Data Analyst III

Qlarant is a not-for-profit corporation that partners with public and private sectors to create high quality, safe, and efficient delivery of health care and human services programs. We have multiple lines of business including population health, utilization review, managed care organization quality review, and quality assurance for programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities. Qlarant is also a national leader in fighting fraud, waste and abuse for large organizations across the country. In addition, our Foundation provides grant opportunities to those with programs for under-served communities.

Best People, Best Solutions, Best Results

Job Summary:

Utilizes various data analysis tools and software (like SAS, SQL, Excel, R, Python, Tableau, etc.) to manipulate and analyze data, identifying trends in data to pinpoint variances, outliers, and percentile-ranked groups that provide actionable insight opportunities for quality improvement or in-depth investigations. Collaborates with other data analysts to create tabular and graphical presentations that clearly illustrate current levels of care, ensuring complex data is accessible and understandable for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Contributes to the design of re-measurement strategies to assess the efficacy of interventions, leveraging analytical reports to effectively quantify their impact on healthcare improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides data preparation and cleaning. Conducts advanced data analyses including statistical modeling, machine learning, and predictive analytics to extract actionable insights. Develops and implements statistically sound sampling methodologies.
• Conducts most complex statistical analyses to derive meaningful insights and patterns from data, helping in decision-making processes.
• Develops and implements predictive models to help forecast future trends, aiding in proactive decision-making.
• Implements machine learning algorithms to automate processes, make predictions, and enhance analytical capabilities.
• Constructs sophisticated visualizations to communicate complex insights in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders.
• Collaborates with other departments and teams to understand business requirements and align analytical efforts with organizational goals.
• Delivers comprehensive and actionable reports that provide valuable information for strategic business decisions.
• Ensures adherence to data governance policies and compliance with relevant regulations to maintain data integrity and security.
• Helps to identify opportunities for process improvement, staying updated on emerging technologies and contributing to the ongoing enhancement of data analytics capabilities within the organization.
• Develops code to join multiple relational database tables required to conduct various analyses.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

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  Business Expertise- Good understanding of how the team integrates with others in accomplishing the objectives of the department.
  
  
  
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  Problem Solving- Uses judgment based on practice and precedence.
  
  
  
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  Nature of Impact- Small, but direct impact through the quality of the tasks/service provided by the individual.
  
  
  
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  Area of Impact- Primarily on closely related departments.
  
  
  
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  Interpersonal Skills- Developed communication skills to exchange complex information.
  
  
  
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  Leadership- No supervisory responsibility, but the job provides on-the-job training/support to new team members.
  
  
  
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  Functional Knowledge- Good understanding of concepts and procedures within own discipline and basic knowledge of these elements in other disciplines.
  
  
  
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  Project Management- Project/program team member.
  
  
  

Qualification:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) and 2-4 years experience required. (experience can be substituted for education)
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on SAS or other statistical programming work experience, or demonstrated combination of education and experience preferred.
• 6 months experience with health related analytic research and quality improvement methodology (ISO, CQI, TQM, Six Sigma, Lean, Etc.) preferred.

Qlarant is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.