[Remote] Senior Analytics Developer, Cardiovascular Institute

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Northwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, committed to providing exceptional service and innovative solutions. They are seeking a Senior Analytics Developer to uncover insights that drive strategy and optimal decision making for the executive team and leaders across the organization, focusing on data accessibility, accuracy, and quality.


Responsibilities

  • Be a Data Champion! Effective analysis is only possible with good data - be an advocate of data accessibility, accuracy and quality
  • Be Curious! Find data nuggets, trends and other analytical goodies that help support our mission, vision, and values and advance our department as a whole
  • Be a Team Player! Collaboration is what makes us great – come prepared to work with a diverse cross-section of technical and business professionals
  • The Senior Analytics Developer is responsible for delivering data warehouse and analytic solutions by writing ETL packages, developing visualizations, performing data and statistical analyses, and administering systems to deliver information to the health system
  • Serves as a functional and content expert of pipelines to synthesize raw data into actionable information
  • Applies knowledge of relational database skills including advanced SQL knowledge and the ability to create complex queries and stored procedures
  • Assists with the design and development of information delivery components including dashboards, reports, and cubes
  • Assists with ETL design and development including data analysis, source-target mapping, quality profiling, change data capture, program performance
  • Evaluates data quality and interprets results in a clear, concise manner
  • Develops documentation on requirements, decisions, design, modifications, and any associated maintenance
  • Owns analytics projects and is accountable for collaborating with the business to gather and execute on requirements, which exceed customer expectations
  • Works collaboratively with and supports multi-departments efforts and projects
  • Shares skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise with staff on analytic tools and solutions and serves as subject matter expert within the department
  • Participates and contributes to overall training development, maintenance, and facilitate trainings both internally and externally as needed
  • Performs other duties and functions as assigned

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Four or more years of experience in a role querying and/or analyzing data
  • Experience using the Microsoft stack (SSRS, SSMS, SSIS, SSAS)
  • Experience using SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and reporting
  • Strong knowledge of relational database skills including advanced SQL knowledge and the ability to create complex queries and stored procedures
  • Independently work with business users to gather and scope requirements and recommend analytical solutions to meet business needs
  • Experience sharing skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise with junior level staff on analytic tools and solutions and serve as subject matter expert within team and department
  • Previous experience working in an Agile environment
  • Experience with report writing and data visualization tools such as: Tableau, Crystal Reports, SSRS, Microsoft Power BI, etc
  • Experience in all areas of development including analysis, design, development and support with particular emphasis on structured programming
  • Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Access
  • Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple-priorities
  • Effective problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • Experience developing, designing and supporting applications and relational databases
  • Previous experience working with Epic Clarity data
  • Previous healthcare experience, ideally with a health system
  • Experience using a software package for statistical analysis (R, Python, etc.)

Benefits

  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Loan forgiveness
  • 401(k) matching
  • Lifecycle benefits

Company Overview

  • Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care. It was founded in 1972, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://nm.org.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Northwestern Medicine has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 75 in 2025, 66 in 2024, 70 in 2023, 78 in 2022, 35 in 2021, 39 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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