University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Department of Medicine

Job Title: Quality and Patient Safety Data Analyst (Open Rank, Intermediate to Principal)

Position #:00841909 – Requisition #:38245

Job Summary:

The Department of Medicine (DOM) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine seeks a Data Analyst to support its Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) mission. The successful candidate will be highly organized, motivated, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects, execute analytic plans, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders including faculty, staff, and health system partners.

Working as a key member of the DOM Quality Team, this position will operate under minimal supervision to support departmental operations, quality improvement initiatives, research, and education. The analyst will collaborate with clinicians, administrators, researchers, data scientists, and trainees to design and deliver analytics that improve patient outcomes, enhance patient experience, reduce costs, and strengthen provider engagement and system performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform data collection and management using software packages/languages such as SQL, Microsoft Access and Excel, SAS, or other similar programs.

• Maintain data in a safe and secure environment.

• Build automated ETL (extract, transform, load) processes for ongoing data analysis.

• Become certified as an Epic Analyst

• Construct data joins, unions, and aggregations for relational data structures.

• Build interactive data visualizations on large data sets to better present and understand the data.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

The Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the largest clinical department in the School of Medicine. With more than 1,000 faculty, 192 residents, and 200 fellows distributed in 14 divisions, our clinical, research, and academic programs attract the best providers, investigators, staff, and students from around the world who are transforming the future of health care.  In addition to our exemplary performance, we continue to have strong standings in national rankings in all our academic missions. Our Department Chairperson remains committed to evolving the Department and meeting the ever-changing needs of healthcare and our patients.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation, and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options

• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision