Principal Data Analyst

Responsibilities

• Own data sourcing, cleaning, and quality assurance, and set the validation standards the team uses for all analytic outputs.
• Design, build, and maintain reporting, dashboard, and benchmarking tools, and set visualization standards for customer-facing work.
• Present findings and recommendations to customer and internal leadership, supporting pre-sales, sales, renewals, and ongoing customer engagement.
• Partner with Data Scientists and Process Improvement Consultants on methodology, project scoping, and delivery.
• Mentor analysts, review their work for accuracy and quality, and help build repeatable analytic processes for the team.

Requirements

• Education (one of the following):
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Health Sciences
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
• Equivalent work experience with a portfolio of relevant analytic projects
• 7+ years of experience in healthcare data analytics, with a focus on hospital quality measurement, clinical outcomes, or performance improvement
• Hands-on experience with one or more national quality rankings or ratings programs, such as CMS Star Ratings, USNWR Best Hospitals, Leapfrog, Vizient Quality & Accountability, or CMS value-based programs (HRRP, HAC, VBP)
• Experience working with Medicare claims (MedPAR, Standard Analytic Files) and CMS public reporting data (e.g., Care Compare, Provider Data Catalog)
• Demonstrated experience leading analytic projects end to end, from scoping through delivery
• Experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership or customer executives
• Advanced SQL and proficiency in Python or R for data analysis
• Expertise in business intelligence and data visualization tools, with the ability to set dashboard and reporting standards
• Strong command of statistical methods, benchmarking, and performance measurement
• Ability to translate ambiguous business and customer questions into clear analytic plans
• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to executive and non-technical audiences
• Experience mentoring analysts and reviewing their work for quality and accuracy

Experience:

• Core Competencies:

Nice to Have

• Experience in a customer-facing, consulting, or pre-sales analytics role
• Six Sigma or Lean certification
• Experience with Tableau, Looker Studio, Plotly/Dash, or similar visualization platforms
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Familiarity with Jupyter Notebook and collaborative analytics workflows
• Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and PowerPoint/Google Slides
• Experience with Smartsheet or similar project management tools
• Tableau/Google Data Studio/Plotly/Dash.
• Pycharm, VSCode, Sublime Text, Atom, etc.
• AWS/GCP/Azure, etc.
• Base Salary Range $110,500 - $149,500 This salary range is offered with the understanding that final compensation is based on a number of factors including geography and experience. Tendo also offers an equity package, annual bonuses, and benefits.
• Benefits For full time employees, Tendo also offers full health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), flexible spending and health savings accounts, company paid life insurance, company paid short-term and long-term disability, company equity, voluntary benefits, 401(k), company paid holidays, flexible time off, and an employee wellness program (“Breathe”).

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