Data Analyst (2 positions available)

Position Overview

Core Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain data across several initiatives, integrating approved sources such as program records, electronic health records, claims, enrollment files, and partner submissions as available.
• Develop repeatable processes to extract, clean, transform, link, and validate data. Investigate missing values, duplicates, inconsistencies, and reconciliation issues with data owners and program partners.
• Maintain data dictionaries, measure specifications, source documentation, and version-controlled analytical code to support consistent definitions, reproducible results, and reliable reporting.

• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards using tools such as Power BI or Tableau to monitor key performance indicators, service utilization, access, quality, and program outcomes.
• Collaborate with the intervention team to define measures, baselines, targets, denominators, and reporting periods. Establish dashboard refresh schedules appropriate to source availability and clearly display data currency and limitations.
• Analyze trends and variation across initiatives, populations, providers, and geographic areas. Assess rural access barriers and disparities while applying appropriate safeguards for small populations.

• Lead data collection, validation, analysis, and preparation of required federal and state reports. Coordinate internal review, approval, and timely submission according to terms, reporting specifications, and program deadlines.
• Maintain reporting calendars, submission instructions, validation checks, and supporting documentation. Reconcile reported results to source data and retain an auditable record of submissions, revisions, and approvals.
• Monitor changes to reporting requirements with program and compliance staff, translate them into data specifications, and help resolve reporting discrepancies and follow-up requests

• Support data-sharing agreements and exchange protocols in collaboration with legal, privacy, security, and information technology teams.
• Follow approved data-use restrictions, access controls, secure transfer procedures, retention requirements, and applicable privacy policies. Escalate data access, quality, or security concerns through established channels.
• Provide technical assistance and training on data submission specifications, dashboard use, measure interpretation, and basic data literacy. Work with partners to improve completeness and consistency of submissions.

• Use appropriate statistical and analytical methods to identify trends, service gaps, and opportunities for improvement. Distinguish descriptive findings from causal conclusions and communicate limitations, including data lags and incomplete coverage.
• Translate findings into concise reports, presentations, and recommendations tailored to clinical, operational, and executive audiences. Partner with program teams to evaluate changes and monitor progress toward established goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, public health, economics, information systems, or a related quantitative field.

• At least one year’s of professional experience in data analysis or business intelligence.
• Understanding of rural healthcare delivery and the access barriers, provider capacity constraints, and community factors relevant to West Virginia.
• Proficiency in SQL and Excel; demonstrated experience developing dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, or a comparable visualization platform, and using R, Python, SAS, or a comparable tool for analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to validate complex datasets, document analytical methods, interpret statistical results, and manage multiple reporting deadlines with close attention to accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain findings to nontechnical audiences and collaborate with clinical, program, technical, and external partner teams.
• Knowledge of healthcare data privacy, confidentiality, secure data handling, and data governance practices.

• Master’s degree in a relevant quantitative, public health, or health informatics field.

• Experience in a U.S. healthcare organization and grant-funded programs.
• Experience with West Virginia healthcare data or partners; telehealth, transportation, or value-based care evaluation; geographic analysis; or automated reporting and data integration.