Manager of Hospital Data Analytics

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

Provides leadership and direction for the Hospital Analytics function. Serves as a strategic advisor to Hospital and Health System Executive leadership to provide data-driven insights for hospital operations and other strategic initiatives. Establishes and executes a comprehensive analytics vision that drives hospital performance improvement, growth, and operational excellence. Builds and leads a high-performing analytics team that delivers actionable insights and innovative solutions for complex healthcare challenges. Partners with executive leadership to integrate analytics into the organization's culture and decision-making processes.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in business administration, Computer Science, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Informatics, Nursing, or other relevant field

• Experience
  7 years of data analysis experience in a healthcare setting.
  5 years of experience with quality improvement, LEAN, Six Sigma, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, High Reliability Organizations and/or other improvement methodologies, with working knowledge of process improvement methods and statistical process control techniques.
  Demonstrated proficiency in statistical and data visualization tools similar to, but not limited to, advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, SQL Server, SAS, and/or R
  Demonstrated experience extracting and analyzing data using standard data management practices.

Preferred

• Education
  Master's Degree in business administration, Computer Science, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Informatics, Nursing, or other relevant field

• Experience
  4 years management experience
  4 years clinical experience in a hospital setting
  Experience with inpatient operations and workflows

JOB DUTIES

• Serves as a strategic partner to Hospital Executive leadership, providing data-driven insights and recommendations to support critical decision-making. Participates in executive-level planning sessions and contributes to the development of hospital strategic initiatives. Translates complex analytical findings into actionable recommendations for operational improvements and strategic positioning.
• Provides oversight of reporting and data analytics projects for Hospital leadership. Serves as the primary contact for executives, directors, and other hospital leadership to design and develop analytical reports and data insights that support strategic or operational initiatives. Leads and supervises multi-disciplinary reporting projects. Defines reporting project and portfolio scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with executive leadership, owners, and stakeholders. Supports the development and implementation of data analytics projects and provides recommendations and best practices for future developments. Builds and maintains positive relationships with leadership, collaborators, and other key stakeholders.
• Designs and performs advanced data analysis and engages in advanced analytics activities including developing analytical reports and dashboards, automating existing tools, and planning new data models in support of Hospital leadership initiatives.
• Develops creative, innovative reporting solutions for Hospital operations optimization, performance improvement, and strategic initiatives. Identifies gaps and trends from data and assists in the continued improvement and execution of Hospital operational strategies.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for Hospital reporting platforms, databases, and data business rules. Collaborates with executive leadership in designing and building new metrics and key performance indicators. Upholds data governance frameworks by documenting business requirements and seeking approvals for changes to existing data sources or business rules. Sustains data integrity and participates in data governance activities.
• Supervises the collection, validation, and visualization of clinical and operational data. Delegates routine reporting projects and triages ad-hoc data analytics requests from Hospital leadership. Writes and implements data queries, provides recommendations for optimized reports and processes, and coordinates routine reporting for director-level and executive-level meetings.
• Leads the team in conducting training classes on analytical reporting for Hospital leadership and business partners. Identifies learning opportunities and creates lesson plans for interpreting and using reporting resources. Actively promotes opportunities for data-driven insights and decision making and engages employees in the achievement of departmental and organizational goals.
• Demonstrates continuous performance improvement in targeted areas of responsibility in alignment with the overall Health System performance goals and responsibilities.
• Supports achievement of quality improvement and operational excellence initiatives, as well as system-wide goals and objectives.
• Participates in professional development training on technical, clinical, or leadership subject areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.