Ascension Executive Recruitment

Lead Analyst – Data

Ascension Executive Recruitment

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $91,107 - $126,998 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQLTableau

About the role

  • Lead analytics and reporting for VBC Quality programs, including Stars and HEDIS measures, payer scorecards, improvement points, and performance forecasting
  • Develop and maintain advanced SQL queries, Python scripts, and dashboards (Tableau, Google Sheets) to measure quality performance and identify improvement opportunities
  • Translate complex business needs into actionable insights and deliverables, including reporting tools, forecasting models, and payer-aligned scorecards
  • Collaborate with national, regional, and market leaders (clinical, operational, actuarial, and payer partners) to drive improvement strategies across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, ACA, and commercial quality programs
  • Monitor industry and regulatory updates (e.g., CMSv26 Stars specifications, HEDIS changes) and communicate impacts to stakeholders
  • Coordinate across functional and technical teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and optimization of reporting processes
  • Recommend process improvements for efficiency and data quality
  • Support payer performance reviews and audits, ensuring analytics align with contractual obligations and national quality strategies
  • Mentor analysts and serve as subject matter expert in Stars/HEDIS measurement, forecasting, and payer-aligned quality performance analytics
  • Translate business requests into actionable reports

Requirements

  • Minimum of 4 years of healthcare analytics experience preferred
  • At least 2 years of experience with payer quality programs (Stars, HEDIS, Medicaid MCO, ACA QRS, or commercial quality)
  • Leadership or mentoring experience preferred
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Tableau, and Excel/Google Sheets preferred
  • Strong ability to extract, transform, and interpret healthcare data from multiple sources (claims, EHR, payer reports)
  • Proficiency with data extraction, manipulation, and interpretation using multiple data sources (EMR, claims, payer data)
  • Preferred - Experience with HEDIS/STARs/Quality and Risk Adjustment initiatives – Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, STARS
Benefits
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Various health insurance options & wellness plans
  • Retirement benefits including employer match plans
  • Long-term & short-term disability
  • Employee assistance programs (EAP)
  • Parental leave & adoption assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Ways to give back to your community

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
SQLPythondata extractiondata manipulationdata interpretationforecastingreportinganalyticsquality performance measurementprocess improvement
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingorganizational skillsattention to detailstrategic thinkingstakeholder engagement
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