Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Analytics to lead our Epic Reporting initiatives. This role will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and management of Epic Reporting systems to ensure accurate and timely data reporting across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analytics, Epic systems, and leadership.

Ideal candidates will be able to successfully navigate these responsibilities:

• Experience developing strategies to leverage Epic Analytics platform and tools to enhance self-service and to effectively increase adoption across the enterprise.
• Stay abreast of Epic Roadmap and drive timely implementation of new and innovative functionality to the benefit of the organization.
• Keep the Epic Reporting content consistent and current with enterprise data definitions in conjunction with broader data governance.
• Build strong connections with the user base to advocate and promote the use of Epic Analytics Assets.
• Focus on timely implementation of projects and initiatives as well as resolution of issues through partnering with Epic Applications team, Data Analytics team, and other technical resources.
• Recruit, lead, grow, and retain top talent on the team.

Education:

• Required - Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Public Health, Business or related field.
• Preferred - Masters or PhD in healthcare, statistics, mathematics, data science, public health or related field.

Work Experience:

• Required - 8 years related work experience.
• Preferred - 10+ related work experience with at least 6 years of supervisory experience.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Experience in building and managing highly competent and talented analytic teams.
• Experience working with analytics in the payor/insurance space (fraud, epidemiology/care management, actuarial, marketing/consumer dynamics, or financial) or provider/clinical space (Pharma, health system).
• Experience with healthcare claims data and/or clinical data from electronic medical information systems.
• Experience managing large data sets and using quantitative and qualitative analysis to draw meaningful and valid insights.
• Experience using SQL, SAS/Python/R; Strong understanding of R, Python, or SAS.
• Strong understanding of TSQL or PL/SQL; Strong understanding of different database environments including cloud-based ones (AWS, Azure).
• Experience with modern visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Cognos) and/or other data analysis tools.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written); Must be able to present results to senior leadership, internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational, motivational and interpersonal skills, capable of interfacing well at multiple levels within a large organization.
• Outstanding analytic and modeling skills, proficient at conceptualizing, implementing, and evaluating highly accurate and scalable analytics solutions to business problems.
• Knowledge of health-related analytics concepts such as risk stratification, episode groupers, and benchmarks.
• Professional and positive approach in building relationships and quickly gain credibility with senior executives.

Job Duties:

• Leveraging extensive, deep analytical knowledge and team leadership skills to drive the development of analytical solutions to meet the customer needs.
• Work and communicate with customer regularly and understand their ask/vision/goals.
• Work with the customers on the prioritization regularly and organize the analytics throughput needed to meet the demands/needs.
• Leading a multi-disciplinary team to develop analytics, including tableau development, report development, and overall prioritization process.
• Function as a senior level coach and mentor to analysts; ensure quality results across the team while scaling our analytics functionality.
• Leading the initiatives involving exploration and analysis of data across a variety of data platforms.Champion the execution of analysis to address specific clinical/business problems determined by consultation with various stakeholders across the organization.
• Develop sophisticated data products (visualizations, insights etc.) for business users.
• Challenge conventional thinking and traditional ways of operating as you work with stakeholders to identify and improve the status quo.
• Partnering with peers to identify gaps, improve quality, and share techniques and learnings.
• Serve as the subject matter expert in analytics, population health, claims data, and overall analytics experience.
• Act as a subject matter expert in analytics and bring best in class, innovative ideas to test and measure performance and impact programs.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Washington D.C.

Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on the careers website.

Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit To transform your health, please visit

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