Data Analyst

VetsEZ•Jackson, MS

1d•Remote

About The Position

VetsEZ is seeking a Data Analyst for a remote opportunity supporting the implementation and operation of a statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) and the development of a Health Data Utility (HDU). The role combines dashboard development, population health analysis, and clinical quality measurement to support HIE and HDU reporting. The opportunity is contingent upon contract award. Candidates must reside within the continental United States. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least five years of relevant experience delivering healthcare analytics, business intelligence, and reporting outputs. The analyst will work with clinical or payer data, quality measure specifications, and stakeholders across clinical, business, and engineering teams. U.S. citizenship is required; selected candidates must successfully complete a background check and be able to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including fingerprinting when required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, public health, health informatics, statistics, or a related field.
At least 5 years of relevant experience, with demonstrated experience across the responsibilities outlined in the posting.
Experience delivering healthcare analytics, business intelligence, and reporting outputs.
Strong SQL, data visualization, and dashboard development skills.
Experience analyzing clinical or payer data for utilization, population health, or care-gap use cases.
Experience interpreting and validating HEDIS, MIPS, or comparable clinical quality measure specifications.
Ability to reconcile data, document analytical logic, and communicate findings to clinical and business audiences.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Selected candidates must successfully complete a background check.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting when required for the position.
Must reside within the continental United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or a comparable business intelligence platform.
Medicaid, managed care, value-based care, or combined clinical and claims data experience.
Experience with SAS, R, Python, or electronic clinical quality measures, or a relevant healthcare quality credential.

Responsibilities

Develop dashboards, operational reports, and visualizations for program, provider, and payer stakeholders.
Analyze healthcare utilization, patient cohorts, care gaps, and population health trends.
Translate HEDIS, MIPS, and clinical quality specifications into analytical and reporting logic.
Build and validate reporting queries, datasets, and measure calculations against source data.
Investigate data discrepancies and collaborate with engineering and clinical teams on remediation.
Document metric definitions, analytical methods, assumptions, and limitations, and explain findings to stakeholders.
Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and ensure project success.