Data Analyst - Healthcare

About the role

Apex Systems is hiring a Data Analyst for a large Healthcare client. This is a 1-year contract with potential to extend or convert to a full-time position. The role is partial remote, requiring 2 days a week onsite in Hyattsville, MD.

The Healthcare Data Analyst serves as a subject matter expert supporting financial and claims-based analytics, focusing on claims analysis, forecasting, trend evaluation, and delivering actionable insights to business and finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform claims-based financial analysis, including trend analysis, forecasting, and variance evaluation.
• Build and maintain forecasting models using claims data and financial datasets.
• Translate complex healthcare data into actionable insights for regional leadership.
• Develop dashboards and visualizations using Tableau and eventually Power BI.
• Conduct data storytelling to help stakeholders understand patterns, risks, and opportunities.
• Work with large datasets, data warehouses, and structured healthcare data systems.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, and cross-functional teams to support strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for claims analytics and financial modeling.

Requirements

• 3–7+ years of experience in healthcare analytics or financial/claims analysis.
• Hands-on experience working with healthcare data, specifically claims data (professional, facility, pharmacy, etc.).
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and Excel.
• Experience building forecasting models using healthcare datasets.
• Experience with Tableau is required; familiarity with Power BI is a plus.
• Must reside in DC, Maryland, or Virginia and be able to work onsite in Hyattsville two days per week, including every Wednesday.

Skills

• Ability to translate complex data into clear narratives.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.

Pay

The pay rate for this position is $65.00 per hour.

Benefits

This is a contract-to-hire position and benefits are not offered during the contract period. A full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, ESPP, 401K with company match, HSA, EAP, and professional development resources, will be available upon conversion to a full-time employee.