Mid Level SAS Healthcare Data Analyst

Chicago-based Valence Health has helped more than 75 hospitals, IPAs, PHOs and payers to improve quality, achieve organizational efficiency and maintain financial vigor. Valence Health creates, builds and manages customized clinical integration and risk-management programs for organizations in risk arrangements with third-party payers. Valence Health shows physician and hospital providers how to use data to improve care, benchmark performance, ensure compliance and maintain healthy margins. Valence Health’s suite of payer services includes operations and claims management, supported by robust and relevant reporting.  The company was founded in 1996 and has offices in Illinois, Texas, Georgia and Pennsylvania. 

Valence is an innovative employer focused on creating a flexible and comfortable work environment. We value creativity, dedication and talent and encourage our team to excel. We reward excellence with an amazing benefit package and highly competitive compensation packages including an annual incentive bonus based on individual performance. Benefits include medical, dental and vision plans at minimal cost to the employee, as well as life, short term & long-term disability insurance and 401(k) plans.

We are looking for bright and energetic individuals to fill our mid level data analyst position.  This position involves the programming and analysis of healthcare data with an emphasis on clinical measures and medical cost reporting.

MID LEVEL SAS DATA ANALYST WITH HEALTHCARE BACKGROUND

Position Description:

• Develop and maintain data preparation and validation routines to support the reporting of clinical metrics and cost information

• Automate data load and data analysis programs with a goal of improving efficiencies across clients

• Select, recommend and apply appropriate analytic and statistical methodologies and techniques to healthcare data

• Develop innovative and/or customized templates and report formats

• Interfaces with clients and vendors on ETL processes and maps data from disparate sources into data warehouse formats

• Process and analyze data to support clinical and financial initiatives for managed care organizations

• Performs ad-hoc analysis for the client

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of work experience using SAS and SAS/Macros

• Experience with healthcare data and large databases

• Competency in data manipulation and analysis

• Excellent PC and database skills including Excel, VB, SQL, MS Access

• BS or BA in Health Care, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or an advanced degree in a comparable program with a quantitative emphasis