Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Position Summary:
As an Analytics Associate, you will be a hands-on builder who helps transform ideas into production-ready tools. Working closely with an Analytics Manager, you will contribute to projects end-to-end, developing dashboards, web applications, and automated data checks that give stakeholders answers in minutes instead of days. The role follows an office-first hybrid model and requires < 10 percent travel.
About the Team:
Product Operations is streamlining every stage of the Product Lifecycle by automating manual tasks, tightening data quality, and speeding up insight delivery.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Prototype, refine, and deploy automated analytics pipelines powered by LLM; auto-generate analyses, stakeholder summaries, and enriched metadata with minimal manual touch
Support retrieval-augmented generation pipelines where needed, and publish dashboards that blend fresh metrics with concise narrative commentary
Track accuracy, response time, and cost per insight; partner with the Analytics Manager to roll out incremental, data-driven improvements that keep raising quality while controlling spend
Meet with product owners, engineers, and operations partners to translate business questions into technical requirements
Support sprint planning, manage Jira tasks, and hit deadlines with manager support, flagging risks early and often
Provide best-practice guidance on data modeling, visualization, and prompt engineering, so stakeholders get maximum value from every deliverable
Document solutions thoroughly and support knowledge-transfer sessions to ensure long-term adoption
Additional Job Responsibilities:
Review current team and wider Product Operations workflows to pinpoint friction and redundancy
Draft proposals that show how AI automations or data-model tweaks will save time and improve accuracy; share findings with leadership with support from the Analytics Manager
Build quick-start guides, lunch-and-learn decks, and short video demos so colleagues can confidently use new tools
Stay on top of emerging Snowflake Cortex and Windsurf/Codex capabilities, experimenting early and socializing wins across the team
Expected Education & Experience:
2 to 4 years of professional analytics or data-engineering experience in a corporate environment
Exposure to writing production Python or R
Hands-on exposure to Natural Language Processing or Large Language Models, either in coursework or live deployments
Experience designing stakeholder-facing dashboards and maintaining scalable API integrations is highly valued
Excellent communicator, thoughtful team player, highly adaptive, and a strong sense of personal integrity
Experience building with GPT, Gemini, Claude or similar; prompt-engineering best practices; exposure to evaluating hallucination, bias, and safety
Strong SQL, Snowflake, Power BI/Tableau; ability to weave model outputs directly into dashboards and data products
Familiarity with Python, PowerShell, or JS for orchestrating APIs, vector databases, and CI/CD; enthusiasm for turning ad-hoc analysis into repeatable, self-service tooling
Capable of framing complex AI concepts in plain language; supports stakeholder storytelling and change management
Comfortable supporting rapid A/B tests, establishing offline/online evaluation metrics, and iterating quickly with guidance
Can help codify new processes, create training assets, and support teams to adopt AI-augmented workflows
Willingness to learn and expand knowledge every day through independent learning and digging into challenging problems
Passionate about contributing to teams and developing solutions for others to follow
Able to intake business questions, identify solutions, and assist operational teams with execution to achieve goals
Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships; excited about working with others through change
Professional attitude, comfortable working in a corporate setting populated by diverse types of people
Demonstrated ability to influence through data backed recommendations, with support from senior team members
Bias toward action, curiosity, and self-directed learning
Expected Compensation
$56,000 - $96,000The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.
About athenahealth
Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.
Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.
What we can do for you:
Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers
https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity
Skills Required
- 2 to 4 years of professional analytics or data-engineering experience in a corporate environment
- Exposure to writing production Python or R
- Hands-on exposure to Natural Language Processing or Large Language Models
- Experience designing stakeholder-facing dashboards
- Strong SQL, Snowflake, Power BI/Tableau skills
- Familiarity with Python, PowerShell, or JS for orchestrating APIs
athenahealth Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about athenahealth and has not been reviewed or approved by athenahealth.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision options alongside additional protections like accident and critical illness coverage. Mental health support and EAP-style counseling resources are also part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-away offerings include PTO that covers vacation and sick time, paid holidays, and options for leaves of absence and sabbaticals. Flexible time off is positioned as a meaningful part of the overall rewards package for some roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with employer matching, supported by broader financial wellbeing resources. Equity and performance bonuses are also referenced as part of total rewards.
athenahealth Insights
What We Do
athenahealth strives to cure complexity and simplify the practice of healthcare. Our innovative technology includes electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions that help healthcare providers, administrators, and practices eliminate friction for patients while getting paid efficiently. athenahealth partners with practices with purpose-built software backed by expertise to produce the insights needed to drive better clinical and financial outcomes. We’re inspired by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com
Why Work With Us
We are here to make an impact on the healthcare industry at scale. We enable our diverse teams to move fast, grapple with interesting technical challenges, and innovate at every level. We are on a modernization journey and build on the hybrid cloud. We deliver best-in-class solutions to help every patient receive the best possible care.
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