Financial Data Analyst

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A Brief Overview

This role will join the CHOP Practice Association (CHOPPA) Data and Analytics team and will be responsible for providing a unique blend of financial, business, technical, and analytical expertise. The team combines business knowledge with data and technology to empower decision makers and believes that user-friendly, self-service, embedded analytics products can improve patient outcomes, optimize processes, and reduce costs. We believe in providing actionable insights which drive real, measurable, impact! The team is looking for innovative and creative problem solvers who are excited about joining a collaborative team to utilize data to transform CHOP into a data-driven organization; one that practices data-driven decision making and utilizes data to improve the experience of our patients, families, and staff.
A successful candidate is articulate, analytical, and a team player who understands the power of data storytelling to drive change. The individual will need to have experience with SQL, Python, and Excel, and have an interest in learning Epic Professional Billing/Workday Financials.

This role is Hybrid, reporting onsite on Thursday, weekly and the shift is 8am-5pm. We look forward to hearing from you!
What you will do

Data Collection and Analysis

• Works in partnership to understand and prioritize data needed for any improvement initiative or program to meet regulatory requirements or for other purposes relative to departmental performance or improvement.
• Applies quality improvement principles to design of initiatives, helps team to analyze, measure and report departmental and staff performance.
• Acts as a departmental resource regarding the reporting of data to include core measures and other requirements. Promotes the analysis of data using charts and visualization.
• Works across teams to ensure data has gone through the appropriate level of validation.

Departmental Quality Improvement and Data Collection

• Maintains the quality improvement infrastructure with the Department, suggesting workable structures and processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing outcomes measurement systems - related to defined QI measures.
• Designs and executes data collection for initiatives and evaluation of performance / process improvement plans.
• Analyzes data and prepare tables, charts, graphs, and reports of outcome/process measures for distribution and requests.
• Assists leaders and staff with the interpretation of data.
• Database Development and Management
• Helps to teams in development of design and implementation, along with guiding ways to enhance analytical structure.
• Partners in integrating data from multiple sources to create relational databases for the purpose of analysis and reporting.
• Generates reports from data systems and links multiple data sets to create large databases of surveys and/or data.
• Assists in programming large data sets and reporting tools to make the data usable for the end user and creates data sets and/or reports for analysis and manipulation by users.

Departmental Dashboards and Scorecards

• Assists in creating reporting tools to make the data usable for the end user and creates datasets and/or reports for analysis and manipulation by end users.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - Required
• Bachelor's Degree clinical informatics, sciences, math, statistics, healthcare management or other healthcare related degree. - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least one (1) year data analysis or database management experience - Required
• At least three (3) years data analysis or database management experience - Preferred
• Working in a complex health care related environment - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of database management, data mining, analysis, and statistics

• Advanced proficiency with database management systems (Access, Oracle)

• Advanced proficiency with data mining and analysis tools (Business Objects, Datawatch Monarch Pro, SAS, IBM SPSS)

• Intermediate knowledge of programming languages, specifically SQL

• Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel)

• Basic proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint)

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology

Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills

• Ability to gather, analyze, and make data-driven recommendations or decisions

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Ability to convey complex or technical information in an easy-to-understand manner

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Solid interpersonal skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels

Organizational & Management Skills

• Solid project management skills

• Strong time management and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.
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SALARY RANGE:

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