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Onpoint Health Data is a dynamic, fast-growing, nonprofit company located in Portland, Maine, committed to delivering independent, reliable, and insightful data solutions to clients nationwide. If you are a motivated self-starter looking for the opportunity to work with emerging technologies and a collaborative, energetic team, Onpoint would be a perfect fit. We offer a very competitive benefits package and a great office space conveniently located in Portland’s East End. This position is hybrid, with employees working onsite a minimum of one day per week. 

 

DEPARTMENT

Data Analytics and Operations

 

REPORTS TO

Health Analytics Manager

 

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

The Senior Health Data Analyst is a leader in analyzing data for improving health care delivery, supporting health policy initiatives and programs, and informing healthcare transformation initiatives. The analyst develops new reports and products. The analyst investigates, understands, analyzes, and communicates our data to our customers. The analyst serves as the go-to resource for technical questions around analytic approach/methodology, problem solving, quality assurance review, and general technical advice. The analyst also provides support and leadership on the Analytic Team, helping to mentor and train junior Health Data Analysts and works effectively across the organization to ensure clients’ needs are met in a timely and high quality manner. The analyst interfaces with clients, develops and delivers presentations, and may be expected to provide project management for some projects. The candidate must be detail oriented, capable of learning independently, and able to work on multiple projects at a time in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

•        Serve as the lead analyst on one or more complex client engagements or projects. Able to interface independently with clients on complex projects or new development initiatives.

•        Advanced coding (SAS, SQL) skills and prior experience working with large datasets

•        Serve as a subject matter expert/go-to person for internal questions and client questions on one or more topics (e.g., measures, Onpoint data systems, groupers, Medicaid, risk adjustment, research design, project management, ACOs, network analysis, health policy, health economics)

•        Contribute to business development initiatives, including scoping out new ad hoc work, identifying solutions for client requests, writing content for RFPs, etc.

•        May serve project management role for internal and external analytic projects as needed

•        Lead internal and external projects with multiple analysts, helping to divide/delegate work among the team when needed

•        Provide guidance/mentoring/quality assurance role for junior analysts on projects

•        Regularly deepen knowledge of health care system and other relevant issues through conference attendance, reading of journals, and other efforts

•        Resourceful - able to complete work in an efficient manner, balance priorities, and suggest solutions to address competing business priorities

•        Communicate effectively with clients in person and in writing 

•        Give presentations to user groups and customers

•        Lead development of significant new Onpoint products, analyses, and reports or implementation of new analytic

initiatives 

•        Investigate unusual findings in the data and explains or proposes solutions to remediate them

•        Lead and/or support organization-wide process improvement initiatives

 

General 

•        Balance multiple projects, coordinating with management and project leads to organize priorities

•        A subject matter expert in one or more key topics of interest (e.g., All Payer Claims Data, Onpoint’s data systems, statistical analysis, data visualization, groupers, research design, health insurance, public health, health policy, health economics, and/or other health data topics).

•        An expert in relational databases and reporting

•        Actively seek opportunities to learn and contribute more to the team

 

Other 

•        Understand the value that Onpoint places on maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of our corporate and client data and meet applicable privacy and security compliance requirements

•        Ensure that Onpoint and client data is accessed, handled, processed, transmitted, disclosed, and stored according to operational and IT policies and procedures

•        Immediately report any suspected or actual violation of privacy and security policies or unauthorized access or disclosure of Onpoint or client data

•        Understand that compliance with all privacy and security policies, laws, and regulations is part of each employee's annual performance evaluation

•        Adhere to all policies and procedures as outlined in the Onpoint Health Data Employee Handbook

•        Perform all other duties as assigned

 

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY

 

None

 

QUALIFICATIONS

•        Masters or PhD in sciences, mathematics, or another major with an emphasis on analytical or quantitative skills development, with 5+ years of experience working in a similar field, or Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of equivalent work experience

•        Experience in health care data and analysis, health information technology, relational databases, statistics, and/or knowledge of querying and analytical tools (SAS, SQL, Tableau, Excel) preferred

•        Experience with health policy or health economics preferred

•        Experience working with healthcare claims data preferred

•        Technical knowledge of healthcare coding systems (e.g., CPT/HCPCS, ICD-9, NDC), classification groupers (e.g., DRGs, APCs, APGs, CCSs, ETGs, CRGs, Red Book®), and specific payer types (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, commercial) preferred

•        Some project management experience or experience leading teams is desirable

•        Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

•        Proficiency utilizing Excel to work with and analyze data sets

•        Excellent verbal and written communication skills

•        Experience working with clients in a professional environment

•        Ability to work independently on complex projects

•        Detail-oriented

•        Experience handling multiple projects while successfully meeting deliverable due dates 

•        Experience working collaboratively as well as independently within multidisciplinary teams

•        Ability to lead by example, creating an environment oriented to open communications without losing focus