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Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Data Analysis Reporting & Strategic Insights
Oversee the collection validation and analysis of data to support decision-making and performance improvement.
Develop and maintain dashboards reports and data visualizations to track key performance indicators (KPIs).
Conduct trend analysis forecasting predictive modeling and financial analysis to support planning and identify anomalies or trends.
Ensure data integrity and accuracy in all reporting and analysis processes.
Provide actionable insights on healthcare trends reimbursement models and regulatory changes impacting operations.
Maintain current knowledge of reporting systems and optimize their utilization (e.g. Epic EHR Web Intelligence Tableau SQL Power BI).
2. Process Improvement & Project Management
Lead and oversee analytics and process improvement projects from initiation to completion ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Design and implement improvement initiatives leveraging technology and best practices.
Develop project scopes timelines and manage project prioritization in collaboration with leadership and stakeholders.
Analyze monitor and advise on improving KPIs and process optimization.
Identify root causes of issues implement solutions and drive cost containment strategies.
3. Cross-Departmental Collaboration & Training
Collaborate with hospital clinical and business departments to integrate analytics and process improvements into operational and strategic decision-making.
Serve as a liaison between analytics billing revenue integrity and IT/business intelligence teams.
Specify coordinate and provide training to foster staff self-sufficiency and support ongoing education.
Foster a data-driven culture and promote the sharing of knowledge and best practices across teams.
4. Technology & Systems Optimization
Oversee the integration and optimization of data analytics tools and platforms.
Collaborate with IT to improve data access system performance and analytics capabilities.
Identify opportunities to automate reporting and streamline data collection and process workflows.

Standard Management Level Responsibilities:

1. Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations scheduling orientation and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires transfers promotions salary changes discipline terminations and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.
2. Provides effective direction guidance and leadership over the staff for teamwork and motivation and recommends the most efficient utilization of staff assignments.
3. Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches creating an environment of professionalism respect tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
4. Integrates diversity into departmental objectives such as hiring promotions and training.
5. Ensures that the department complies with hospital-established policies quality assurance programs safety and infection control policies and procedures.
6. Ensures compliance with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
7. Develops and maintains established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
8. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission DPH etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
9. Participates collaborates and contributes to assigned committees task forces and initiatives to resolve ongoing issues and attends outside seminars as necessary.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:
License/ Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Bachelors degree in Health Informatics Business Analytics Statistics Healthcare Administration Business or related field.
Preferred:
1. Masters degree in a related field. PMP certification is a plus.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1.5 years of experience in healthcare data analytics business intelligence revenue cycle analytics or healthcare business office.
2. 2 years in a leadership or managerial role with experience in process improvement training or education.
3. Strong proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g. SQL Python Tableau Power BI Web Intelligence).

4. Experience with Epic EHR reporting tools (e.g. Clarity Caboodle) and business intelligence platforms.
5. Familiarity with healthcare finance revenue cycle processes patient outcomes analysis and regulatory reporting.
6. Excellent analytic project management communication and interpersonal skills.
7. Ability to manage multiple projects meet deadlines and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
8. Experience with gap analysis and performance improvement methodologies.

9. Demonstrated leadership initiative teamwork and assertiveness.

Preferred:
1. Strong understanding of healthcare quality metrics reimbursement models (e.g. DRG APC Capitation) and regulatory compliance (e.g. CMS HIPAA).
2. Experience with machine learning or predictive analytics.
3. Knowledge of cost containment strategies and performance improvement methodologies (Lean Six Sigma).
4. Previous experience working with healthcare operations finance or clinical quality improvement teams.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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