive familiarity with healthcare systems.

Requirements

Strong analytical skills
Extensive familiarity with healthcare systems

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI or Tableau

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain data across several initiatives, integrating approved sources such as program records, electronic health records, claims, enrollment files, and partner submissions as available.
Develop repeatable processes to extract, clean, transform, link, and validate data.
Investigate missing values, duplicates, inconsistencies, and reconciliation issues with data owners and program partners.
Maintain data dictionaries, measure specifications, source documentation, and version-controlled analytical code to support consistent definitions, reproducible results, and reliable reporting.
Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards using tools such as Power BI or Tableau to monitor key performance indicators, service utilization, access, quality, and program outcomes.
Collaborate with the intervention team to define measures, baselines, targets, denominators, and reporting periods.
Establish dashboard refresh schedules appropriate to source availability and clearly display data currency and limitations.
Analyze trends and variation across initiatives, populations, providers, and geographic areas.
Assess rural access barriers and disparities while applying appropriate safeguards for small populations.
Lead data collection, validation, analysis, and preparation of required federal and state reports.
Coordinate internal review, approval, and timely submission according to terms, reporting specifications, and program deadlines.
Maintain reporting calendars, submission instructions, validation checks, and supporting documentation.
Reconcile reported results to source data and retain an auditable record of submissions, revisions, and approvals.
Monitor changes to reporting requirements with program and compliance staff, translate them into data specifications, and help resolve reporting discrepancies and follow-up requests.
Support data-sharing agreements and exchange protocols in collaboration with legal, privacy, security, and information technology teams.
Follow approved data-use restrictions, access controls, secure transfer procedures, retention requirements, and applicable privacy policies.
Escalate data access, quality, or security concerns through established channels.
Provide technical assistance and training on data submission specifications, dashboard use, measure interpretation, and basic data literacy.
Work with partners to improve completeness and consistency of submissions.
Use appropriate statistical and analytical methods to identify trends, service gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
Distinguish descriptive findings from causal conclusions and communicate limitations, including data lags and incomplete coverage.
Translate findings into concise reports, presentations, and recommendations tailored to clinical, operational, and executive audiences.
Partner with program teams to evaluate changes and monitor progress toward established goals.