Quality Data Analyst

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, Melrose/Wakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers.

Why Join Us? At Tufts Medicine - Lowell General Hospital we’re more than a health system – we’re a community of the brightest minds and the biggest hearts in healthcare.  We combine academic innovation with compassion and community.  If that excites you, then you belong with us.

Competitive salaries & benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits start day one

403(b) Retirement with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Free on-site parking

Opportunities for career growth

Job Overview 

This position manages and analyzes all data falling under the purview of the Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology programs. Consults with key stakeholders and may act as lead on projects requiring data derived from multiple internal or external sources, to improve processes and outcomes of care and maintain compliance with external regulatory agencies.  The position supports analytics and data management across multiple systems to create actionable data output through various software solutions.   

Location: On Site - Lowell General Hospital - 55 Technology Drive - Lowell, MA

Hours: 40 hours Monday thru Friday - No weekends no nights

Minimum Qualifications

1. (2) years of experience with data analytics in a healthcare data collection

2. Bachelor’s Degree Required

3. Ability to summarize and communicate results to people across the entire organization

4. Advanced Excel skills, data analysis experience, and experience with medical terminology

5. SQL querying experience a plus
6. Epic reporting tools (Reporting Workbench, SlicerDicer, etc.) experience, and Microsoft Power BI (or other BI tool) experience a plus

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 

1. Provides consultation, design, and development services, requiring data collection and presentation, reports, and other specialized documents for clinical quality improvement and regulatory compliance. 

2. Translates analytical findings into easy to follow recommendations and summaries. 

3. Develops queries and analytical tools for use in quality improvement and decision support.  

4. Analyzes complex quality datasets using spreadsheets and statistical software 

5. Utilizes data from internal electronic medical records systems and third-party electronic systems such as NHSN and Vizient, Qualtrics to provide actionable data through analytical reports. 

6. Build dashboards from data sources using powerBI or similar tools

7. Develops and tracking project milestones, performance measures and dashboards 

8. Designs and trains staff in the use of office productivity tools to increase productivity. 
 

About Lowell General Hospital
Lowell General Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit community hospital serving the Greater Lowell area and surrounding communities. With two primary campuses located in Lowell, Massachusetts, we are the second largest community hospital in Massachusetts. We have the latest state-of-the-art technology and a full range of medical and surgical services for patients, from newborns to seniors.