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Business Data Analyst

Job in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97204, USA
Listing for: Boomerang Healthcare
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Analyst
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70000 - 80000 USD Yearly USD 70000.00 80000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

The Business Data Analyst supports the Data Engineering & Business Intelligence team by helping triage data issues, gather basic requirements, validate data, and perform foundational QA checks.
This role ensures data products, dashboards, and reports are accurate for everyday operational use. Working closely with clinical operations, revenue cycle, and internal subject matter experts, you’ll learn how to translate real-world questions into structured requirements and document workflows that inform data solutions. This position is ideal for someone early in their data career who is analytical, detail-oriented, curious, and eager to grow at the intersection of data, process, and healthcare operations.

Base

pay range

$70,000.00/yr - $80,000.00/yr

What you will do:
  • Serve as the first point of contact for simple data quality or reporting issues.
  • Perform basic troubleshooting to confirm whether an issue can be reproduced.
  • Gather details, document steps taken, and elevate more complex issues to senior analysts or engineers.
  • Help maintain a structured intake process for ad hoc analysis requests, questions, and enhancement ideas. Create, categorize, and support prioritization of tickets for the engineering team.
  • Assist with gathering and clarifying business requirements from clinical, operational, and financial teams.
  • Help translate workflow steps into draft data requirements under guidance from senior team members.
  • Contribute to maintaining data dictionaries, metric definitions, and documentation libraries. Support the development of a centralized metrics catalogue and internal Wiki.
  • Perform QA checks and validate data at a basic level (record counts, field consistency, expected ranges) on dashboards, datasets, and metric updates.
  • Follow established test plans, checklists, and regression steps. Support data quality improvement efforts.
  • Flag discrepancies or unexpected results for review by developers, senior analysts, business stakeholders, and subject‑matter experts. Document findings clearly for later review.
  • Conduct low‑complexity exploratory analyses and assist in monitoring key data assets for anomalies, missing data, or upstream changes.
  • Provide clean extracts or preliminary summaries to support discovery efforts & ad‑hoc analyses by senior team members.
  • Learn to interpret metric definitions and apply them consistently.
  • Communicate findings, questions, or test results clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
  • Participate in cross‑functional discussions to understand business processes and data usage.
  • Assume other responsibilities as appropriate to the position and organizational needs.
Qualifications:
  • Experience in Business Analysis, Data QA, Data Quality, UAT, Product/BA hybrid work or similar.
  • Exposure to writing business requirements, including user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Ability to document steps, field definitions, and initial requirements clearly; willingness to learn how to capture business rules and data logic.
  • Exposure to data validation or testing concepts (regression testing, test plans, etc.); formal experience is a plus, not required.
  • Comfort working with multiple stakeholders and asking clarifying questions.
  • Exposure to ticketing systems and structured intake tools (Jira, Click Up, Service Now, Zendesk).
  • Basic SQL skills for data profiling and investigation.
  • Familiarity with ETL concepts, KPIs or business rules. Ability to interpret and validate metric definitions and KPIs.
  • Familiarity with BI/reporting tools preferred or any background experience involving data entry, databases, or QA / Test automation.
  • Familiarity with EMR data (IMS, Progno

    CIS, eCW, Epic, etc.), healthcare concepts (scheduling, encounters, claims, diagnoses, procedures) or Revenue Cycle Management workflows is preferred.
  • Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to gather feedback and translate it into clear notes or draft requirements.
Compensation Range:

$70,000 to $80,000 annually

Benefits:
  • Amazing work/life balance
  • Generous Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription benefits (PPO & HMO)
  • 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
  • License & Tuition Reimbursements
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay & Floating Holiday
  • Employee Perks and Discount Programs
  • Supportive environment to help you grow and succeed
Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

Hours

Monday‑Friday, 8am‑5pm (40 hours per week)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Boomerang Healthcare strives to be a diverse workforce that reflects, at all job levels, the patients we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer. Boomerang Healthcare is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please contact us.

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