Data Analyst
Remote
Full Time
Mid Level
J29 is a healthcare management consulting company specializing in servicing Federal and
State agencies between our proven leading capabilities of medical case analysis, business
intelligence, quality assurance, and accuracy evaluation. J29 is also a value-driven
government contracting company that prioritizes people, quality, and community support.
Founded by Tracy Mills, J29 is dedicated to exceeding client expectations and giving back to
the community. With a focus on empowering employees and creating a healthy work-life
balance, J29 consistently delivers innovative solutions in the healthcare sector and beyond.
The Data Analyst plays a key role in designing studies, analyzing data, and preparing
comprehensive reports to support data-driven decision-making. Projects are initiated based
on trend analysis, literature reviews, team expertise, and organizational mandates. The
analyst collaborates closely with fellow analysts to prepare, clean, and interpret data,
ensuring accuracy and clarity in findings. Report development is a team effort, guided by
scientific leadership, with a focus on delivering actionable insights and supporting strategic
initiatives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Minimum Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
PHI: Yes
Additional Comments The above information is designed to serve as a description of the general nature and work for this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of the employee assigned to the job. Applicants, as well as position incumbents, who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis. Qlarant is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. Applicants for employment and employees are reviewed on their individual qualifications for a position.
State agencies between our proven leading capabilities of medical case analysis, business
intelligence, quality assurance, and accuracy evaluation. J29 is also a value-driven
government contracting company that prioritizes people, quality, and community support.
Founded by Tracy Mills, J29 is dedicated to exceeding client expectations and giving back to
the community. With a focus on empowering employees and creating a healthy work-life
balance, J29 consistently delivers innovative solutions in the healthcare sector and beyond.
The Data Analyst plays a key role in designing studies, analyzing data, and preparing
comprehensive reports to support data-driven decision-making. Projects are initiated based
on trend analysis, literature reviews, team expertise, and organizational mandates. The
analyst collaborates closely with fellow analysts to prepare, clean, and interpret data,
ensuring accuracy and clarity in findings. Report development is a team effort, guided by
scientific leadership, with a focus on delivering actionable insights and supporting strategic
initiatives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Trend data to identify potential opportunities (e.g., variances, significant outliers, percentile ranked groups) for quality improvement or focused investigations.
- Aid in design data analysis strategies to identify potential areas for quality improvement or focused investigation.
- Analyze data, draw conclusions, and summarize into quality indicator values
- Develop tabular and graphical presentations of data, which clearly and concisely illustrate current levels of care.
- Populate tabular and graphical presentation of data.
- Contribute to the development of interventions (i.e., develop educational materials for doctors and nurses) which will improve healthcare processes and outcomes.
- Facilitate design re-measurement strategies (after intervention) of healthcare processes and outcomes to effectively quantify impact of interventions for improvement.
- Analyze re-measurement data and summarize into quality indicator values.
- Support development of reports concerning all of the above.
- May mentor junior Data Analysts in technical aspects of their work.
- Assist in preparing findings for publishing in peer reviewed journals.
- Familiar with commonly used concepts, practices and procedures, relying on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions.
- Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions.
Minimum Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health or related discipline (e.g., Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science) required.
- Minimum of 2 years of hands-on SAS or other statistical programming work experience or demonstrated combination of education and experience.
- 6 months experience with health-related analytic research and quality improvement methodology (ISO, CQI, TQM, Six Sigma, Lean, Etc.) preferred.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical and professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Other Skills and Abilities
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have fluency in SAS or other statistical programming software and MS Office. • Ability to work independently and in teams.
- Must possess familiarity with statistical and epidemiological methodologies, and automation techniques for analytic tasks.
- Ability to work with highly sensitive information while preserving the confidentiality of the information.
- Working knowledge of healthcare systems, Medicare/Medicaid preferred, healthcare databases and coding systems. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations None Travel Requirements Infrequently (less than 10%) use personal vehicle for periodic travel within the region
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
PHI: Yes
Additional Comments The above information is designed to serve as a description of the general nature and work for this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of the employee assigned to the job. Applicants, as well as position incumbents, who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis. Qlarant is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. Applicants for employment and employees are reviewed on their individual qualifications for a position.
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