Enterprise Data & Analytics Consultant (Remote)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

23h•Remote

About The Position

Working under occasional guidance in the Department of Enterprise Analytics, responsible for all aspects of analytics to meet the needs of our partners. Provides a single point of contact for our partners in defining scope and objectives. Follows the analytics problem-solving methodology. Develops work plans to ensure analytics are completed accurately and on time. Gathers and integrates appropriate data, conducts analyses, chooses appropriate output/visualization, and communicates findings effectively. Follows data stewardship and data governance practices to ensure all data assets are of the highest quality. Adheres to the highest quality standards and maintains appropriate documentation. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health. Our mission: personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive. We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.

Requirements

Relevant Work Experience
1 year
Bachelor's (Required)

Nice To Haves

Stakeholder Engagement (Novice): Builds trusting relationships with stakeholders. Understands all aspects of our partner’s business including operational workflows, performance measures, and working relationships. Proactively keeps partners informed of progress on projects. Takes leadership role on analytics projects. Good team player and shows initiative.
Data Acquisition (Novice): Successfully determines data needs based on the problem being solved and identifies appropriate source systems. Writes code that is effective, efficient, and readable with appropriate comments for others to be able to follow. Transforms and structures data accurately. Applies quality assurance (QA) practices and methods. Continues to learn and innovate with new tools and methods, and shares knowledge back with the team.
Data Analysis (Intermediate): Accurately analyzes data to effectively answer our partners’ questions. Adopts new tools, and methods, and uses creativity to produce the desired output. Takes full ownership of the quality of analysis and applies quality assurance (QA) practices and methods.
Data Stewardship and Governance (Intermediate): Understands data stewardship and governance concepts and implements current practices. Understands downstream impacts of changes to data sources, develops and maintains complete metadata for all data assets, tables, and fields. Establishes and maintains data sources of truth and key performance indicators (KPIs). Works with analytics consumers to improve ability to understand KPIs and improve the use and quality of data at the organization.
Communication (Novice): Communicates findings and recommendations in a concise, logical, and easy-to-follow manner. Engages the audience, makes effective use of questions, and practices active listening techniques. Presents written information using a professional writing style and maintains a good balance between detail and synthesis. Adapts communication and presentation delivery to the audience. Leads effective meetings by ensuring appropriate communication before, during, and after all meetings. Selects the right visualization based on the audience and type of question asked and tells stories with data in compelling ways.
Planning (Intermediate): Effectively manages multiple projects concurrently and collaborates with other teams as needed. Creates project plans, tracks progress against plan, actively communicates any potential issues or changes, and documents effectively. Proactively identifies barriers and risks for projects and works to mitigate them. Adapts well with changing requirements and responds well to feedback provided from leaders, partners, and peers.

Responsibilities

Defines the appropriate problem, identifies the data needed to solve the problem, gathers and transforms the data into the appropriate form.
Develops high quality analyses and visualizations and communicates the results and recommendations clearly and competently to our partners.
Ensures timely completion of all analytics projects and builds trusting relationships with partners and stakeholders.
Maintains appropriate documentation (e.g., processes, analytics design, measure definitions, data integration).
Follows best practices of data stewardship/data governance including managing metadata and consistently performing quality assurance to ensure accuracy throughout the process.
Follows best practice guidelines set by Enterprise Analytics for each of the 6 technical capabilities.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.