Data Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Agency Profile : Spectrum Health & Human Services respectfully partners with adults, children, and families as they recover from behavioral, emotional, mental health and / or substance-related disorders by offering individualized and meaningful opportunities of hope, empowerment, and support to achieve self-defined improvements in their quality of life.

Full-time : 227 Thorn Avenue, Orchard Park, NY

SUMMARY OF POSITION FUNCTION :

The Data Analyst position is responsible for working closely with the Population Health Data Manager in identifying relevant sources of data and assisting with the collection, analyzing, and the development of interactive dashboards and reports that will be used to prove recommendations for improving the operations and outcomes as well as meeting internal and external reporting requirements.

The Data Analyst works closely with the departmental leads including, program, quality, and the finance leadership to develop and maintain the data infrastructure.

This person reports the Population Health / Data Analytics Manager.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assist with developing, implementing , and maintaining leading-edge analytic systems, taking complicated problems and building simple frameworks
• Work closely with departmental leads to assist in developing strategic data and information management to assist in reaching established outcomes and measures
• Identify, collect and analyze data, specifically as it relates to the agreed upon data points.
• Assist in identifying trends and opportunities for growth through analysis of data sets
• Assist with evaluating internal systems for efficiency, problems, and inaccuracies, developing and maintaining protocols for handling, processing, and cleaning data
• Create best-practice reports based on data mining, analysis, and visualization
• Work directly with management and users to gather requirements, provide status updates, and build relationships

SKILLS / COMPETENCIES :

• Proven analytic skills, including mining, evaluation, analysis, and visualization
• Technical writing experience in relevant areas, including queries, reports, and presentations
• Strong SQL or Excel skills with the ability to learn other analytic tools
• Prior experience with database and model design and segmentation techniques
• Familiar with EMR and EHR data platforms and a practical understanding of data
• Strong programming experience with frameworks including XML, JavaScript, SQL, and ETL
• Practical experience in dashboard development through the use of technology tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, and
• Proven success in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Service delivery motivated with a service-oriented attitude

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS :

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Statistics or equivalent experience to meet the needs of the position.

EXPERIENCE :

• 3+ years of experience mining data as a Data Analyst or Data Specialist
• 3+ years of experience with building analytical in enterprise environment and dashboards

Must possess a valid Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record

COMPENSATION : $50,000 - $61,000 / yr