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Job Summary:Under general supervision, this position exists to assist the organization in making strategic data-related decisions by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing and reporting data. This position takes an active leadership role as both as a consultant and as a high-level SAS programmer.Essential Responsibilities:
Leads, makes significant contributions, and/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify and resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization. Interfaces regularly with senior management to produce timely and valuable results.
Directs the development of outcomes and process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, and evaluation.
Builds and maintains complex statistical SAS routines using macros, vendor software, and software written by self and others.
Tests and maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL).
Builds sophisticated statistical models and forecasting tools using these databases.
Designs and enhances databases.
Designs menu systems that are effective and user-friendly.
Develops reports with accurate, easy to read, useful information that satisfies the clients needs.
Designs and generates tracking and monitoring tools.
Designs research plans for data gathering and analysis.
Participates significantly in interpreting analyses and developing action plans accordingly.
Defines and frames complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues and develops time tables/processes for decision making.
Translates needs, issues, and ideas into effective strategies and action plans.
Formulates specific implementation plans and evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented.
Develops creative alternative solutions.
Works closely with IT and outside partners (and physicians for SCPMG departments).
Sets the strategic direction of projects.
Determines goals and priorities with team, clients, or project management sponsors (when appropriate).
May coordinate team/project activities and schedules.
May establish team membership and project participants, provide leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manage work of outside consultants when used.
Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, and various senior level audiences (including physicians for SCPMG departments).
May participate in the development and management of the department, including coaching and recruiting for consultants/analysts and other departmental activities.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum five (5) years programming in SAS, R, SQL, Python or equivalent required.
Education
Masters degree in economics, finance, health care administration, public health administration, statistics, mathematics, operations research, or a directly related field required, OR six (6) years of directly related experience.
High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
N/A
Additional Requirements:
Experience with analytical manipulation and interpretation of large databases required.
Broad familiarity with medical practices, especially population management and process and outcomes measurement preferred.
Experience with MVS/TSO operating systems preferred.
Microsoft Office skills required.
Exceptional analytic and critical thinking skills, writing skills, communication skills, consulting skills, and ability to work within a team.
Ability to express complex analytical and technical information to senior management or to audiences with clinical training.
Must be an independent self-starter.
Proven leadership in consulting and, for some areas, project management.
Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, and results orientation.
Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with SQL, macros, AF, and SASGRAPH, PROC Report and statistical procedures in SAS preferred.
Minimum five (5) years of related analytical consulting experience, healthcare experience preferred.
Project management experience strongly preferred.
Knowledge of JCL strongly preferred.
COMPANY: KAISERTITLE: Senior Data Consultant - Clarity, Tableau, Power BI, EPICLOCATION: Pasadena, CaliforniaREQNUMBER: 1256660External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
