About the role
The Program Data Analyst supports Aledade's Michigan Field Team by working on key programs and processes and collaborating across teams to improve market performance through novel, data-driven insights. This analyst develops the reporting and analytic tools the market relies on, including support for value-based contracts that are not covered by Aledade's central BI and analytics platforms, and works closely with divisions across the company including Executive Leadership, Product Development and Adoption, Business Development, ACO operations, and Technology. The ideal candidate has experience in healthcare analytics, population health, and value-based care, and a passion for having a direct impact on primary care practices and patient outcomes.
Primary Duties
- Reporting tools and outcome monitoring: Develop and maintain tools and dashboards that report on the processes supporting Michigan's growing provider network and that monitor key business outcomes.
- Claims and market analysis: Use claims data to analyze Michigan market trends in cost and utilization, and produce novel insights that inform market strategy and identify cost-reduction opportunities for field operations and partner practices.
- Field and practice partnership: Work with the field team and enterprise practice partners to identify key operational barriers and use data to help inform new interventions.
- Board and leadership reporting: Produce reports and materials for ACO and IPA board of directors meetings and metrics report-outs, and provide key clinical insights to Medical Directors.
- Project plans, metrics, and special projects: Develop and maintain project plans and key metrics that support Aledade Michigan's business operations, and work on a range of special projects to support business needs.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in business analytics, research, or health care.
- Excellent quantitative analysis abilities, grounded in health informatics, healthcare analytics, or a related field.
- Strong analytical ability and proficiency with Excel/Sheets and PowerPoint/Slides, plus data management and data manipulation skills, including a foundation in SQL queries.
- Experience with healthcare data sources such as claims, electronic health record, event notification, clinical, and patient-reported data.
- Ability to source and analyze data, produce accurate and unbiased results, and present meaningful recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders in data visualizations, dashboards, and reports.
- Familiar with Michigan healthcare landscape and payer programs (such as PGIP and Blueprint).