Data Analyst I (Remote)

eSimplicity is seeking a Data Analyst to support government healthcare initiatives involving Medicaid and CHIP. The role analyzes program data, supports reporting and dashboard development, identifies data quality issues, and assists with database activities, project coordination, documentation, and process improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Build working knowledge of program data models, reports, and business requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement of team procedures supporting state programs
• Develop a basic understanding of relevant project tools, including business intelligence platforms, cloud service consoles, databases, and SQL queries as needed
• Translate stakeholder requirements into well-defined solutions, including reports and dashboards
• Collaborate with the team to analyze Medicaid and CHIP data and metrics, identify the causes of data quality issues, recommend solutions, document findings, and share lessons learned
• Communicate complex data issues and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, both verbally and in writing
• Assist experienced database analysts and programmers with database design, implementation, and maintenance, data element collection, and preparation of database specifications
• Help develop, maintain, and manage the data dictionary
• Coordinate project activities to help keep projects on schedule
• Provide administrative and logistical support, including meeting coordination, progress tracking, and documentation

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of experience
• Experience analyzing and visualizing data
• Ability to take initiative and assume ownership of issues and projects
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities as needed
• Resourceful, curious, and analytical approach to problem-solving
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
• Ability to meet U.S. Federal Government public trust clearance requirements. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or qualify for clearance through the Foreign National Government System. Foreign nationals must have lived in the United States for at least 3 of the previous 5 years and provide a valid, unexpired passport from their country of birth along with appropriate visa or work permit documentation
• Experience with project management software, status reporting, scheduling, project management, implementation, and administration
• Experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Experience working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or within the healthcare industry
• Experience creating and maintaining data visualizations and dashboards
• Experience with data management systems and data analysis or statistical tools
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis, identify opportunities for improvement, and answer business questions
• Experience identifying, designing, and implementing internal process improvements