Data Analyst (Contract) Job at Patient Funding Alternatives in Woburn

Contract Data Analyst (Power BI / SQL)

Engagement: 3–4 months (with option to extend)

Time Commitment: Full-time preferred (40 hrs/week)

Reporting To: Director of Data Analytics

Location: Hybrid (Woburn Office-2-3 days per week)

Status: 1099 Contractor (no benefits)

Assignment Purpose

Provide hands-on analytics execution support to the Director of Data Analytics by owning repeatable, lower-complexity analytics tasks and defined projects. This role is tactical, delivery-focused, and tightly scoped—no ownership of data strategy or architecture decisions.

Success is defined by on-time delivery, accuracy, and clean handoff of analytics assets.

Primary Responsibilities (Scoped for Contractor Work)

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Build, maintain, and update Power BI dashboards and reports based on defined business requirements
• Execute SQL queries (joins, views, aggregations) to extract and validate data from MySQL and related sources
• Support recurring operational and executive reporting (weekly/monthly)
• Perform data quality checks and basic reconciliation to ensure accuracy

Data Preparation & Integration

• Pull and process data from SFTP sources; validate file integrity and completeness
• Support data bridging between source systems and Power BI / Excel models
• Document data definitions, assumptions, and refresh logic for reuse

Healthcare / Epic Support

• Work with healthcare-related datasets (billing, eligibility, enrollment, claims, or Epic extracts)
• Validate healthcare data fields with guidance from the Director
• Support hospital-facing reporting requests under established protocols

Operational Support

• Respond to defined analytics requests from Operations, Finance, and Leadership
• Follow established HIPAA, security, and data access controls
• Track work items and deliverables using assigned project tools

Out of Scope

This role will not:

• Define data strategy or analytics roadmap
• Design enterprise data architecture
• Own stakeholder prioritization
• Build advanced ML models or experimentation frameworks
• Manage other analysts

Required Experience & Skills

• 3–4 years of hands-on data analyst experience
• Must have PL-300 certification
• Strong Power BI experience (models, DAX basics, visuals, refreshes)
• Strong SQL skills (queries, joins, views; MySQL preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, data validation, reconciliation)
• Experience pulling data via SFTP and managing structured data files
• Strong attention to detail and audit-level accuracy
• Ability to work independently with clear instructions and deadlines

Preferred (One or More)

• Healthcare analytics experience and/or
• Experience with Epic database extracts or reporting
• Exposure to medical billing, eligibility, or claims data

HOURLY RATE (1099 Contractor)

• Pay range- $60-70/Hour