Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tendo is hiring a Principal Data Analyst to analyze hospital quality performance and national rankings and ratings programs for health system customers. The role applies quality-measure methodology, risk adjustment, and Medicare claims data to explain performance and identify improvement opportunities, while leading analytics tools and standards and advising customers and internal teams.
Responsibilities
- As a Principal Data Analyst, you will lead analysis of hospital quality performance and national rankings and ratings programs for current and prospective health system customers, including CMS Star Ratings, U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals, Leapfrog, and CMS pay-for-performance programs (HRRP, HAC, VBP)
- You will apply deep expertise in quality measure methodology, risk adjustment, and Medicare claims data to replicate program methodologies, explain what is driving a customer's results, and identify the improvement opportunities with the greatest impact on their scores and rankings
- You will own the design of dashboards and benchmarking tools, and set standards for methodological rigor and validation across the team
- You will serve as a senior analytic voice in pre-sales, sales, and ongoing customer engagements, presenting findings directly to customer quality and executive leadership
- You will also mentor analysts and partner with Data Scientists and Process Improvement Consultants to shape how Tendo delivers analytic value
- Own data sourcing, cleaning, and quality assurance, and set the validation standards the team uses for all analytic outputs
- Design, build, and maintain reporting, dashboard, and benchmarking tools, and set visualization standards for customer-facing work
- Present findings and recommendations to customer and internal leadership, supporting pre-sales, sales, renewals, and ongoing customer engagement
- Partner with Data Scientists and Process Improvement Consultants on methodology, project scoping, and delivery
- Mentor analysts, review their work for accuracy and quality, and help build repeatable analytic processes for the team
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Health Sciences
- Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
- Equivalent work experience with a portfolio of relevant analytic projects
- 7+ years of experience in healthcare data analytics, with a focus on hospital quality measurement, clinical outcomes, or performance improvement
- Hands-on experience with one or more national quality rankings or ratings programs, such as CMS Star Ratings, USNWR Best Hospitals, Leapfrog, Vizient Quality & Accountability, or CMS value-based programs (HRRP, HAC, VBP)
- Experience working with Medicare claims (MedPAR, Standard Analytic Files) and CMS public reporting data (e.g., Care Compare, Provider Data Catalog)
- Demonstrated experience leading analytic projects end to end, from scoping through delivery
- Experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership or customer executives
- Advanced SQL and proficiency in Python or R for data analysis
- Expertise in business intelligence and data visualization tools, with the ability to set dashboard and reporting standards
- Strong command of statistical methods, benchmarking, and performance measurement
- Ability to translate ambiguous business and customer questions into clear analytic plans
- Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to executive and non-technical audiences
- Experience mentoring analysts and reviewing their work for quality and accuracy
- Experience in a customer-facing, consulting, or pre-sales analytics role
- Six Sigma or Lean certification
- Experience with Tableau, Looker Studio, Plotly/Dash, or similar visualization platforms
- Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Familiarity with Jupyter Notebook and collaborative analytics workflows
- Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and PowerPoint/Google Slides
- Experience with Smartsheet or similar project management tools
- Tableau/Google Data Studio/Plotly/Dash
- Pycharm, VSCode, Sublime Text, Atom, etc
Benefits
- Equity package
- Annual bonuses
- For full time employees: full health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
- For full time employees: flexible spending and health savings accounts
- For full time employees: company paid life insurance
- For full time employees: company paid short-term and long-term disability
- For full time employees: company equity
- For full time employees: voluntary benefits
- For full time employees: 401(k)
- For full time employees: company paid holidays
- For full time employees: flexible time off
- For full time employees: an employee wellness program (“Breathe”)
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