Healthcare Data Analyst

About The State University of New York :

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY's 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, the state's only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.3 million students in credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide were more than $1.0 billion in fiscal year 2020, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum.

Job Description:

The Healthcare Data Analyst will provide data-driven insight and analysis essential the Office of Health and Hospital Affairs (OHHA) portfolio. This position will manage implementation of data projects, research data management resources, and perform ongoing data analyses on relevant health topics. The ideal incumbent has experience in building capacity for utilizing data to make informed decisions and drive action.

The Healthcare Data Analyst will create data dashboards, maintain strong relationships with other data experts in the hospital finance/operations and health policy field, and provide data management-related technical assistance and recommendations, as needed.

This position reports to the Senior Vice Chancellor of Health & Hospital Affairs and works closely with the OHHA team.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Assess data needs and lead analysis for team-based projects related to a variety of health care matters such as hospital finances, hospital operations, clinical practice plans, health centers, health policy options and impacts
• Compile and analyze health care data utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative skills to assess outcomes and inform decision making
• Develop systems and tools for effective data management, visualization, and interpretation and convey information to internal and external stakeholders
• Create and organize, coordinating with internal SUNY partners, large datasets, files, and systems (e.g. SPARCS, ICRs, MCRs, etc.)
• Access publicly available health and workforce data from multiple sources and analyze in a manner that provides clear and understandable information to internal and external stakeholders
• Adhere to all current federal & state laws, as well as SUNY's Policies and Procedures, including the appropriate safeguarding of data
• Support work on regional healthcare market analysis and business modeling options
• Document technical requirements and complete user testing

Requirements:

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, education, social sciences, or related field
• Statistical programming software experience such as experience with statistical programming software such as STATA, Python, SPSS, R, SAS (or equivalents)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word, Outlook, Access and Excel
• Ability to communicate results of complex analytic findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two or more years of relevant work experience or a Master's degree in a related field
• Advanced knowledge of statistical methodologies, data analysis techniques, data management, dashboards, modeling, and querying
• Experience utilizing advanced Excel functions such as V-Lookups, Pivot Tables and model building
• Prior experience with Tableau, Tableau Server, SQL, Redshift
• Awareness of population health analytics and healthcare data (eg CPT/HCPCS, ICD10, revenue codes, DRGs, risk scores), Medicare and Medicaid value-based arrangements
• Knowledge of predictive modeling

Additional Information:

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent fringe benefits.

State Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3).

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates are invited to apply online. Please submit a cover letter, resume and four professional references when applying. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

State University of New York System Administration is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, or retaliation.

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