Senior Data Consultant - SAS, SQL, R

Essential Functions:

Leads, makes significant contributions, &/or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify & resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization.
Interfaces regularly w/ Sr Mgmt to produce timely & valuable results.
Directs the development of outcomes & process measures, including technical specifications, to enable population measurement, guideline implementation, & evaluation.
Builds & maintains complex statistical routines using macros, vendor software, & software written by self & others.
Tests & maintains data integrity across multiple databases (internal SAS, DB2, VSAM; external: Adobe, Excel, SAS parsing routines, COBOL).
Builds sophisticated statistical models & forecasting tools using these databases.
Designs & enhances databases.
Designs menu systems that are effective & user-friendly.
Develops reports w/ accurate, easy to read, useful information that satisfies the client’s needs.
Designs & generates tracking & monitoring tools.
Designs research plans for data gathering & analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analyses & developing action plans accordingly.
Defines & frames complex multi-dimensional healthcare issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making.
Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies & action plans.
Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented. Develops creative alternative solutions.
Works closely w/ IT & outside partners (& physicians for TPMG Depts).
Sets the strategic direction of projects.
Determines goals & priorities w/ team, clients, or project Mgmt sponsors (when appropriate).
May coordinate team/project activities & schedules.
May establish team membership & project participants, provide leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams, as well as manage work of outside consultants when used.
Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors, clients, & various Sr level audiences (including physicians for TPMG Depts).
May participate in the development & Mgmt of the Dept, including coaching & recruiting for consultants/analysts & other departmental activities.
KP conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, KP reserves the right to reevaluate & change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
Secondary Functions:
This position is part of a large talented team of analytic programmers who are working in a fast-paced environment using SAS and/or SQL as their primary programming tools.
Our work supports strategic imperatives laid out by our executive leaders. Teams work on projects that assess and improve quality and operations.
We foster a learning environment.
You will gain responsibility upfront and be given tools and training to enhance your analytic and consulting skills.
You will be responsible for supporting strategic initiatives for performance improvement.
This includes manipulating data from multiple sources to implement business logic and packaging the results in a clear and concise deliverable.
Other duties include solving data and reporting issues; managing multiple projects; and researching information in our electronic medical records Projects may include partnering with multi-disciplinary teams and clinicians chartered with improving access, delivery, and quality of care.