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Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility: Ann Berdahl Hall Building

Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Address: 1503 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA

Shift: 8 Hours – Day Shifts

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40.00

Salary Range: 24.00 – 38.50

Department Details

Seeking an individual in the South Dakota region with potential hybrid working option. The data analyst will become a National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) expert. The analyst will be responsible for importing in quality reporting data for multiple Sanford facilities. This position requires analytical skills, detail oriented, organization and a clear communicator. In addition, the analyst will be responsible for understanding and complete annual NHSN training. The analyst will collaborate with Infection Preventionists along with other staff on quality data.

Job Summary

Perform data integration to and maintenance of applicable databases and supporting databases. Independently seek out additional information, knowledge and training to further understand the database system. Learn, understand and analyze process workflows within various functional areas to best understand improvements and associations, specifically with relation to data reporting, extraction and analytics. Design, develop, document, test and deploy custom reports, database smart queries and data exports. Must be knowledgeable and experienced using report writing tools and embrace new responsibilities and change associated with the database. Provide accurate information to support enterprise business, communication and fundraising decisions. Collect, organize, segment, analyze, validate and disseminate significant amounts of information to communicate performance as compared to identified key performance indicators.

Use database reporting environment and complex queries to develop and deploy standard, ad-hoc and custom reports, communications and dashboards in a manner suitable to those receiving it, including both internal and external recipients. Establish and implement processes, including potential automation, to streamline the extraction of data that results in accurate, user-friendly reports, analytics and mass communications. Identify, analyze, research and interpret trends or patterns within complex data sets to provide recommendations and possible solutions. Use logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions that translate to performance measurement, improvement and outcomes.

Use appeal information to monitor and analyze return on investment of various communication activities, including events, mailings and digital communications. Utilize outside sources, including social media and digital analytics, to monitor online engagement and marketing performance. Assist foundation leadership in creating and executing the data management strategy, making recommendations to improve data flow, availability and quality. Work closely with all areas of the organization to develop an understanding of business requirements and goals to provide best service. Proactively seek improvement and monitor feedback to make recommendations for information system modifications needed to support effective and accurate reporting and analysis for the organization.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required. In lieu of education, leadership may accept six years of applicable experience.

Previous experience of two or more years in business, finance, data science, statistics, information management, analytics, fundraising or related field is preferred. Previous experience operating reporting and analytic tools, such as Raiser’s Edge is preferred.

Benefits

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .

Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0193488

Job Function: Data Analytics

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