Join one of the nation’s leading and most impactful health care performance improvement companies. Over the years, Health Catalyst has achieved and documented clinical, operational, and financial improvements for many of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations. We are also increasingly serving international markets. Our mission is to be the catalyst for massive, measurable, data-informed healthcare improvement through:

• Data: integrate data in a flexible, open & scalable platform to power healthcare’s digital transformation​

• Analytics: deliver analytic applications & services that generate insight on how to measurably improve​

• Expertise: provide clinical, financial & operational experts who enable & accelerate improvement​

• Engagement: attract, develop and retain world-class team members by being a best place to work​

Role: Analytics Engineer (People Analytics)

Team: TEMS (Tech Enabled Managed Services)

Location: US Remote

Travel: @15%, US

The Analytics Engineer (AE) role combines deep, analytics skills and a sound understanding of the processes and data that support the business of healthcare to inform a fundamental transformation of healthcare delivery as we know it today.   The primary accountability of the AE is to ensure there is always a queue of measurable opportunities for our clients to act upon that will drive down cost, improve quality, and improve patient experience. 

Additional accountabilities include:

• Training client resources to own analytics work in the future.
• Helping assess/determine what applications from the Health Catalyst (HC) library would be valuable to deploy at the client site.
• Providing analytic continuity to the client through all phases of deployment.
• Implementing and promoting HC methodologies, while acting in the long-term best interest of the client. 
• Managing client expectations and timelines for analytic deliverables.
• Navigating difficult client conversations with professionalism.
• Supporting the Analytic Director (AD) in key areas, including deployment, communication on the status of progress to client leadership, knowledge transfer and training on HC platform and technologies. 
• Presenting analytic insights to clinical/operational/financial leadership at client.
• Interfacing with a variety of HC roles (such as senior directors, product line managers, clinical staff, etc.) on an as needed basis.

What you'll own:

• Leverage HC software and technologies to lead and perform varied analyses to support client outcomes improvement initiatives across clinical, operational and financial domains.
• Design data models and visualizations that meet project requirements and comply with HC design standards and principles.
• Manage client projects by providing technical oversight; ensure assigned projects are executed efficiently and according to project requirements and timelines.
• Lead data validation tests to ensure quality of measurement.
• Work with client data architects to train and mentor on HC tools and methodologies.
• All other duties as assigned.

What you bring:

• Expert level in Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Strong experience handling survey data (employee, patient, etc) including building dashboards, executive summaries, and text sentiment analysis.
• Expert level in R (preferred) or Python for statistical model building and evaluation.
• Experienced with HR Data Tables and the unique problems in working with HR data.  Familiarity with People Analytics Systems such as People Soft, Oracle Analytics Cloud, and TALEO Business Intelligence is a bonus.
• Strong experience with Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes and principles. Familiarity with multiple ETL applications is a bonus. 
• Deep experience designing, implementing, and loading custom data models that reflect real-world problems.
• Strong experience delivering analytics to technical, non-technical and leadership teams that influence and support business strategy.
• Strong experience developing visualizations that consume data models for non-technical users.
• Effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to interact with and communicate with all levels of employees and clients.
• Self-motivated; comfortable working under general direction.

You may also have:

• Health data experience, particularly working with HR data.
• Strong working knowledge of database principles, processes, technologies and tools.
• Visualization experience using a variety of BI tools (PowerBI, Qlikview, Tableau, Cognos, Crystal Reports).
• Strong experience with development methodologies including AGILE development.
• Mastery of Excel including formulas and macros.
• Experience working in cloud-based technologies like Databricks/Snowflake.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Bachelors’ Degree in information technology, math, statistics, data science, physics, or business-related field or equivalent relevant work experience.  Masters Degree is preferred.
• 2+ years’ professional experience (in addition to academic) in technology or technology related field

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job function.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned by Health Catalyst.

Studies show that candidates from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles if they don’t have 100% of the qualifications shown in the job posting. While each of our roles have core requirements, please thoughtfully consider your skills and experience and decide if you are interested in the position. If you feel you may be a good fit for the role, even if you don’t meet all of the qualifications, we hope you will apply. If you feel you are lacking the core requirements for this position, we encourage you to continue exploring our careers page for other roles for which you may be a better fit.

At Health Catalyst, we appreciate the opportunity to benefit from the diverse backgrounds and experiences of others. Because of our deep commitment to respect every individual, Health Catalyst is an equal opportunity employer.