Senior Data Analyst - Healthcare Gov Contract $81/hr in Columbus

Headquarters: Fully Remote - US
URL: http://ahutech.com

Short Description:
The Client is looking for a Data Analyst with 11+ years of experience managing data pertaining to medical, nutrition, and financial subsidies managed by the Client system.

Complete Description:
The Data Analyst will play a critical role supporting the Client Program Administration, Executive Steering Committee, and Client Stakeholders. Under the aegis of the Client Chief Data Officer, the Data Analyst is responsible for the following areas:

Operational Oversight

One of the key duties is overseeing the life cycle of Client data. The Data Analyst is responsible for defining and implementing policies and procedures for the day-to-day operational and administrative management of systems and data — including the intake, storage, processing, and transmission of data to internal and external systems. The Data Analyst must also define and document data and terminology in a relevant glossary, ensuring each critical data element has a clear definition and remains in use.

• Develop and implement strategies to assess and maintain the quality, integrity, and reliability of data.
• Coordinate cross-agency efforts and decisions to ensure official agency records requirements, privacy, security, and other related requirements are met.
• Provide oversight to ensure data issues, needs, and requirements are documented.

Data Quality

Responsible for establishing data-quality metrics and requirements, including defining acceptable values, ranges, and parameters for each data element. Works with the Client Data Research, Analytics, and Management team to establish procedures for detection and correction of data-quality issues, and collaborates to establish policies, procedures, and internal controls affecting data quality. Also engages in ongoing, detailed evaluation of data quality, identification of anomalies and discrepancies, and implementation of corrective measures.

• Coordinate with Client program teams and Stakeholder Agencies to ensure quality and integrity of Client data elements (content and metadata).
• Facilitate the creation of data standards based on business rules, data access security requirements, and retention of legacy data.

Privacy, Security, and Risk Management

Establish guidelines and protocols governing data proliferation to ensure privacy controls are enforced in all processes. Compile retention, archival, and disposal requirements and ensure compliance with institutional policy and regulations. Establish and implement data curation practices while balancing transparency and privacy.

• Review agency and interagency data-related work products.
• Coordinate cross-agency efforts to ensure official agency records requirements, privacy, security, and related requirements are met.

Policies and Procedures

Define policies and procedures for access to Client data, including criteria for authorization based on role and/or individual. Work closely with Client IT, Privacy, and PMO to establish controls. Evaluate and report any suspected or actual breaches or vulnerabilities in confidentiality, integrity, or availability.

• Monitor and analyze the application of federal, state, and local data requirements, standards, and rules.
• Coordinate efforts with stakeholder agencies to interpret business needs into applications and derive data requirements regarding accessibility, completeness, timeliness, and relationships to other data entities.
• Present findings and recommendations to Client leadership, Executive Steering Committee, and other stakeholders regarding improvements to operating practices, accountability, or transparency.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of data management principles, concepts, and practices.
• Knowledge of how to determine business data requirements, create data standards, and business rules.
• Knowledge of human services and health care programs.
• Ability to work with multiple agency stakeholders with common and unique program-specific data requirements.
• Familiarity with public policy issues related to human services data requirements.
• Ability to analyze complex, abstract issues in a logical, structured way.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Knowledge of statistics and/or research methodology.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with business information generation and analysis methods.
• Ability to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Ability to develop a framework for information and data governance and embed it at all levels of the business.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain digital concepts to business leaders and business concepts to technologists.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data structures, information systems/tools, enterprise content management, and record-keeping policies in a complex organizational environment (desired but not essential).
• Broad experience in areas such as data warehousing, BI, data governance, data architecture, data integration, data classification, data strategy, data quality management, data security and privacy, MDM, data standards, regulatory compliance, and enterprise architecture frameworks (desired but not essential).
• Preference for candidates with government knowledge and experience.

Required Skills:

• 11+ years planning, coordinating, and monitoring project activities. Required — 11 Years
• 11+ years leading projects, ensuring compliance with established standards/procedures. Required — 11 Years
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, or equivalent experience. Required
• Experience with ETL tools — Design, Develop, Analyze. Required — 8 Years
• Experience with Curam software V6 or higher (database-centric work highly desired). Required — 3 Years
• Proven experience as a senior/lead data analyst for large data sets and multiple interfaces. Required — 8 Years
• Hands-on experience with different file transfer methodologies, file types, and layouts. Required — 8 Years
• Experience with Tableau, dashboard design, and development. Required — 5 Years
• Strong experience in Healthcare Data. Required — 4 Years
• Proven experience delivering Business Intelligence solutions. Required — 8 Years
• Working knowledge of writing functional, technical, and performance requirements in a software development environment. Required — 8 Years
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Visio for flow/process diagrams and the full MS Office Suite. Required — 5 Years
• Hands-on SDLC experience. Highly Desired — 11 Years

This is a remote position.

Compensation: $73.00 – $81.00 per hour

About AHU Technologies INC.:
AHU Technologies INC. is an IT consulting and permanent staffing firm that meets and exceeds the evolving IT service needs of leading corporations within the United States. We provide IT solutions to customers across different industry sectors, helping them control costs and focus internal resources on strategic issues.

AHU Technologies INC. was co-founded by visionary young techno-commercial entrepreneurs who remain as principal consultants. We maintain working relationships with a cadre of highly skilled independent consultants and have a growing number of resources available for development projects, including media entertainment, ERP Solutions, data warehousing, Web Applications, Telecommunications, and medical projects for clients worldwide.

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