Senior Healthcare Data Analyst - Remote

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

First (Days)

Sentara is hiring a Senior Healthcare Data Analyst!

This position is fully remote!

This position will support Sentara Enterprise Analytics with internal, system-wide retrospective research on medical practice and operations.

The Senior Healthcare Data Analyst provides advanced analytics support by developing reports and interactive dashboards to monitor program and operational performance across an integrated health system (payer, ambulatory, acute & post-acute, and support functions). This role promotes self-service analytics
, translates business questions into analytic requirements, and delivers data-driven insights and recommendations to leaders and provider partners.

Responsibilities include designing programmatic analyses, performing ad-hoc deep dives, and supporting data quality and stewardship to maintain accuracy and introduce meaningful new metrics. As a subject‑matter expert, the senior analyst also onboards and mentors junior analysts and partners closely with internal customers and external providers.

Typical domain areas may include: medical expense trends; quality (HEDIS, interventions, STAR ratings); clinical gaps and adherence; network/value‑based measures; regulatory reporting; employer/client reporting; population health; risk and member/patient stratification; predictive analytics; operations and clinical performance reporting; benchmarking; and research analytics.

Bachelor’s degree in data/analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field (Required)

No specific certification or licensure requirements

Tableau/Power BI certification; healthcare analytics/coding quality certifications

• Knowledge of research methods and experience with study design, biostatistics, and synthesizing findings for diverse audiences
• Work experience in areas of population health, public health, epidemiology, and/or statistics; and/or experience analyzing large retrospective relational databases fed by electronic health records is desired.
• 5+ years of analytics experience, including substantial work in healthcare (payer or provider)
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction/transformations and Tableau (or comparable BI tool) for dashboard/report development
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into analytic requirements, define metrics, and deliver clear insights and recommendations
• Experience with quality and regulatory measures (e.g., HEDIS, STARs) and/or population health, risk stratification, cost/utilization analyses
• Strong data quality/stewardship mindset; builds validation checks and documentation to ensure accuracy and reproducibility
• Excellent consultative, communication, and storytelling skills with the ability to influence non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior analysts and contributing to team standards, best practices, and knowledge sharing

We provide market‑competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is: $80,204.80 - $. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby/on‑call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long‑Term, Short‑Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000‑member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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