Healthcare Data Analyst

The State University of New York • Full-time • Albany, NY, US • $63k - $75k / year • 3d ago

Location: Albany, NY Category: Professional Positions Posted On: Tue May 20 2025 Job Description:

The Healthcare Data Analyst will conduct analyses and synthesize findings essential to the Office of Health and Hospital Affairs (OHHA). This position will manage research and data resources while collaborating across the OHHA team to implement projects regarding relevant health topics on an on-going basis.. The ideal candidate has experience in creating reports and visualizations to interpret and communicate findings, such as identifying patterns, trends, and insights.

The Healthcare Data Analyst will support projects with data-driven insight from complex analyses on priority health topics. Issues may include sensitive data and critical performance and policy issues. The data analyst's activities will also include the following: project coordination with subject matter experts in healthcare finance, healthcare workforce, strategic initiatives, health policy, and student health and wellness fields; develop dashboards, visualizations and narratives in the communication of findings; and provide data management-related technical assistance and recommendations, as needed.

Duties And Responsibilities Include

Assess data needs and lead analysis for team-based projects related to a variety of health care matters in healthcare finance, healthcare workforce, strategic initiatives, health policy, and student health and wellness.
Create and organize, coordinating with internal SUNY partners, large datasets, files, and systems (e.g. SPARCS, ICRs, MCRs, etc.)
Compile and analyze health care data utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative skills to assess outcomes
Develop systems and tools for effective data management, visualization, and interpretation and convey information to internal and external stakeholders
Access data from multiple sources, including publicly available
Develops reports, presentations, briefs and memos with analytical findings presented in a clear and understandable manner to internal and external stakeholders
Support work on healthcare market analysis and business modeling options
Project coordination of analyses and reporting across multi-disciplinary teams

Job Requirements

Required qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in statistics, economics, education, social sciences, or healthcare related field
Statistical programming software experience such as experience with statistical programming software such as R, SAS, Python, STATA, SPSS, , (or equivalents)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word, Outlook, and Excel
Ability to communicate results of complex analytic findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
Highly self-motivated and self-directed
Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Two or more years of relevant work experience or a Master's degree in a related field
Advanced knowledge of research and/or statistical methodologies, data analysis techniques, data management, dashboards, modeling, and querying
Experience utilizing advanced Excel functions such as V-Lookups, Pivot Tables and model building
Prior experience with R shiny, Tableau, Tableau Server, SQL, Redshift desired
Awareness of population health analytics and healthcare data (eg CPT/HCPCS, ICD10, revenue codes, DRGs, risk scores), Medicare and Medicaid value-based arrangements
Knowledge of predictive modeling

Additional Information

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.
Salary is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, training, and certifications. The range for this position is $63,000-$75,000 annually.
The state title for this position is Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3) and is part of the United University Professions Union.
This position is onsite in Albany, NY. This is not a remote position.
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position.
Excellent Benefit Package which includes: NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage, competitive retirement options, tuition assistance, parental leave at full pay, and generous vacation, sick, and holiday time. Generous amount of time off: 13 days of paid holidays per year; 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick time accrued for the first year of employment. Then increases thereafter. Please see our UUP benefits summary for additional information.

SUNY System Administration Benefits

SUNY System Administration provides an outstanding and comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family through the many life changes you may experience while you work for SUNY. Our nationally recognized benefits include:

Retirement: The choice between a fully funded pension plan and a self-driven defined contribution plan, along with two supplemental plans to increase your ability to save for retirement.
Health Insurance: Several health insurance options at an affordable cost that provide full coverage without mandatory deductibles.
Time Off: Paid time off with separate vacation and sick leave accruals up to 21 days a year for each category.
Additional paid leave policy options for childbirth, adoption, elder care, and other family care situations.

Explore our full benefits offerings here: www.suny.edu/benefits