Health Data Analyst at Eliassen Group Baltimore, MD

Job Title: Health Data Analyst

Location: Greater Baltimore Area (Candidate must reside locally)

Job Type: Contract

We are seeking an experienced Health Data Analyst to join our team in the Greater Baltimore Area. The ideal candidate will have 8 years of hands-on experience working with healthcare data and proficiency in key tools and technologies, including Snowflake, AWS RDS, SQL, Postgres SQL, and data lakes. This role will be critical in supporting data-driven decision-making within the healthcare domain and ensuring the integrity and analysis of complex health datasets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret healthcare data to provide actionable insights and support business decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimize data solutions that drive healthcare performance improvements.
• Develop and maintain SQL queries, scripts, and dashboards for data extraction, transformation, and reporting from various databases and data lakes.
• Work with AWS RDS and Snowflake environments to manage, store, and process large datasets.
• Manage and optimize data lakes to ensure efficient storage and access to health data across multiple platforms.
• Design and implement data pipelines for extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) healthcare data.
• Provide data visualization and reporting to key stakeholders to support evidence-based decisions.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of healthcare data used for analysis, reporting, and decision-making.
• Work closely with IT, data engineers, and other healthcare teams to understand data needs and deliver impactful solutions.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of healthcare data standards, regulations, and best practices.

Required Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in health data analysis or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Snowflake, AWS RDS, SQL, and Postgres SQL.
• Experience working with healthcare data, data lakes, and large-scale datasets.
• Advanced knowledge of data analysis, data modeling, and data visualization techniques.
• Strong understanding of healthcare regulations and standards, such as HIPAA, and how they relate to data privacy and security.
• Ability to write complex SQL queries and work with data extraction and transformation tools.
• Proficient in using data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud technologies, especially AWS.
• Familiarity with machine learning or advanced analytics within the healthcare domain.
• Knowledge of data governance and quality assurance processes.