Data Analyst

**Job Summary** The Data Analyst collects, validates, analyzes, and reports healthcare data to support Population Health and Care Management. The role identifies trends and develops projections to improve care-gap closure, HEDIS and UDS performance, patient engagement, quality improvement, and operational decisions while protecting sensitive patient information. **Responsibilities included but not limited to:** * Analyze and validate quantitative healthcare data; develop trends, evaluations, and projections for care gaps and UDS measures. * Monitor HEDIS performance monthly and maintain CCHC dashboards and scorecards in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI. * Extract and prepare data from Epic (Cogito/Clarity/Reporting Workbench), Excel, and SharePoint for population health reporting and research. * Apply appropriate queries, analytical methods, and statistical tools to support timely, accurate reporting and operational decisions. * Identify barriers and opportunities to improve care-gap closure, patient engagement, and re-engagement of patients lost to care. * Present findings through clear data visualizations; provide analytical support to the Population Health team. * Coordinate data collection and analysis projects and collaborate with the Program Development Data Analytics Manager to define research datasets, populations, fields, and source systems. * Perform data-quality checks, validate source data, and resolve reporting discrepancies. * Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable HIPAA, IRB, and OMB requirements, access controls, and secure PHI handling procedures. * Other duties as assigned **Minimum Qualifications:** **Required Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience; minimum three years of healthcare-related experience. * Proficiency in Excel for data analysis, validation, reporting, and scorecards. * Ability to analyze healthcare metrics, explain findings to clinical and administrative teams, and manage reporting deadlines. * Knowledge of HIPAA, PHI confidentiality, and secure data handling. **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience with Epic reporting, HEDIS, UDS, and care-gap measures. * Power BI, Tableau, SharePoint, and research/evaluation or informatics experience. * SQL, statistical software, or statistical programming; may be learned on the job as needed. **Employee Benefits offered to Fulltime Staff:** * Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance * Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental and Vision Insurance * Supplemental Benefits * Life Insurance (Provided by the company)