Senior Analytics Engineer

At Shields, we pride ourselves on our culture of inclusion and kindness and the difference we make in patients' lives every day. We are tremendously proud to be certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ four years in a row. In 2022, we were awarded US Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials™ & Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™.

Improving lives and elevating performance are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why more health system leaders trust Shields to elevate access, outcomes and growth within specialty pharmacy — delivering value throughout the entire health system. Leveraging our proven Shields Performance Platform – we deliver the financial results that health systems demand and the superior outcomes patients deserve. With the foremost leaders in specialty pharmacy on our team; proven success partnering with more than 70 health systems; and a vested interest in delivering measurable results – we are the partner health systems trust to transform their specialty pharmacy into a powerful growth engine and elevate performance where it matters most.

Must be local to Boston, MA

Remote + in-office 1x/month

The Data Products team is looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to build upon our existing Analytics infrastructure and develop the next wave of descriptive and predictive Analytics products.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between data loaded by our engineering team, and the end-user offerings built by our Reporting teams. This role reports to the Director of Data Product.

Main Responsibilities

• Build complex SQL views and procedures to enable operational, financial, and clinical reporting
• Own projects from beginning to end, including requirements gathering, QA, delivery, and communication
• Leverage Data science techniques to drive company-wide operational efficiencies
• Collaborate with Business and Clinical Reporting teams to ensure seamless interpretation of reporting objects
• Develop predictive analytics that can be used at the point of operations
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to guide in data modeling and implementation decisions
• Address enhancements and bugs to existing reporting framework
• Regularly provide project status updates to manager, proactively identifying blockers and possible resolutions

As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you will be responsible for building and enhancing the Shields Analytics offerings. The Analytics team services all departments across the organization. One day you may be building a procedure that gives executive insight into the financial trends of the business. The next day, you may find yourself modeling HRIS data to best track the operations of the business. However, everything that you do will play a part in furthering the Shields mission – to treat every patient with the highest level of care, as you might a family member.

The Analytics team is a fast-paced environment, and demands flexibility, teamwork, and individual ingenuity. You will succeed in this role if you are passionate about the Shields mission, love working with healthcare data, and enjoy working in a collaborative team environment.

Key Requirements and Preferred Qualities

• Strong SQL development background
• Strong communication skills required
• Experience with Data Science techniques, including machine learning and logistic regression preferred
• Experience using Excel to tell a story with data
• Problem solvers, who aren’t afraid to knock down doors
• Ability to take a complex data project from beginning to end, including requirement gathering, development, quality assurance, and end-communication
• Motivated to work hard, learn, grow, and strive to excel
• Collaborative team member who can work with engineers, analysts, business-users, and executives alike
• Python experience and Shell scripting preferred
• 4+ years in an Analytics-focused role
• Experience with Tableau and/or other Business Intelligence software a plus
• Data Modeling experience a plus
• Experience with Healthcare data a strong plus

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