06 Oct Healthcare IT Jobs in High Demand
Hiring managers are scrambling to meet the high demand for skilled analysts who can work effectively with today’s innovative technologies in healthcare data analysis.
With patient data pouring in from multiple sources, from EHRs to digital wearables, the potential for improving healthcare through data mining and predictive analytics is significant. Unfortunately, so are the challenges associated with advanced data analytics currently facing medical centers, clinics, and hospitals.
That’s why the hottest healthcare IT jobs in 2016 are data-related. Healthcare companies and organizations are turning to experienced healthcare IT recruiters like 1st Solution USA to fill these in-demand positions.
If you have the skill set for a career in healthcare data analytics, upload your resume or browse our available jobs.
CLINICAL DATA ANALYST
Clinical data analysts collect, process, and analyze data to support a variety of organizational projects related to process improvement, business intelligence, clinical trials, and scientific study, to name a few. Organizations that currently need clinical data analysts include health care systems like hospitals and clinics, clinical research facilities, and pharmaceutical companies.
Typical Job Responsibilities
The general responsibilities associated with this position include the following duties:
- Maintaining the integrity of data, evaluating and resolving data errors and collection issues
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to compile and prepare data for analysis
- Ensuring compliance with both internal and regulatory procedures
- Developing and distributing periodic and adhoc performance reports
Required Skills & Qualifications
A candidate for a job as a Clinical Data Analyst should have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, computer-science, statistics, or a healthcare-related field. Someone seeking this type of position should have the following:
- 2-4 years experience in data management or analysis
- Ability to accurately compile, analyze and evaluate data
- Ability to handle multiple projects and competing priorities
- Solid understanding of database programming concepts
- Proficiency with MS Office applications
Salary Ranges
Depending on your location and experience, the annual salary for a Clinical Data Analyst can range from $36,765 to $82,487. [1]
Related Job Titles
- Clinical Analytics Lead
- Clinical Data Quality Analyst
- Senior Clinical Data Analyst
- RN Clinical Data Analyst
POPULATION HEALTH DATA ANALYSTS
Population health management is concerned with aggregating and analyzing patient data originating from multiple healthcare IT resources. The goal is to positively impact the health care outcomes of a defined population through measurement and proactive strategies to improve patient care and reduce costs.
Population Health Data Analysts are being hired by hospitals and larger health systems, health insurance companies, and consultative firms in the public health sector.
Typical Job Responsibilities
The general responsibilities associated with this position include the following duties:
- Analyzing and aggregating data from multiple technology resources into an actionable format
- Collaborating with various departments (both internal and external stakeholders) to create and evaluate clinical and financial data
- Developing key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress
- Designing and implementing complex reporting dashboards
Required Skills & Qualifications
Someone seeking this type of position should have the following:
- Previous experience working in a related healthcare or IT setting
- Experience with statistical software, business intelligence applications, and data analysis
- Proficiency with SQL
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel
Salary Ranges
Depending on your location and experience, the average salary for a Population Health Data Analyst is $57,000. [2]
Related Job Titles
- Analyst, Population Health Management
- IT Population Health
- Data Analyst, Population Health Analytics
- Population Health Analyst
- Senior Data Analyst – Population Health
DATA SCIENTISTS
Data scientists take clinical analytics a step further to conduct sophisticated data analysis that includes predictive modeling, machine learning and data mining. They wrangle large amounts of data and use their skills in statistics, math, and programming to find meaningful patterns and trends to provide insights into healthcare challenges. They often report directly to the leadership of the company or organization. Data scientists are being hired by medical research facilities, health systems, and health insurance companies.
Typical Job Responsibilities
The general responsibilities associated with this position include the following duties:
- Using machine learning and sophisticated data mining and statistical tools to identify innovative solutions to healthcare and business-related problems from multiple, complex data sets
- Working closely with collaboration partners, both internal and external, to develop data exploration projects to provide real world solutions
- Providing leadership and support to data analytics and cross-functional teams
Required Skills & Qualifications
Employers are looking for data scientists with at least a Bachelor’s degree in health care, statistics, mathematics, or related fields, but a Master’s degree is preferred. Someone seeking this type of position should have the following:
- 3-6 years experience in data analytics, statistical analysis, or predictive analytics
- Experience with big data and predictive modeling tools (i.e. R/Python, SAS)
- Experience with healthcare-related data
- Experience with statistical model building
Salary Ranges
Depending on your location and experience, the annual salary for a Data Scientist can range from $76,000 to $146,000. [3]
Related Job Titles
- Data Analytics Scientist
- Data Science Specialist
- Data Scientist/ Statistical Analyst
Browse our available jobs or upload your resume if you are ready for a career move in healthcare data analytics.