Analyst, HMIS

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

$70K — $92K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in data analysis or related field.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of SQL/MySQL.
  • Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Excellent organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.
  • Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau) is a plus.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with HMIS or similar data management systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as technical liaison between HMIS organizations and vendor.
  • Provide support to ensure data accuracy and timeliness.
  • Analyze HMIS usage and validate data from organizations.
  • Identify and implement automation solutions for efficiency.
  • Administer software setups and monitor system performance.
  • Conduct testing of software patches and resolve issues.
  • Assist in improving processes and provide training to team members.

Benefits

  • LAHSA pays a portion of premiums for medical and dental insurance.
  • Supplemental insurance options available through AFLAC.
  • Voluntary flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses.
  • Basic life insurance coverage provided at no cost to employees.
  • Long term disability insurance covered by the employer at no cost.
  • Pension plan eligibility after six months with contributions.
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness program eligibility for employees.
Full Job Description
Salary : $70,304.00 - $92,398.47 Annually
Location : 707 Wilshire Blvd, 10th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: DMD09412
Department: Data Analytics
Opening Date: 07/21/2026
Closing Date: 8/4/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: SEIU 721

Job Summary
Under the supervision of the HMIS Supervisor, this position is responsible to maintain, interpret, test, and analyze data to ensure information is being properly stored in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System (LA CoC HMIS).

The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions

  • Serve as the technical liaison between the HMIS participating organizations and the HMIS vendor.
  • Provide technical support to HMIS participating organizations to ensure that data entered to HMIS is complete, accurate, and entered in a timely manner to meet reporting deadlines.
  • Analyze HMIS use and perform in-depth data validation on data from assigned participating organizations.
  • Identify, analyze, and interpret trends in complex data sets.
  • Identify and implement technical solutions where efficiencies may be gained through automation.
  • Provide administration of implemented software, such as agency, program, and inventory setups, rollout of new HMIS features, system monitoring and testing, problem diagnosis and resolution routine software and information maintenance.
  • Conduct testing of software patches.
  • Assist senior staff and team members in assessing and improving processes.
  • Provide feedback to the leadership team regarding changes or modifications to enhance the HMIS.
  • Assist in assembling complex ideas, issues and observations into useful explanations and clear direction for the team.
  • Provide technical assistance and cross training to other team members.
  • Maintain knowledge of current HUD data elements and requirements.
  • Participate in meetings and business and data analysis activities with cross-functional teams to gather required reporting and dashboard requirements.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Intermediate or advanced knowledge of SQL/MySQL.
  • Excellent people skills, specifically a capacity for collaboration and interpersonal relationships.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to express technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
  • Expert problem solving, prioritization, and decision-making capabilities.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple work assignments.
  • Basic knowledge of data visualization tools (Looker, Tableau, etc.).
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite.

Training & Experience

  • BA/BS in Computer Science or related field is strongly preferred.
  • HMIS knowledge or experience is strongly preferred.
  • Any combination of extensive and applicable work experience and educational credentials to perform the above duties successfully.

Schedule
  • The Chief Executive Officer or designee may change the schedule of positions between remote, hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.

Medical Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Medical
HMO/PPO: Kaiser Permanente, Aetna

Dental Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Dental
HMO/PPO: Guardian Dental

VSP Vision Plan
LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

ADP Flexible Spending Accounts
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Life Insurance
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Long Term Disability
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility
LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.

Pension Plan
LAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 6% of the employee's salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.

Deferred Compensation Plan
LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.

Time Off Administrative Leave
Chief Executive Officer, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.

Vacation
Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee's initial date of hire.
  • Less than three (3) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
  • Three (3) to six (6) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
  • More than six (6) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than seventy-two (72) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at thirty (30) workdays per year
Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 240 hours.

Sick Leave
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.

Paid Holidays
All employees receive the following observed company holidays off:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Cesar Chavez Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Indigenous People's Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day

In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees are entitled to two (2) "Floating Holidays" during the calendar year.
Updated 01/15/2025

Similar Jobs

More Healthcare Jobs

Find similar Analyst, HMIS jobs: