Data Analyst

Healthy Alliance • Schenectady, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Healthy Alliance, our purpose is to improve health and empower communities facing barriers. Every community has its own needs, affecting the health of those who live, learn, work, and play within them. Our network brings together organizations, big and small, to coordinate and collaborate so that all communities have reliable access to the resources they need. Why? Because every New Yorker deserves the same opportunity to be healthy. Designated as the Social Care Network (SCN) Lead Entity for the Capital Region, Central NY, and North Country under New York’s 1115 Waiver Amendment’s SCN & Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Program, we are responsible for ensuring that there is a seamless, consistent end-to-end process for screening, navigation, and the delivery of services – including food, housing, and transportation to thousands of Medicaid Members. Transformative in nature, this novel Program will further sustain our vision of cultivating a world wherein everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. As a 2019-2024 Albany Business Review’s Best Places to Work and a 2021-2025 Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Health Care award recipient, we strive to maintain a culture wherein high-performing, mission-driven team members collectively work toward better health for all. Dedicated to promoting a culture built upon autonomy, mastery, and purpose, we believe our differences in strengths and perspectives play an integral role in propelling us forward, while our core values ground us, serving as the common thread that unites our team. The Data Analyst is responsible for establishing and maintaining data analysis processes that support Healthy Alliance’s mission, strategic initiatives, contractual obligations, and data quality standards. The Data Analyst collaborates closely with business and technical teams in supporting data-driven decisions. We are looking to fill this position with someone who currently resides in the North Country, Capital or Central New York Regions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or related field required. Equivalent work experience in a related field may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
• Minimum of 3-5 years data analysis experience using large diverse data sets.
• Experience in health care and/or social care service industries.
• Experience in performance tuning of reporting queries.
• Experience developing advanced SQL queries.
• Experience analyzing and conducting critical analysis to derive business insights.
• Experience developing reports and dashboards in a Business Intelligence (BI) tool (i.e., Power BI, Tableau).
• Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products with advanced knowledge in Excel a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to transform data into information, information into complex analytics, and analytics into actionable plain language to drive business decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate methods and results to a non-technical audience.
• Perform all work in accordance with Healthy Alliance core competencies and values.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with programming tools and languages (e.g., SAS, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, etc.) a plus.
• Experience with Azure a plus.
• Experience in supporting non-technical end users in the proper compilation and submission of data using standard file formats.

Responsibilities

• Work with key business partners to understand business priorities and develop effective and timely analytic solutions.
• Query, link, validate, and analyze data across multiple databases with a keen eye on data integrity.
• Analyze data and calculate metrics, including health outcomes and costs savings.
• Present and explain results of analyses, internally and externally.
• Identify and address expected and unforeseen data complexities to mitigate its impact on reporting and analytic outcomes.
• Look for new data correlations to illustrate additional value to partners.
• Investigate and analyze data to identify trends that could benefit both internal and external clients.
• Identify data discrepancies and opportunities for improved data capture.
• Ensure constant compliance with data standards and data sharing regulations and guidelines with an emphasis on continuous quality control and process improvements.
• Translate business requirements into data and report technical specifications.
• Design and develop reports (ongoing and/or ad-hoc) and dashboards for internal and external clients, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of data.
• Conduct data and reporting testing, when appropriate.
• Support data technical team by participating in design sessions.
• Provide data management documentation, inclusive of reporting and analytics platforms.
• Embody Healthy Alliance’s vision, mission, and goals.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive insurance benefits available the 1st of the month after hire, including but not limited to medical, dental and vision, group short-term disability and life insurance with buy-up options, flexible spending and HSA company-contributed accounts, and more
• 401K with a company match
• Unlimited paid time off after 90 days of employment
• Company-sponsored training and certification opportunities
• Hybrid employer with flexible work schedules
• A workplace that values safety, respect, employee engagement, recognition, and diversity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level