Data Science Analyst III - Enterprise Data & Analytics - Digital and Technology Partners - Hybrid/Onsite

This position is hybrid/onsite. Requires 2 days onsite a week

Location: 150 E 42nd Street, New York, NY 

The Data Science Analyst III is a senior role, collaborating with stakeholders from across the organization to develop sophisticated analytics and tools to provide information, insights and BI (Business Intelligence) solutions that contribute to sound strategic planning, decision-making, goal setting, and effective performance measurement.    The Data Science Analyst III demonstrates sound and a more advanced understanding of the healthcare domain, technical data manipulation and analytic development skills and impact the patient community of the Mount Sinai Health System.  Serves as mentor to others in the Data Science team and takes the lead role in project initiatives. This position will work primarily on projects with the Clinical Command Center related to generating centralized, actional intelligence to enhance Health System operations.

• Analyzes data requests using information technology, enrollment, claims, pharmacy, clinical, contract, medical management, financial, administrative and other corporate data from both modeled and disparate internal and external sources.
  • Works with departmental staff to identify requirements for reporting and / or business intelligence tools.
  • Identifies necessary data, data sources and methodologies.
  • Collects, organizes, integrates, analyzes and interprets data.
  • Leverages advanced statistical analysis methods to create insightful recommendations and conclusions that may be communicated to the stakeholder.
  • Identifies and addresses expected and unforeseen data complexities to mitigate their impact on the analytic outcome and associated business decisions. Works to improve data quality where possible within created analytical models. Feeds data quality issues back to IT or identified data stewards to facilitate creation of high quality metrics.
  • Develops and may present tools, reports, analyses and findings to senior management and others as scheduled or requested.
• Responsible for one or more of the following stakeholder groups:
  • Clinical Command Center – May assist in the development of tools and analyses  to support patient throughput, clinical staffing, and/or hospital operational awareness. 
  • Revenue Cycle Management – May assist in the development and maintenance of tools and analyses related to billing and payment management, denial appeals, and/or provider reporting.
• Takes a proactive role as liaison/analyst for internal stakeholders, understands their needs and translates them into reporting and analytic solutions.
• Effectively communicates with stakeholders and customers and ensures all requests are properly triaged, recorded and tracked.
• Adheres to corporate standards for performance metrics, data collection, data integrity, query design, and reporting format to ensure high quality, meaningful analytic output.
• Helps identify and understand data from internal and external sources for competitive, scenario and performance analyses, and financial modeling to gain member/provider insight into new and existing processes and business opportunities.
• Works closely with IT on the ongoing improvement of Mount Sinai’s integrated data warehouse, driven by strategic and business needs, and designed to ensure data and reporting consistency throughout the organization.
• Develops and maintains project work plans, including critical tasks, milestones, timelines, interdependencies and contingencies.  Tracks and reports progress.  Keeps stakeholders apprised of project status and implications for completion. 
• Provides a high degree of technical support to data analytics functions as they relate to varied business units, and technical expertise on the selection, development and implementation of various reporting and BI tools tied to business unit reporting requirements. Creates new BI reports and interactive dashboards as required.
• Prepares clear, well-organized project-specific documentation, including, at a minimum, analytic methods used, key decision points and caveats, with sufficient detail to support comprehension and replication. 
• Ensures customers are adequately trained to use self-service BI tools and dashboards.
• Mentors level I and II Analysts, and teaches others within the organization on how to a) define meaningful process and performance measures, b) develop and document workflows, and c) generate and use tools and reports effectively.
• Shares development and process knowledge with other analysts in order to assure redundancy and continuously builds a core of analytical strength within the organization.
• Demonstrates advanced level proficiency with the principles and methodologies of process improvement. Applies these in the execution of responsibilities in support of a process focused approach.
• Other duties as assigned. 

• BA or BS degree minimum, in a relevant field of study; Masters degree preferred.
• 7 years minimum, higher preferred, in analytics development expertise, preferably in health care, or for a health provider, health plan or accountable care organization, including either:
• Working knowledge of a health care EMR such as Epic/Clarity, aCW, etc.; a payor claims system such as Facets, Amisys, etc.; or a hospital/provider system such as IDX, Soarian, etc.
• Experience working in a health plan or consulting actuarial, financial reporting or medical economics departments highly valuable.
• Experience as a nurse informaticist highly valuable.
• Experience working in healthcare provider analytics related to revenue modeling, managed care contracting, population management, case management, clinical or financial decision report
• PhD, MD or DO program may be substituted for three years of experience.

General Skills and Competencies        

• Prior software development or object-oriented coding experience strongly preferred
• Experience leading a technical/development team strongly preferred
• Demonstrates the ability to assure compliance with regulatory, insurance and ethical standards regarding safety of patients, employees and property.
• Identifies contingency plans for potential risks.
• Strong data mining skills using tools like SQL, R, Python, SAS, Java/MapReduce, Aster, etc.
• Experience in JavaScript/TypeScript strongly preferred.
• Exposure to Palantir Foundry platform preferred.
• Prior experience working in Agile teams a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to perform complex analysis and make recommendations based on statistical inferences. Experience with and an understanding of a wide variety of analytical or statistical methods.
• Strong working knowledge of Business Intelligence products such as Tableau, Information Builders, Dimensional Insights, SAP/Business Objects, SAS, MicroStrategy, etc.
• General understanding of ETL tools like SSIS, Data Stage, PowerCenter, etc.  
• Advanced analytical, financial and technical skills needed to perform complex analysis and data modeling using sophisticated report writing and data management tools.
• Ability to exercise critical thinking and logical reasoning, and understand the conceptual framework and database relationships underlying health care data.
• Ability to think creatively; demonstrated excellent problem solving skills.
• Excellent oral and writing skills characterized by the ability to communicate effectively with varying audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate goals, plan and implement processes to achieve those goals, recognize and assess the implications of confounding variables, anticipate consequences, and meet deadlines.
• Advanced interpersonal (e.g., mediating, mentoring, teaching) skills required to service internal and external clients effectively, and manage relationships and activities that are diverse and complex.
  
   

Non-Bargaining Unit, 223 - DTP Enterprise Data & Analytics - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital