Data Analyst I

Cotiviti - South Jordan, UT

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - South Jordan, UT

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Data Analyst I at Cotiviti, Inc. is responsible for managing and ensuring the quality of healthcare data. This role involves facilitating discussions with healthcare data carriers, performing data quality checks, and assisting in the transformation of raw data into structured formats for analysis. The position requires strong analytical skills and the ability to work with various data tools to support data operations and client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for data management and data quality.
• Host and facilitate discussions with Healthcare data carriers to manage data intake and ensure all client data requirements are discussed and confirmed.
• Document meeting discussions and obtain sign off from the client and carriers.
• Perform data quality checks verifying that data provided is consistent with the requirements to build Healthcare Data Warehouse.
• Write data transformation specifications to load source data into target data warehouse tables.
• Work with the database programmers to perform quality checks on the reformatted coding; ensure data is complete while making modifications as necessary to transform the raw data into table layouts.
• Perform data analysis, data mining and identify root cause of issues using SQL.
• Assist the Engineering/Tools team with new business requirements and help them functional specifications.
• Assist in the conversion of internal processes from manual to automated through coding and programming.
• Complete all responsibilities as outlined on annual Performance Plan.
• Complete all special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field such as Health Science, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years' experience with healthcare data analysis.
• Strong data manipulation skills using database and spreadsheet applications.
• Knowledge of database applications, including extraction and querying skills.
• 2+ years' experience within the Healthcare or Insurance space in a Data Warehouse operations organization.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare enrollment, medical claims, and drug claims data required.
• Ability to use SQL (TOAD, SQL Tools) and other data tools to analyze diverse data sets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize projects to meet scheduled deadlines.
• Ability to analyze raw data and disseminate results, with ability to think logically and process sequentially with a high level of detailed accuracy.
• Ability to work well independently or in a team environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and Project.

Nice-to-haves

• Additional knowledge of non-traditional data types (health and wellness, workforce productivity, and EMR) preferred.