ECG Management Consultants

Senior Healthcare Data Analyst, Analytics Hub

ECG Management Consultants • $100K — $130K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (computer science, statistics, etc.)
  • 5+ years in healthcare data analytics
  • Experience in either healthcare consulting or a health system
  • Strong skills in SQL and data visualization tools like Power BI
  • Proficiency in healthcare datasets, including claims and EHRs
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Advanced knowledge in programming languages like Python or R is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Gather and synthesize data from diverse sources such as national surveys and client interviews.
  • Prepare analyses of hospital inpatient databases and provider claims data.
  • Build dynamic financial and operational models for trend forecasting.
  • Enhance existing models using SQL and potentially Python or R.
  • Perform complex analyses on large datasets, including data cleaning and interpretation.
  • Support consultants with business intelligence inquiries by executing analyses.
  • Communicate market insights to support business development efforts.

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO for work-life balance
  • 401(k) matching program to support retirement savings
  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Annual incentive compensation reflecting performance
  • Entrepreneurial work environment for career ownership.
Full Job Description
Job Details

Join Our Analytics Hub

Our growing Analytics Hub works with our consulting teams to deliver new insights, streamlined analysis, and world-class intelligence to the healthcare organizations we serve as clients. Combined with our consulting teams, you will be helping physician and executive leadership make informed decisions that can alter the course of their enterprises in areas such as physician alignment, mergers and acquisitions, service line planning, provider compensation, financial performance, transforming care models, patient access, managed care portfolio optimization, digital health expansion, and more. ECG uses a Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environment, with Microsoft Power BI as ECG's current analytics visualization platform.

Our detailed plans incorporate qualitative findings with data-driven strategic, operational, and financial considerations that enable organizations to pursue realistic change. Our consultants bridge the gap between strategic thinking and operational implementation with sensible action plans and tactical recommendations. This approach allows us to stretch our clients' thinking while ensuring that initiatives with the broadest and deepest impact are prioritized and implementable. Our wide-ranging engagements often focus on helping our clients:
  • Position themselves for value-based care delivery.
  • Align hospitals and physician organizations.
  • Strengthen financial performance.
  • Enhance clinical programs.
  • Develop strategic partnerships and/or mergers.


Your Opportunity with ECG: Senior Data Analyst

As a senior data analyst, you will support the firm's client delivery and business development efforts, working with consultants and senior leaders to manage large datasets, aggregate internal and external data, develop scalable models and other analyses, and support data visualization and presentation sets. In addition, the analyst will work directly with our internal support teams (IT, business development, and L&D) and associated vendors for data management and IT solutions and will assist with a range of innovative analytic opportunities. Here, no two days or projects are alike, which means you'll have a lot to learn and plenty of support to help you succeed.

Your Responsibilities May Include
  • Gather and synthesize data from various sources (e.g., national surveys, proprietary research, client interviews, industries, markets).
  • Prepare analyses related to hospital inpatient databases and provider claims data.
  • Build flexible, dynamic, and scalable financial and operational models to forecast trends, preparing scenarios for consulting efforts related to delivery and business development (e.g., strategic planning, operational improvement, market assessments).
  • Enhance existing models and capabilities built using SQL, primarily, with some use of Python or R in certain models or scenarios.
  • Perform complex analyses on big data, including cleaning, preparing, and interpreting.
  • Identify and execute analyses in response to consultant business intelligence inquiries.
  • Build relational databases using a Microsoft SQL Server or Fabric.
  • Communicate market insights to pursuit teams, and support business development efforts.
  • Configure, maintain, and build flexible reports, queries, and visuals within the Power BI environment and the production and development environments of related databases.
  • Research, test, and implement solutions in Power BI.
  • Partner with various consulting units (Strategy & Enterprise Growth, Payer Strategy & Contracting, Health System Performance, and Medical Group Optimization) to gather requirements related to data analytics.
  • Develop, configure, and maintain interfaces to exchange data among Power BI, SQL databases, and other cloud-based applications.
  • Create and maintain analytical support documentation and operating procedures.
  • Develop new and innovative methodologies and approaches.
  • Contribute to internal education and learning opportunities for consultants and operations members for the Analytics Hub and analytics in general, and support education about ECG's use cases related to analytics.
  • Assist the vice president of data analytics and AI in developing analytics and data strategy to support data analytics capabilities at the firm.


Qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of and passion for the healthcare industry
  • A bachelor's degree in either computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, statistics, health information management, or a related degree that relies heavily on critical thinking, logic, and math
  • 5+ years of experience in healthcare data analytics, including analyzing clinical, operational, financial, or population health data
  • Experience in healthcare consulting, healthcare technology, or working for a hospital or health system, using data to deliver actionable insights and recommendations
  • Strong proficiency in data analysis, reporting, dashboard development, and translating complex data into actionable business insights
  • Experience working with healthcare datasets such as claims, EHRs, patient outcomes, quality metrics, or value-based care programs is highly preferred
  • Advanced skills in SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI); experience with Python, R, Databricks, or Azure is a plus
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills


Job Locations
  • Preferred locations: Chicago or Washington, DC
  • Other location: Boston


Schedule

Full time/exempt

What You Can Expect of Us

To reward our driven, innovative, and passionate employees, we've built a company culture that's centered on performance. We offer an attractive compensation package, challenging work, and an entrepreneurial environment where you can take ownership of your career-and get out as much as you put in.

The estimated base salary range for this job is $100000.00 - $130000.00 annually. It represents a good faith estimate of the range that ECG reasonably expects to pay at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to years of experience, special skills, and market changes. This job is eligible to participate in ECG's annual incentive compensation program, which reflects ECG's pay-for-performance philosophy. The job is also eligible to participate in ECG's benefit plans, which include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) matching program, unlimited PTO, and other wellness programs.

Apply now and make an impact for years to come.

To begin the recruitment process, please submit your resume via our career site at https://careers.ecgmc.com.

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About ECG Management Consultants

ECG Management Consultants is a healthcare consulting firm that provides strategic, financial, operational, and technology-related consulting services to healthcare providers, payers, and life sciences organizations. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina. ECG has additional offices in Seattle, San Diego, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, and New York City. The firm has a team of over 400 consultants who work with clients across the United States and internationally. ECG has been recognized as one of the best consulting firms to work for by Consulting magazine.
Learn more about ECG Management Consultants
Size
400 employees
Industry
Founded
1973
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$100 million

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