Healthcare Data Analyst - Chicago, United States - Workday

Description

Department

BSD CRI Data Warehouse
About the Department

The Center for Research Informatics (CRI) is an organization within the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) that provides informatics resources and services to BSD faculty.

Four main services comprise the CRI's operations:
applications development, bioinformatics, IT infrastructure and scientific computing, and clinical research data warehousing/business intelligence.

Through these service lines, the CRI enables research of the highest scientific merit and advances the state of the art of clinical and translational informatics.

The CRI recruits exceptional candidates looking to leverage stateoftheart technologies to deliver innovative and exciting solutions biomedical researchers.

We are committed to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our team members, our institution, our clients, and our community.

We will accomplish this by incorporating our values into hiring practices, retention, and culture.
Job Summary

Incumbent will be responsible for supporting data requests for the Clinical Research Data Warehouse (CRDW), as well as for ETL Architecture and Development.

Incumbent will spend 80% of his/her/their time supporting clinicianscientists in the Department of Cardiology.

This includes understanding and implementing data extractions, transformations, and loads, writing SQL code to incorporate new data sources into data warehouses and affiliated data marts, both local and distributed, and working with existing teams to further development according to existing standards and conventions.

There is also a need for data management and biostatistical expertise.

This includes data source acquisition and positioning, providing ongoing feedback and support to expand available data sources while improving the team's understanding of existing data sources, transforming and loading data into data models and platforms, both standardized and unstandardized, and creating and maintaining a growing body of documentation.

Incumbent will perform data analysis using coding languages to answer research questions under several University faculty members' direction and support quality improvement initiatives and external reporting.

Finally, this position involves translating technical specifications into SQL code, generating data deliverables, and conducting code reviews.

An ideal candidate will be able to quickly master medical terminology related to filling data requests, communicate effectively with a business analyst and clients, write SQL queries that optimize the organization of data deliverables, perform analyses using R and Python, and generate visualizations using Tableau.

Prior to delivery of data, the incumbent will assist with data quality checks, making sure that each deliverable matches the original request specifications and that the data is of the highest quality.

The incumbent will perform statistical analyses as needed and develop reports for clinicianscientists as needed.
Responsibilities

Gather and analyze healthcare and other related data to identify and interpret trends in support of data requests, business cases, and proposed projects.

Design, construct, test, and maintain data warehouse and related functionality including extraction and transformation of data using SSIS.

Design, develop, and test business intelligence outputs (including visualization) to ensure useful and insightful information using software including R, Python, Tableau, and/or Excel to support research and quality improvement initiatives.

Test and validate data with the purpose of understanding and making conclusions to support decisionmaking processes.

Design and perform statistical analyses.

Manage a variety of information systems and data files, including large and complex files: analyzing file structure, using and creating file layouts, transforming raw data into finished products.

Monitor for timely and accurate completion of select datasets.

Participate in strategic initiatives to enhance data management and reporting to support research and quality improvement initiatives.

Collaborate closely with a crossfunctional team of Data Scientists, Project Managers, and Developers to ensure highquality data delivery to faculty.

Proactively identify issues and opportunities to improve data systems and related policies as an aspect of data governance.

Investigates, analyzes and resolves daytoday technical problems using standard procedures.

Works with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for developmental programs. Receives a moderate level of guidance to design applications to meet University and business requirements.

Performs code testing on components and works to ensure that appropriate implementation standards are met. Evaluates design alternatives for development cost and solutions using various methods.

Supports and maintains existing applications. Works with web developers and responds to requests from users.

Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications


Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
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Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 25 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:Preferred Qualifications


Education:
Masters degree in biostatistics, computer science, or other related field OR requisite job experience in statistical analysis.


Experience:
Understanding of various common data models (OMOP, PCORnet).

Experience with ETL tools.

Experience working with application development and/or agile teams.

Licenses and

Certifications:
Clarity.

Preferred Competencies
High level of problemsolving and decisionmaking skills.

Knowledge of healthcare data including ICD9, ICD10, and CPT.

Expert in SQL and Excel.

Proficiency in relational databases with experience designing transformations, mappings, and working with reference table.

Ability to translate technical information to nontechnical audiences.

Critical thinking and multitasking skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Time management skills.

Proficiency in creating technical specifications, business cases, and other developmentrelated documentation.

Experience investigating data issues and working with a crossfunctional team for problem resolution.

Energized by working through complex problems.

Intellectual curiosity.

Working Conditions
Office, hybrid (4 days onsite, Friday remote).

Application Documents
Resume (required)

Cover Letter (preferred)

When applying, the document(s)


MUST
be uploaded via the

My Experience

page, in the section titled

Application Documents

of the application.

Job Family

Information Technology
Role Impact

Individual Contributor
FLSA Status

Exempt
Pay Frequency

Monthly
Scheduled

Weekly Hours

40
Benefits Eligible

Yes
Drug Test Required

No
Health Screen Required

No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No
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