Do you believe everyone deserves high quality health care?
Do you enjoy using data to solve problems, identify opportunities, and measure impact?
Are you an analytical thinker with a passion for data-driven strategy and collaboration?
About CommunityHealth
CommunityHealth is one of the nation's largest volunteer-based free health centers, providing comprehensive healthcare to uninsured and underinsured adults throughout the Chicago area. Driven by our mission to serve people without access to essential health care and our vision of quality health care for all, we are in an exciting period of growth, innovation, and strategic expansion. Our team is passionate, collaborative, and deeply committed to advancing health equity throughout Chicago.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of Strategic Growth & Partnerships, the Healthcare Data Analyst supports CommunityHealth's mission by transforming data into meaningful insights that improve patient care, organizational performance, and operational effectiveness. Working collaboratively with clinical, operational, and administrative teams, this role develops reports, dashboards, and performance metrics that support informed decision-making, continuous improvement, and the organization's long-term growth.
The Healthcare Data Analyst serves as a valued partner to departments across CommunityHealth, helping leaders answer key business questions, measure progress toward strategic goals, and improve the accessibility and use of organizational data. This role is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and security of organizational data while identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes, automate workflows, and strengthen a culture of data-informed decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Oversee data management, including collection, entry, manipulation, analysis, timely reporting, and visualization.
- Use statistical approaches to analyze data from multiple sources and synthesizes results into meaningful reports and presentations, accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Perform in-depth research and analysis to answer key business questions and contribute to strategic recommendations that are consumable and actionable.
- Collect, identify, and analyze key performance indicators to measure performance and progress toward strategic goals, presenting findings in a compelling and comprehensible way.
- Serve as a trusted partner to clinical, operational, and administrative departments to define meaningful metrics aligned with organizational goals and patient impact.
- Facilitate intra-departmental, cross-departmental, and cross-organizational project teams, with a focus on continuous improvement.Help foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, and data-informed decision-making across CommunityHealth.
- Identify opportunities for automation, workflow improvement, and enhanced data accessibility.
- Ensure data security, integrity, and quality for all activities.
- Represent CommunityHealth in partnerships, coalitions, task forces and committees that further the mission.
- Stay informed on healthcare analytics trends, reporting tools, and best practices.
Qualifications
- Experience working in a community health center, public health setting, or other relevant experience
- Minimum two years of experience in data modeling, informatics, and/or analysis
- Familiarity with Microsoft Power BI
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including but not limited to interpreting alpha-numeric data and identifying outliers and trends
- Proficiency in preparing spreadsheets, graphs, dashboards, and other presentation materials
- Skilled communicator with ability to engage diverse audiences in reporting opportunities and data findings
- Ability to plan, organize, and manage projects to meet established deadlines
- Proficient in compiling information from multiple sources
- Attention to detail with excellent proof reading, quality assurance, and editing skills
- Commitment to the CommunityHealth mission, model of service delivery and core values
- LIFE EXPERIENCE: We know that many of your most character-building experiences do not show up neatly on a resume. Please use a cover letter to tell us why you would be a good fit for this job, focusing especially on those qualifications that may not appear on your resume.
This role is based in Chicago, IL. Applicants must be able to commute to our location for onsite work at least 2 days/week.
Core Competencies
- Strategic and analytical thinking
- Technical skill with an aptitude to master new systems
- Supportive collaboration across systems and teams
- Communications and data storytelling
- Continuous improvement and innovation
TO APPLY: Please submit a resume and cover letter to Ava Zeligson, Director of Strategic Growth and Partnerships, at [email protected].
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation
- Starting salary range: $67,275 - 72,500 annually, commensurate with experience
Health & Wellness
- Employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning after 15 days of employment
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Staff vaccine program
- Fitness and wellness incentives
Work-Life Balance
- Generous paid time off and 12 paid holidays annually
- Summer hours, including early office closure every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day
- Flexible work policy: New hires work onsite full-time during the first 30 days
- Standard expectation of at least two onsite days per week thereafter
Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
CommunityHealth is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly bilingual candidates, including Spanish and Polish speakers.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where all employees feel respected, valued, and empowered to contribute fully, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Vaccination Requirement
All employees are expected to be fully up to date on the latest vaccinations against COVID-19 and influenza or adhere to masking requirements during respiratory illness season.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $67,275.00 - $71,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60622
