Healthcare Data Analyst, Behavioral Health

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Job Description:

Under the direction of the Director of Quality and Safety, the Healthcare Data Analyst will join a centralized quality, patient safety and risk management team grounded in data science that includes leadership and staff from across Beth Israel Lahey Health-Behavioral Services (BILH-BS) to participate in projects that promote a culture of safety and healthcare excellence. The Healthcare Data Analyst possesses intellectual curiosity and the ability to manage multiple data projects simultaneously. Serves as the point of contact for requests for the BILH-BS business unit. Leverages software applications to design solutions, performs data mapping and analysis, and reviews all data for insights prior to distribution.

Responsibilities:

1.In collaboration with Director of Quality and Safety and Associate Chief Medical Officer, works with members of senior leadership and teams to produce data that assists in key decision making, quality improvement, enhanced patient outcomes and patient safety.

2.Manages data projects. Utilizes organizational systems and databases to update and analyze data. Maintains integrity and quality of data by understanding workflows, services and databases.

3.Draws upon technical skills, including query skills and business intelligence tools.

4.Works with the Director of Quality and Safety to translate business needs and requirements into technical specifications.

5.Creates reports and dashboards that track multidimensional performance against division or department goals

6.Expertise in data visualization, with the ability to display key results including use of trend graphs is essential.

7.Responsible for routine and ad hoc dissemination of key information to stakeholders.

8.Evaluates utility of reporting methods and visual representations frequently to effectively communicate through data.

9.Prepares documentation of analytic methods, metric development, and report production processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, mathematics, allied health or related required. Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics or equivalent preferred.

• One to three years' related work experience required.

• Experience in data management and advanced analytic tools and techniques

• Experience in report writing, analytics, visualizations, and dashboard creation

• Experience demonstrating analytical, financial, qualitative and quantitative skills.

• Technical computer skills as required for technical support specific to functional area and related systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with electronic medical records. Working knowledge of query language (e.g., SQL).

• Experience with business intelligence tools for data visualization and report automation.

• Understanding of data management and manipulation and interpretation of large databases in a healthcare environment.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.