Key Facts

Remote From:

Maryland (USA)

Category: Data Analyst

Freelance

Junior (1-2 years)

English

Hard Skills

Base SAS Healthcare Analytics Statistical Analysis Data Visualization Tabular Data Outliers Descriptive Statistics Outcomes Research Program Evaluation Strategic Analysis +13 more

Other Skills

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Report Writing
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Mathematics
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Mentorship
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Training And Development

Roles & Responsibilities

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 an equivalent 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.
US Citizenship with ability to obtain a Federal Public Trust Background Check and pass a Federal Drug Screen.

Requirements:

Trend data to identify opportunities for quality improvement or focused investigations (e.g., variances, outliers, percentile groups).
Aid in designing data analysis strategies to identify potential areas for quality improvement or focused investigations.
Develop tabular and graphical presentations of data to clearly illustrate current levels of care.
Contribute to the development of interventions, including educational materials for doctors and nurses, to improve healthcare processes and outcomes.

The ACI Group, Inc.

Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting

About The ACI Group, Inc.

The ACI Group provides professional Staffing services for enterprise, commercial and Federal clients. We provide value in the form of targeted, cost-effective, reliable staffing solutions that help our clients reach their business objectives.Since 1988, The ACI Group 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.

Company type: SME

Industry: Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting

Founded: 2018

Company size: 51 - 200

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Job description

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.