Data Science Sr Analyst - Maitland, United States - AdventHealth

Description

**All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:**

Benefits from Day One

Paid Days Off from Day One

Career Development

**Our promise to you:** Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that **together** we are even better.

**Shift** : M-F; 8 hours a day between 9-5. (Remote)

**The community youll be caring for:**

Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando

serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America

AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country

We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

**The role youll contribute:**

The Data Science Senior Analyst transforms data into actionable insights that inform the organizations strategic decisions and drive business value. Able to make actionable recommendations to customers based on analysis. Possesses a combination of business and technical knowledge, enabling the identification of opportunities for process improvement in support of strategic initiatives and surfacing actionable information. Under minimal supervision of a Lead Analyst or Manager, acts as a liaison between clinical, financial and operational customers, developing an expert knowledge of business flow to diagnose issues and needs. Participates in the development, implementation, validation, monitoring and auditing of large complex systems. Demonstrates diplomacy and superior communication when engaging with leaders to understand critical problems, utilizes knowledge of goals to take initiative in recommending options for solving root cause issues that are impacting flow and establishes metrics for on-going monitoring. Through the use of advanced statistical methods, data science, software and database engineering, querying languages and data visualization techniques, works closely with operational and IT teams, utilizing tools to query and acquire data, organize it, analyze it, identify trends, establish alerts, interpret patterns, draw conclusions and implement solutions. Turns information into knowledge by presenting findings in reports and dashboards to managers, directors and executives, helping them make decisions that improve processes. Drives the implementation of repeatable standards and workflows that ensure the integrity, accuracy, reliability, timeliness and effectiveness of software architecture in accordance with financial audit standards. Is professional in all dealings, operates well under pressure, may be subject to heavy workloads and deadlines, and can work independently while providing on-time concise, high quality deliverables. Mentors, supervises and collaborates with other analysts, develops documentation and conveys knowledge to co-workers. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

**The value youll bring to the team:**

**Planning:** Actively participates in planning sessions, requirements review, project estimates, priority alignment, deliverables scheduling with understanding of the organizations strategic and performance improvement initiatives.

**Customer Service:** Interacts frequently with leadership, acting as a point person to facilitates discussions, develops and maintains positive customer relationships.

**Business Knowledge:** Acquires intermediate knowledge of the business process flow of each customers area through needs gathering, triage, research and diagnosis.

**Metrics:** Identifies key measures of the areas business flow, establishing goals or benchmarks.

**Root Cause:** Performs root cause analyses to explain anything that adversely impacts flow, employing critical thinking and creative problem solving to address barriers, make actionable recommendations based on analysis, escalating issues to leadership when appropriate.

**Data:** Identifies key data necessary for explaining flow, defines data sources, creates a data plan, prepares specifications.

**Acquisition:** Performs data mining, queries and extractions (or works with IT) to acquire, aggregate, cleanse, organize and manage large complex datasets from multiple sources.

**Validation:** Quantifies financial impacts and applies intermediate independent source validation and financial audit procedures to collaborate and certify the accuracy of the data.

**Analysis:** Prioritizes analysis work, applying critical thinking and objectively interpreting results, providing meaningful data-driven insights and improvement recommendations, supporting business stakeholders in making strategic decisions.

**Dashboard Development:** **Demonstrates basic abilities and planning to d** esign, develop, and maintain reports, scorecards, and dashboards that effectively tell the story of the data and highlight anomalies in a manner that customers can easily understand and act upon.

**Presentation:** Prepares effective presentations and articulately communicates findings and results.

**Improve:** Monitors and audits results and collaborates with other analytic staff to provide recommendations on best practices to improve reporting.

**Self-Development:** Proactively creates an Employee Development Plan for career development and participates in internal and/or external training programs to keep knowledge and skills current

**Documentation:** Documents work processes and produces training materials to train co-workers and customers.

**Mentorship:** Effectively mentors team members and shares knowledge to support team members and customers.

Qualifications

**The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:**

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:**

**Process Analysis:** Basic awareness of root cause analysis and problem diagnosis methodologies.

**Query Tools:** Intermediate knowledge of data querying techniques (i.e. Structured Query Language, Power Query, Power Pivot).

**Standards ** Understands the following as they pertain to financial information: Federal and State statutes, HIPAA regulations, IRS regulations, SEC requirements, GAAP rules, CMS rules and regulations, JCAHO, DNV ISO/NIAHO standards and/or Baldrige National Quality standards.

**Process Analysis ** Understands business process analysis techniques, including Current State/Future State Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Risk/Mitigation, Impact Analysis, Financial Quantification.

**Enterprise Systems** Experience navigating and using enterprise data systems to extract information, such as Cerner, Epic, PeopleSoft, Oracle.

**Audit Rigor:** Implements rigorous accounting and audit procedures to ensure information is accurate and that systems achieve expected value.

**Information Systems:** Understands information systems concepts and design and can combine systems with processes to design breakthrough automation improvements; ability to comprehend technical manuals and instructions.

**Strategic Planning:** Understands strategic objectives, can make recommendations to achieve them and can focus and prioritize work to accomplish them.

+ **Business Partnering:** Promotes collaboration and the sharing of ideas and perspectives with other internal functions and stakeholders.

**_KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PREFERRED:_**

+ **Subject Matter Expertise:** Possesses deep knowledge and specialized skill set in understanding business operations and financial flow.

+ **Builds and Shares Knowledge:** Develops and shares subject matter expertise that can be readily applied to researching issues and designing solutions.

+ **Knows the Business:** Has a detailed-oriented focus, understands how the business works, from both an operational and financial perspective in a healthecare setting, and can identify sources of cost and value including physician, clinical, revenue and finance.

Knowledge that encompasses how healthcare systems and processes work together in producing business information, including:

Clinical Medical & Physician Practice Systems (orders & documentation)

Revenue & Billing Systems (charges, pricing, denials, appeals)

Payer Contracts (contractual allowances)

Medical & Reimbursement Systems (coding & payments)

Materials Management & Accounts Payable

Human Resources &

Payroll

Finance (General Ledger) & Budget

Facilities Management (capital assets)

Decision Support, Analytics & Business Intelligence

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:**

Bachelors degree in Data Science, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.

**** **At least 1 year of applicable work experience.**

**_EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:_**

Advanced degree(s) including a masters degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Finance or related field

Experience in Database Administration, Data Warehousing, Data Science, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Information Technology.

Experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

**Category:** Accounting/Finance

**Organization:** AdventHealth Orlando

**Schedule:** Full-time

**Shift:** 1 - Day

**Req ID:**

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.