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Job Summary

The Senior Data Analyst / HEDIS Technical Lead is responsible for the technical execution of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) program for Denver Health Medical Plan. Responsibilities will include data ingestion, transformation, validation, run management, and submissions. This role ensures that all HEDIS data is accurate, complete, traceable, and audit-ready. This position plays a key role in driving performance improvement through rigorous data analytics, identification of trends and opportunities, and the development of actionable insights.
The Senior Analyst collaborates with clinical, operational, and technical teams as well as vendors and auditors to ensure accurate and timely reporting, regulatory compliance, and strategic execution of HEDIS initiatives across all product lines.

This role serves as the technical authority for how HEDIS is built, executed, and delivered, working in close partnership with the HEDIS Program Lead and project management.

Essential Functions:

• Lead end-to-end HEDIS technical execution in accordance with NCQA technical specifications and regulatory timelines:
  • Serves as subject matter expert on HEDIS data methodologies, including Hybrid, Administrative and Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS) collection methods.
  • Owns technical configuration and execution of HEDIS vendor platforms (e.g., Cotiviti):
  • Manages test, early production, and production run sequencing
  • Oversees ingestion of claims, encounters, enrollment, provider, and SDS data
  • Ensures data integrity, traceability, and documentation of data flows
  • Stay current on NCQA guidelines, CMS and state-specific requirements, and industry best practices. (40%)
• Management and incorporation of Supplemental Data Sources (SDS):
  • Leads technical implementation of new and existing SDS
  • Partners with business/clinical stakeholders to translate requirements into technical design
  • Supports mapping, validation, PSV preparation, and remediation
  • Troubleshoots SDS-related issues during runs and audit
  (10%)
• Owns technical Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing including data loads and transformation, measure output validation and variance analysis, CAHPS sample generation and technical files. Responsible for confirmation that technical outputs align with specifications and business expectations
  (10%)
• File management and execution of submissions:
  • Owns technical aspects of submissions, including Cotiviti output files, attest uploads, NCQA IDSS technical files (XML/CSV) and State submissions, as applicable
  • Annual NCQA HEDIS ROADMAP, HEDIS Audit, IDSS and related data submissions including the closure of Issue Log items and performing benchmarking of collected data.
  • Ensures submissions are complete, timely, and compliant (10%)
• Analyze HEDIS measure performance across Medicare, Medicaid, Exchange and Commercial lines of business; identify performance trends and root causes of underperformance. (10%)
• Partner with internal stakeholders, such as Quality Improvement, Population Health, Clinical Operations, HEDIS Team and IT, to support interventions aimed at improving HEDIS outcomes and identifying additional sources to obtain data. (10%)
• Develop methods and workflows to improve data mapping and accuracy, generation of performance reports, identification of gaps in care, and methods to identify new data sources, including processes to assist in the transition to FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standards. (10%)

Education:

• Bachelor's degree public health, Health Informatics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field required
• Master’s preferred

Work Experience:

• 4-6 years experience in health care data analytics, with at least 3 years focused specifically on HEDIS or quality measurement reporting in a health plan or similar environment required
• 1-3 years strong SQL and data analysis skills including experience supporting data validation, QA/UAT, and/or audits required
• 1-3 years ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively across departments required

Licenses:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of NCQA HEDIS specifications, CMS Star Ratings, and regulatory reporting to State and Federal programs.
• Direct experience with HEDIS software tools (e.g., Inovalon QSI-XL, Cotiviti, OnPoint, or other vendors).
• In-depth knowledge of HEDIS lifecycle, including NCQA IDSS submission formats and requirements.
• Familiarity with data from clinical systems (e.g., EMR/EHR), claims, encounters, and supplemental data sources.
• Experience supporting HEDIS audits and PSV processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, multi-disciplinary collaboration and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Accuracy and attention to detail in data analysis and reporting.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage deliverables.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with Medicaid, Exchange, Medicare Advantage, or Dual Eligible populations, preferred
• Knowledge of risk adjustment, care gaps, or other quality-related initiatives such as CAHPS or Health Outcomes Survey (HOS), preferred
• Advanced proficiency with SQL (Oracle, SQL Server, or similar), with experience writing complex queries and optimizing data pipelines, preferred
• Experience using reporting and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, SAS, R, Python), preferred
• CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) certification, preferred

* This is a hybrid role, with a requirement of being in the office 2 days per week.

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Benefits

At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future - with generous paid time off, fully paid parental leave, exceptional retirement contributions, comprehensive health coverage, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development - while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.

Here is a small list of our benefit programs:

• Paid time off starting at 28 days per year, inclusive of vacation, personal/sick, and 7 Holidays

• 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks

• Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%

• Generous medical, dental, vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.

• Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education, coaching, and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

About Denver Health

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net health care system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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