RHTP Reporting & Visualization Analyst

State of Montana•Bozeman, MT

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Reporting & Visualization Analyst serves as the data display for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This position translates complex RHTP data and analytical findings into clear, actionable dashboards, scorecards, infographics, and reports for internal and external stakeholders. The analyst designs and maintains user-friendly visualizations that align with enterprise business intelligence (BI) platforms and style guides, ensuring a consistent “single source of truth” for RHTP performance information. The role works closely with the RHTP data infrastructure and data science positions, as well as the Department’s central analytics team to diverse audiences including CMS, state leadership, legislators, and tribal governments, rural health providers, and community partners. The incumbent participates in department-wide business intelligence and reporting communities of practice, helping promote data visualization best practices, reduce conflicting reports, and ensure data products meet the needs of both technical and non-technical users.

Requirements

Knowledge of basic concepts and metrics (e.g. rates, percentages, averages, trends, distributions) sufficient to accurately represent analytic results in visual form.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work collaboratively with data engineers, analysts, data scientist, program staff, and external partners to define product needs and ensure accurate representation of data.
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Public Health, Communications, Graphic Design, or a closely related field.
Three years of progressively responsible experience in data visualization, business intelligence, reporting, or data analysis in health care, government, consulting, or similar setting.
Other combinations of directly related education and experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with healthcare-related data or public health metrics.
Familiarity with SQL for querying databases and creating custom data extracts for visualizations.
Experience with scripting or programming (e.g., R, Python) for automated report generation or advanced visualizations.

Responsibilities

Translates complex RHTP data and analytical findings into clear, actionable dashboards, scorecards, infographics, and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
Designs and maintains user-friendly visualizations that align with enterprise business intelligence (BI) platforms and style guides.
Ensures a consistent “single source of truth” for RHTP performance information.
Works closely with RHTP data infrastructure and data science positions, as well as the Department’s central analytics team.
Participates in department-wide business intelligence and reporting communities of practice.
Promotes data visualization best practices.
Reduces conflicting reports.
Ensures data products meet the needs of both technical and non-technical users.