Senior Data Analyst – Healthcare Analytics (Remote)

Rapid Talent Group is seeking a Senior Data Analyst with strong healthcare and pharmacy analytics experience to support data-driven initiatives focused on medication adherence, pharmacy quality, and value-based care performance. The role involves analyzing large-scale healthcare datasets, developing dashboards, and translating analytics into actionable insights for stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and integrate large-scale healthcare datasets including claims, membership, provider, pharmacy, and utilization data
• Write and optimize complex SQL and SAS queries for recurring and ad hoc analytics
• Develop and maintain Tableau dashboards and performance reports for clinical, quality, and operational leadership
• Perform trend analysis and root cause investigations related to medication adherence, pharmacy quality measures, utilization, and care delays
• Identify performance gaps, cost drivers, and improvement opportunities
• Translate analytical findings into clear, executive-ready storytelling
• Support ad hoc analytical projects as business needs arise
• Collaborate with IT and data teams to enhance data integration and reporting workflows
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, CMS, and regulatory reporting requirements
• Support initiatives related to value-based care, quality programs, and accreditation

Requirements:

• 5+ years of strong hands-on experience with SQL and SAS
• 3–4 years of strong experience with Tableau (dashboard development and data storytelling)
• 3–4 years of healthcare analytics experience, with direct exposure to: Pharmacy analytics and medication adherence, Health plan or managed care environments, Familiarity with pharmacy quality measures and adherence metrics
• Exposure to value-based care analytics
• Proven experience working with large, complex healthcare datasets
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight timelines
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree (required)
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Power BI