Quality Research Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Facilitate and provide information to assist quality improvement studies, initiatives, and accreditation assessments.

• Ensure that projects and departmental activities adhere to relevant regulatory and accreditation standards.

• Organize multidisciplinary workgroups and committees that focus on monitoring and addressing quality activities.

• Detect instances of noncompliance with established standards.

• Coordinate and/or create the annual work plan, program description, and evaluation documents for the program.

• Gather, validate, analyze, and interpret data related to healthcare and operations.

• Generate reports, dashboards, and actionable insights to support evidence-based decision-making, program evaluation, and population health initiatives.

• Recognize trends, monitor key performance indicators, and discover opportunities for interventions and process improvements.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience is required.

• Equivalent experience is defined as 4 years of professional work experience in a corporate setting.

• A minimum of 5 years of managed care experience or experience with regulatory/accrediting body requirements and Quality Improvement experience is necessary.

• Quality Improvement experience is mandatory.

• Familiarity with URAC, NCQA, EQRO, and CMS requirements is essential.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities are required.

• Experience working with complex datasets is necessary.

• Ability to convey data-driven insights to a variety of audiences is essential.

• Experience in healthcare analytics, population health, quality measurement, performance improvement initiatives, data visualization tools, statistical analysis, and AI-driven analytics is preferred.

• Proven skills in presentation and team facilitation are required.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is expected.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills are necessary.

• Capability to manage multiple projects and priorities is required.

• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote, work-from-home opportunity.

• A remote-first organizational structure.

• Potential relocation assistance if residing in Chattanooga, TN is necessary.

• Equal-opportunity employment across protected characteristics.