Senior Analytics Developer, Ambulatory Quality, Full-time, Days

About the position

The Senior Analytics Developer reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Northwestern Medicine is looking for a data driven, business-minded; results oriented Senior Analytics Developer to join our team. The Senior Analytics Developer uncovers insights that drive strategy and optimal decision making for the executive team and leaders across the organization. In this role, you will be charged with understanding the ‘who, what, and whys’ of our business - working cross-functionally to realize the value of NM’s data assets. Northwestern Medicine Information Services drives innovative, high-value solutions to transform health care. We are committed to supporting the relentless pursuit of better medicine by providing exceptional service to our patients and guests as well as internal clients across the organization. To ensure excellence, our team goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure that our systems work together seamlessly. Northwestern Medicine understands that technology plays an integral role in shaping the future of health care. Information Services strategically supports the organization by leveraging AI, automation and rollout of advanced cyber controls that support digital transformation strategies, implementing advanced technologies in clinical and administrative areas, and furthering development of the end user support model to help enhance modern infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Be a Data Champion! Advocate for data accessibility, accuracy and quality.
• Be Curious! Find data nuggets, trends and other analytical insights.
• Be a Team Player! Collaborate with a diverse cross-section of technical and business professionals.
• Deliver data warehouse and analytic solutions by writing ETL packages, developing visualizations, performing data and statistical analyses, and administering systems.
• Serve as a functional and content expert of pipelines to synthesize raw data into actionable information.
• Apply knowledge of relational database skills including advanced SQL knowledge and the ability to create complex queries and stored procedures.
• Assist with the design and development of information delivery components including dashboards, reports, and cubes.
• Assist with ETL design and development including data analysis, source-target mapping, quality profiling, change data capture, program performance.
• Evaluate data quality and interpret results in a clear, concise manner.
• Develop documentation on requirements, decisions, design, modifications, and any associated maintenance.
• Own analytics projects and collaborate with the business to gather and execute on requirements.
• Work collaboratively with and support multi-department efforts and projects.
• Share skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise with staff on analytic tools and solutions.
• Participate and contribute to overall training development, maintenance, and facilitate trainings both internally and externally.
• Perform other duties and functions as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Four or more years of experience in a role querying and/or analyzing data.
• Experience using the Microsoft stack (SSRS, SSMS, SSIS, SSAS).
• Experience using SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of relational database skills including advanced SQL knowledge and the ability to create complex queries and stored procedures.
• Independently work with business users to gather and scope requirements and recommend analytical solutions.
• Experience sharing skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise with junior level staff.
• Previous experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience with report writing and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Crystal Reports, SSRS, Microsoft Power BI.
• Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Access.
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience developing, designing and supporting applications and relational databases.
• Previous experience working with Epic Clarity data.
• Previous healthcare experience, ideally with a health system working with ambulatory quality data.
• Experience using a software package for statistical analysis (R, Python, etc.).

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits