Senior CMS Data Analyst

Position Summary

Reasons you will want this position:

• We are a rapidly growing company, with limitless career growth and advancement for top performers
• Our culture appreciates and rewards creative ideas especially those that achieve better outcomes for everyone
• The work you will perform in the position will make a lasting impact on the lives and health of patients through our products and services
• This is viewed a essential position for our continued success by our executives and senior leadership with whom you will work along side regularly.
• Work where you are most productive: from home, in the office, or hybrid.

Summary
The Senior Data Analyst is a functional CMS data expert working in the US with others in multiple locations and offices. In this dynamic, fast paced environment, a successful individual will provide leadership and guidance to our dedicated data teams while assisting internal and external clients with troubleshooting of CMS data issues. The focus of this position is to provide expertise and content to our CMS Center of Excellence (COE) team in analyzing, implementing and maintaining data pipelines into an industry leading analytics platform for CMS data. You will be challenged to balance your functional and technical skills everyday. This is a great opportunity for a CMS subject matter expert to work regularly side by side with our executives, our clients, and industry leaders to produce better outcomes.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Analyze CMS data with understanding of alternative payment models and CMS programs MSSP, ACO REACH (Formerly DCE) and BPCI-A.
• Maintain knowledge and analytical insights of changes to CMS, and other government programs and performance reports.
• Understanding of health systems, health plans or large IDNs.
• Understanding of provider performance measurement.
• Strong collaborative and team skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Assume primary responsibility for communication and resolution of client technical issues
• Instruct the Data Operations team on how to correctly interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Act as a process champion, utilizing an in-depth knowledge of organization policies and operations processes
• Ensure modules in our products meet the functional requirements, system compliance, and interface specifications of each client through ongoing performance monitoring of team members

Required Experience / Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience performing analysis on CMS healthcare data
• Experience creating datasets for CMS programs such as MSSP, DCE, or ACO REACH
• Advanced skillset with SQL for data analysis and reporting
• Cloud software experience; AWS and Redshift a plus
• Extensive experience in and knowledge of the healthcare domain
• Software development industry experience preferred, not required
• Previous experience working with international teams and conducting meetings at all hours.
• Prior experience preparing executive level reports and presenting in front of executives. Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or relevant experience

Your Future Working Environment

If you join Cedar Gate, you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results in the medical industry. Choose a career at Cedar Gate and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.

Next to our excellent terms of employment and fringe benefits, we invest considerable resources to provide ongoing training that builds and extends professional, technical, and management skills in all areas. At Cedar Gate, you will operate in a professional environment where teamwork and innovation are immensely encouraged. Together with colleagues, you will work on high-impact projects for many dynamic companies.

About Cedar Gate

Cedar Gate enables payers, providers, employers, and service administrators to excel at value-based care. Our unified technology and services platform enhances and automates data management activities to deliver employer and provider analytics, care management, and payment technology necessary to pursue every payment model and optimize performance in all lines of business. From primary care attribution to bundled payments to capitation, our platform is designed to improve clinical, financial, and operational outcomes for all.

Based in Greenwich, CT, Cedar Gate is private equity-backed by GTCR, a leading Chicago-based private equity firm, Ascension Ventures, a strategic healthcare venture firm, and Cobalt Ventures, the investment subsidiary of BCBS of Kansas City. To learn more, visit www.cedargate.com.