What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Performance Data Analyst, Remote position at Aledade, Inc.?
Aledade is seeking a skilled Data Analyst specializing in Risk Adjustment to help drive impactful decisions through data analysis. In this role, you'll focus on analyzing patient population data to ensure accurate risk stratification and identify areas for improvement in healthcare programs.
Your responsibilities will include collecting, cleaning, and interpreting data to uncover trends and patterns, collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide actionable insights. By optimizing risk adjustment processes, you’ll play a key role in improving overall patient outcomes.
If you’re someone who thrives on turning data into actionable insights and is motivated by improving healthcare delivery, we’d love to see what you can bring to the team.
Candidates should be comfortable working remotely/work from home anywhere within the US.
Primary Duties:
Data Collection & Preparation:
Aledade, a public benefit corporation, exists to empower the most transformational part of our health care landscape - independent primary care. We were founded in 2014, and since then, we've become the largest network of independent primary care in the country - helping practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Additionally, by creating value-based contracts across a wide variety of health plans, we aim to flip the script on the traditional fee-for-service model. Our work strengthens continuity of care, aligns incentives and ensures primary care physicians are paid for what they do best - keeping patients healthy. If you want to help create a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices and good for society - and if you're eager to join a collaborative, inclusive and remote-first culture - you've come to the right place.
What Does This Mean for You?
At Aledade, you will be part of a creative culture that is driven by a passion for tackling complex issues with respect, open-mindedness and a desire to learn. You will collaborate with team members who bring a wide range of experiences, interests, backgrounds, beliefs and achievements to their work - and who are all united by a shared passion for public health and a commitment to the Aledade mission.
In addition to time off to support work-life balance and enjoyment, we offer the following comprehensive benefits package designed for the overall well-being of our team members:
Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles
Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners
Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)
Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays
12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service
Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program
401(k) with up to 4% match
Stock options
And much more!
At Aledade, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them! We strive to attract, develop and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities where we live and work. Aledade is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions at Aledade are based on merit, qualifications, performance and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
Privacy Policy: By applying for this job, you agree to Aledade's Applicant Privacy Policy available at https://www.aledade.com/privacy-policy-applicants
Your responsibilities will include collecting, cleaning, and interpreting data to uncover trends and patterns, collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide actionable insights. By optimizing risk adjustment processes, you’ll play a key role in improving overall patient outcomes.
If you’re someone who thrives on turning data into actionable insights and is motivated by improving healthcare delivery, we’d love to see what you can bring to the team.
Candidates should be comfortable working remotely/work from home anywhere within the US.
Primary Duties:
Data Collection & Preparation:
- Extract and aggregate healthcare data from various sources, including electronic health records (EHRs), claims databases, and administrative systems.
- Clean and preprocess data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency for analysis.
- Perform data validation and quality assurance checks to identify and correct errors or inconsistencies.
- Support Risk Stratification leadership with research, data analysis, and project management
- Assist in developing meeting materials that simplify and streamline complex topics and business decisions, as well as support meeting facilitation
- Analyze Aledade practices’ risk stratification performance trends and indicators across lines of business, markets, practices, and other segments to inform business decisions
- Develop, maintain, share, and educate stakeholders on complex analytical models supporting risk stratification efforts
- Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies while handling sensitive healthcare data
- Work closely with healthcare providers, payers, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and data needs.
- Collaborate with product team(s), business intelligence team, and impact analytics team to identify opportunities for improvement, share learnings, and support business goals
- Provide technical support and guidance to team members and stakeholders on data-related issues related to Risk Stratification
- Utilize statistical techniques and analytical tools to analyze healthcare data and identify trends, patterns, and correlations
- Conduct risk score evaluation and trend analysis to assess the accuracy of risk adjustment methodologies
- Generate reports, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate findings and insights to stakeholders effectively
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Health Care Informatics, Statistics, or related field
- 2-3 years of experience in healthcare data analysis, preferably in risk adjustment
- Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis tools and techniques (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, AWS, Snowflake)
- Proficiency in Google Slides required, including storyboarding skills. Ability to translate complex analyses and concepts into engaging slides, and ability to draft executive-level materials with direction
- Strong business software skills, including Excel and Google Sheets. Must have the ability to work with large, complex, & often incomplete data sets; utilize Index/Match, XLOOKUP, and other advanced formulas, pivot tables, and basic macros to automate repetitive tasks and enhance workflow efficiency; design and develop scalable cross-team standardized tools and reports that support data-driven decision-making processes
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Experience in developing and validating complex analytical models and algorithms
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with the ability to communicate complex data insights in a clear and compelling way to non-technical audiences
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong “business analyst” toolkit, including abilities to independently prioritize, solve problems via hypothesis-driven analytical methods, manage across multiple responsibilities and projects, execute with attention to detail, and overcome ambiguity
- Familiarity with healthcare coding systems (e.g., ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS) and risk adjustment models (e.g., CMS-HCC, HHS).
- Familiarity with value based care, accountable care organizations, risk stratification / risk adjustment, and/or Medicare Advantage
Aledade, a public benefit corporation, exists to empower the most transformational part of our health care landscape - independent primary care. We were founded in 2014, and since then, we've become the largest network of independent primary care in the country - helping practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Additionally, by creating value-based contracts across a wide variety of health plans, we aim to flip the script on the traditional fee-for-service model. Our work strengthens continuity of care, aligns incentives and ensures primary care physicians are paid for what they do best - keeping patients healthy. If you want to help create a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices and good for society - and if you're eager to join a collaborative, inclusive and remote-first culture - you've come to the right place.
What Does This Mean for You?
At Aledade, you will be part of a creative culture that is driven by a passion for tackling complex issues with respect, open-mindedness and a desire to learn. You will collaborate with team members who bring a wide range of experiences, interests, backgrounds, beliefs and achievements to their work - and who are all united by a shared passion for public health and a commitment to the Aledade mission.
In addition to time off to support work-life balance and enjoyment, we offer the following comprehensive benefits package designed for the overall well-being of our team members:
Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles
Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners
Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)
Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays
12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service
Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program
401(k) with up to 4% match
Stock options
And much more!
At Aledade, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them! We strive to attract, develop and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities where we live and work. Aledade is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions at Aledade are based on merit, qualifications, performance and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
Privacy Policy: By applying for this job, you agree to Aledade's Applicant Privacy Policy available at https://www.aledade.com/privacy-policy-applicants
