System Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s degree required.
• A minimum of 5–7 years of applicable healthcare experience required.
• Strong database programming skills in Microsoft SQL Server and SAS required to manipulate and analyze large volumes of healthcare data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office required.
• Strong technical skills and the ability to quickly learn new computer programs and data sources.
• Extensive analytical ability to evaluate and interpret market, financial, clinical, and other supportive data and make sound, objective recommendations.
• Ability to evaluate highly complex and confidential performance data and determine whether contingency plans are required to meet objectives.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with clinical and administrative staff in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Self-directed, able to multitask as needed to complete projects, and possess good problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced technical certifications are encouraged.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform data mining and analysis of clinical, financial, and administrative data across Cook Children’s Health Care System companies.
• Provide analytical support and expertise to executives, physicians, stakeholders, and external clients.
• Serve as a technical resource for department analysts and communicate about strategic, technical, and operational department work.
• Select, recommend, and apply analytical and statistical methodologies to measure trends, progress, and change.
• Present analytical findings to physicians, senior executives, customers, and stakeholder groups.
• Lead design and ongoing analytics for business development, strategic planning, quality and safety initiatives, product line analysis, market share, and benchmark comparisons.
• Bridge clinical and business analysis using knowledge of information systems, healthcare data, decision-support applications, and analytics.
• Translate technical results for technical and non-technical customers.
• Validate data for timeliness, reliability, and usefulness.
• Evaluate stakeholder data requirements and choose appropriate sharing methods to minimize PHI disclosure, prevent inappropriate data sharing, and protect data integrity.
• Evaluate and interpret market, financial, clinical, and other supportive data to make objective recommendations for strategic options.
• Evaluate complex and confidential performance data and determine whether contingency plans are needed to meet objectives.