Technical Data Analyst

Technical Data Analyst role at Monument Health in Grand Junction, CO offers hybrid work and a focus on turning clinical challenges into actionable insights while aligning technical metrics with operational workflows to enhance Value-Based Care performance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain productive lines of communication with clinical teams and business stakeholders to support data-driven decisions.
• Gather, synthesize, and analyze clinical and operational data from multiple sources to drive improvements in health outcomes, cost reduction, and network optimization.
• Update data models to preserve reporting accuracy and reliability.
• Independently manage a portfolio of projects, ensuring scope compliance and timely delivery.
• Leverage SQL and open‑source tools to explore key metrics, address complex business questions, and streamline internal processes.
• Conduct comprehensive data reviews to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and integrity across clinical and business datasets.
• Oversee clinical and process reporting using solid statistical, informatics, and data visualization practices.
• Perform light data housekeeping tasks as part of routine duties.
• Protect Monument Health information by maintaining confidentiality and security.
• Review systems and processes and recommend modifications to address issues.
• Occasional travel for conferences and assignments as required.
• Support organizational reporting needs with routine clinical and operational data extractions.
• Profile and cleanse data to identify anomalies or inconsistencies in raw datasets.
• Translate straightforward business requests into technical queries and visually interpretable summaries for stakeholders.
• Assist in documenting data dictionaries and analytical workflows to ensure consistency across the team.
• Identify opportunities for advanced analytics aligned with organizational strategy and Value-Based Care goals.
• Drive metric development from concept to implementation, guided by industry standards and evidence-based literature.
• Evaluate clinical initiatives by analyzing performance trends and delivering data‑driven recommendations to optimize Value-Based Care results.
• Provide expert interpretation of complex datasets, uncovering the reasons behind performance trends and suggesting corrective actions.
• Serve as a primary technical liaison for senior stakeholders, translating modeling outputs into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Audit and peer-review colleagues’ work to uphold high standards of mathematical and logical integrity.

Requirements

• Fundamental understanding of relational database structures, including primary keys, foreign keys, and join logic.
• Solid grasp of descriptive statistics and data distributions to validate analytical findings.
• Proficiency in coding to transform, aggregate, and structure datasets (SQL, Python).
• Comfort working in open‑source coding environments and using documentation to resolve technical hurdles.
• 1 to 3 years of increasing responsibility in an analytical role.
• Advanced SQL proficiency for data extraction and manipulation is required.
• Proven ability to build production-ready dashboards in Tableau or comparable BI tools.
• Experience with Python, R, or similar environments to solve complex problems and automate tasks is preferred.
• Experience developing predictive frameworks and models is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• Training in a technical field such as math, statistics, epidemiology, biostatistics, business analytics, or data science is preferred.

Technologies

• SQL
• Python
• R
• Tableau

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Unlimited paid time off
• Vision insurance

Details

• Location: Grand Junction, CO 81501 (Preferred)
• Work location: Hybrid remote in Grand Junction, CO 81501
• Salary: USD 35,000 - 65,000 per year
• Location requirements: Open to candidates residing in or willing to relocate to Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, or Oklahoma

Application questions

• Do you live in or are you willing to relocate to one of the following states? Colorado, Oklahoma, Nevada, Ohio
• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for an employment visa to work in the United States?