Analytics Manager

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Position Summary: Join athenahealth as an Analytics Manager where you will lead impactful analytics initiatives that drive data-informed decision-making across the organization. This remote US-based role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to design and deliver actionable insights that support business and people strategies. The Analytics Manager will report directly to the People Analytics Director. 

The Team:  We are building a People Analytics function that delivers clarity, anticipates needs, and equips leaders at every level to make confident, ethical, data-informed decisions. Our mission is to make people data simple, accessible, forward-looking, and embedded in how athenahealth leads, plans, and operates. We focus on clarity over complexity by designing analytics solutions that are easy to understand and actionable. Collaboration and partnership are central to our approach, working closely with Centers of Excellence (COEs), Human Resources Business Partners (HRBPs), and organizational leaders to co-create analytics that meet real business needs. Ethical stewardship guides our work, prioritizing privacy, fairness, responsible analytics, and transparency. We emphasize scalability and reuse by building repeatable and maintainable analytics ecosystems that grow with the organization. Finally, we foster curiosity with purpose, encouraging thoughtful questions and ensuring insights lead to meaningful actions. 

Job Responsibilities  

Analytics & Data Management 

• Develop, manage, and execute analytics projects that support employee listening, research design, and program evaluation initiatives. 

• Extract, transform, and analyze data using SQL and other analytics tools to generate accurate, actionable insights. 

• Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance with privacy and ethical standards throughout all analytics processes. 

Research Design & Evaluation 

• Design and implement rigorous research methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative approaches, to measure employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and program impact. 

• Lead evaluation efforts to assess the effectiveness of people programs and initiatives, providing evidence-based recommendations for improvement. 

• Develop and validate employee surveys and assessment tools with attention to psychometric principles such as reliability and validity. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define research questions, hypotheses, and success metrics aligned with organizational goals. 

Organizational Insight & Consultation 

• Apply principles of organizational behavior to interpret analytics results and provide nuanced insights into workplace dynamics. 

• Partner with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and business leaders to identify analytics needs and co-create solutions that drive decision-making. 

• Translate complex data and research findings into clear, concise reports and presentations for diverse audiences, including leadership teams. 

• Facilitate data-driven conversations and support leaders in interpreting analytics to inform strategy and action. 

Process Improvement & Scalability 

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of scalable analytics dashboards and reporting tools that enhance data accessibility and usability. 

• Identify opportunities to streamline analytics workflows and promote reuse of methodologies and tools across projects. 

• Support continuous improvement