Sr Business Performance Analysis Consultant

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

2d•$44 - $73•Remote

About The Position

Banner Health is currently seeking a Sr Business Performance Analysis Consultant responsible for supporting the IT Senior Leadership team with critical data and analytics needs. You would be working directly with senior IT leadership on high-priority initiatives. The typical schedule for this role is Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. This is a remote position. An ideal candidate would possess data analytics experience, proficiency in SQL, executive-level reporting experience, KPI development skills and Clinical and/or IT experience is a plus. Familiarity with systems such as Cerner, Teradata, Databricks, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, AI tools, ServiceNow, and Power BI is essential. This is a remote position. In this role you would work Monday through Friday normal business hours and can be a remote position if you live in the following states only: AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV & WY. Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Epidemiology, Computer Sciences, Process Engineering, Business or related field.
Requires minimum 7 years of analytic experience in one or multiple areas in clinical, financial, utilization, patient satisfaction, supply chain or related field.
Must have experience in working with cross functional departments in order to serve as a liaison and provide relevant guidance or leadership.
Must demonstrate ability to lead complex projects and cross-functional teams, including strong project management skills, to resolve, implement or reach consensus on issues.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and critical thinking skills are required.
Strong technical skills (SQL/Ansi SQL, SAS, Excel, Tableau, R, Python etc.).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher in relevant field
Advanced knowledge of statistics, predictive modeling, and data mining is preferred
Advanced SQL/Ansi SQL programing skill
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
data analytics experience
proficiency in SQL
executive-level reporting experience
KPI development skills
Clinical and/or IT experience is a plus
Familiarity with systems such as Cerner, Teradata, Databricks, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, AI tools, ServiceNow, and Power BI is essential.

Responsibilities

Analyzes and reports on highly complex customer needs. Manages and supports the identification and research of new developments and uses of current systems and applications, as well as upgraded systems and applications such as Teradata, SAS and Tableau.
Facilitates cross-functional teams and/or leads projects with regional or company-wide scope to implement system or policy changes, determine policies and manage process improvement and redesign. This may also include providing oversight, general work direction or leadership to individuals on the team. Creates presentations and/or reports for management involving significant detailed analysis of multiple or highly complex data sources.
Conducts complex analysis with advanced knowledge of statistics, predictive modeling, and data mining, to drive organizational results.
Establishes and defines processes, documentation and standards for data quality, and provides expert advice to end users on data access to ensure adherence to critical operating standards of care.
Partners across organization and related functional areas to understand internal customer needs related to service excellence, including but not limited to analytical, technology and automated reporting needs and determine the appropriate course of action, and make recommendations in an actionable format including to senior management, to achieve desired business results.
Maintains optimal operation of departmental applications in partnership with IT or external software vendor, as appropriate. This may include leading the implementation, maintenance, testing and/or functional design. Coordinate activities of any third party data or research vendors to manage quality and consistent reports, always looking for enhancements.
Keeps current on industry, standard and regulatory/compliance issues within assigned areas. Provides system and analytic consultation on these issues to customers.
Develops strong relationships with technology partners and collaborate in appropriate areas, including application design, system optimization, programming complex models, transferring large data feeds, and staying current on emerging technology related to all systems.
This position makes decisions using policies and guidelines, but must demonstrate expertise in applying solution to non-standard or routine situations.