Jr. Healthcare Data Analyst Easton, Maryland, United States

Jr. Healthcare Data Analyst
Easton, Maryland, United States
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About the job Jr. Healthcare Data Analyst
Jr. Healthcare Data Analyst
Remote
Long-term Contract
Due to government client requrirements, must be a US Citizen (living in the US the past 3 years) and able to obtain a Federal Public Trust Background Check in addition to passing a Federal Drug Screen.
Description
We are seeking an entry level Data Analyst to join our client's team supporting various CMS data projects.
Responsibilities
Trend data to identify potential opportunities (e.g., variances, significant outliers, percentile ranked groups) for quality improvement or focused investigations.
Aid in design data analysis strategies to identify potential areas for quality improvement or focused investigation.
Analyze data, draw conclusions, and summarize into quality indicator values
Develop tabular and graphical presentations of data, which clearly and concisely illustrate current levels of care.
Populate tabular and graphical presentation of data.
Contribute to the development of interventions (i.e., develop educational materials for doctors and nurses) which will improve healthcare processes and outcomes.
Facilitate design re-measurement strategies (after intervention) of healthcare processes and outcomes to effectively quantify impact of interventions for improvement.
Analyze re-measurement data and summarize into quality indicator values.
Support development of reports concerning all of the above.
May mentor junior Data Analysts in technical aspects of their work.
Assist in preparing findings for publishing in peer reviewed journals.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health or related discipline (e.g., Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science) required. Master's Degree preferred.
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on SAS or other statistical programming work experience, or demonstrated combination of education and experience.
6 months experience with health related analytic research and quality improvement methodology (ISO, CQI, TQM, Six Sigma, Lean, Etc.) preferred.
What will set you apart
Python experience.
Experience working with Medicare or Medicaid data (Medicaid a huge plus).
Since 1988, The ACI Group, a Baltimore-based staffing firm, has been committed to hiring the industry's leading professionals, and presenting exciting career opportunities. We have access to varied types of contract, permanent and contract-to-perm positions and offer a choice of employment options including a full benefits package.
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