Data Analyst

 

Northwest Kidney Centers seeks a Data Analyst to join the Information Technology team in a full-time, hybrid position (Burien, WA).Shift: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm.Purpose The Data Analyst supports organizational goals by transforming data into actionable insights that inform decision-making and improve operational efficiency. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining data applications, integrating with third-party platforms, generating SQL queries, and providing data-driven analytics and training to stakeholders across departments.Duties Data Analysis and Visualization 

• Build and deploy a range of data analytics, visualization, and modeling techniques to identify trends and assist leadership in decision-making.
• Design, create, and maintain data outputs and visualizations with input from stakeholders and end users.
• Track, trace, and report progress on data-related projects.
• Support users in scoping and defining data and visualization requirements.
• Support and assist other data analysts across departments.
• Provide data guidance, training, and advice to non-technical audiences.

 2. Data Application Development & Integration 

• Develop and support data applications for internal use.
• Source data required to support data applications.
• Build backend processes to extract relevant data from applications and/or databases.
• Optimize the performance of data applications.
• Provide expertise in creating structured query language (SQL) statements for analytics, data mining, visualization, and reporting.
• Support and align with data governance practices.

3. Data Engineering and ETL 

• Provide expertise in data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL).
• Monitor, review, and work toward resolving data issues and requests.
• Escalate issues to third-party support and manage vendor responses related to data platforms.
• Ensure compliance with change control procedures.
• Create documentation including (but not limited to) design, test plans, data definitions, and change control logs.

 4. Compliance and Support

• Ensure adherence to legal and organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the IT Data Analytics Manager.
  
  

 Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a data-focused role.
• Experience with business intelligence and data warehousing solutions.
• Proficiency in SQL-based databases (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL).
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools.
• Familiarity with ETL tools; preference for Mulesoft Anypoint Studio.
• Healthcare IT experience is a plus.

 Benefit offerings for eligible employees (.6-1.0 FTE) 

• Choice of 3 medical insurance plans through Kaiser Permanente (PPO, HMO & HDHP) 
• Delta Dental 
• Vision Services Plan 
• 401 Retirement match and discretionary match 
• Disability benefits such as Short-term & Long-term Plans 
• Life & AD&D Plans 
• Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement of up to $4,000 annually 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Flexible Spending Account 
• Health Savings Account 
• Transit Subsidy 
• Paid Time Off includes personal time off and 8 Holidays. PTO will accrue bi-weekly and will be pro-rated based on the FTE.  The accrual rate will be 7.39 hours each bi-weekly pay period for staff. 

About Northwest Kidney Centers Founded in 1962 as the world’s first outpatient dialysis provider, Northwest Kidney Centers operates 19 dialysis clinics across the Puget Sound region in addition to hospital-based services and a large home-based dialysis program. We are a not-for-profit, community-based organization and consistently rank among the top dialysis providers in the United States in quality of care, patient outcomes and transplant rates. At Northwest Kidney Centers, teamwork, integrity, respect, excellence and stewardship guide our approach to how we work. We differentiate ourselves by our patient centered approach and active commitment to advancing kidney research and dialysis innovation.  Key to our success is the compassion and expertise of our dedicated team of staff that care for those we serve.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Preboarding Requirements:  At Northwest Kidney Centers, we are committed to maintaining a safe work environment for all employees and patients. As part of our hiring process, we conduct pre-employment background checks, drug screenings (we do not test for THC), employment verification and references, which are contingent to be hired on with NKC. These checks ensure we are in compliance with regulatory requirements and uphold our standards of safety, excellence, stewardship, and integrity. We value transparency and respect your privacy; any information obtained during these screenings will be handled with the utmost confidentiality. Should you have any questions regarding this process, please feel free to reach out to our People Team.   Please note: To protect our vulnerable patient population and our workforce, NKC strongly encourages all staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.