Director of Data & Analytics

The Staff Pad • Helena, MT

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Director of Data & Analytics will provide strategic and operational leadership for enterprise data, analytics, and reporting across clinical, financial, and operational domains. This role transforms complex healthcare data into actionable insights to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, ensure regulatory compliance, and support value-based care initiatives. The Director will work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to advance data governance, analytics strategy, and evidence-based decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Statistics, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years in data, analytics, or BI roles, including 3–5 years in leadership.
• Healthcare experience in providers, payers, life sciences, or digital health.
• Expertise with EHR, claims, financial systems, and population health data.
• Proficiency in analytics platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, GCP) and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker).
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and regulatory compliance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in value-based care, population health, or risk adjustment.
• Familiarity with HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, CPT, HCC, and quality reporting.
• Experience with predictive analytics, AI/ML, and advanced modeling.
• Excellent executive communication and change-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise-wide data and analytics strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Lead and mentor high-performing teams in data engineering, analytics, reporting, and data science.
• Oversee design, development, and optimization of data platforms, pipelines, and cloud-based solutions.
• Translate data into actionable insights supporting clinical quality, population health, financial performance, and operational efficiency.
• Establish and enforce data governance, quality standards, and regulatory compliance frameworks (HIPAA, HITECH, CMS).
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, and analytics partners.
• Evaluate and implement BI tools and emerging analytics technologies.

What This Job Offers

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