Data Analyst II (Healthcare)

About the Company

Cohere Health is a pioneering organization dedicated to transforming healthcare through innovative clinical intelligence platforms and AI-powered solutions. The company focuses on streamlining payer-provider decision-making processes across the entire care continuum, including policy management, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more. By leveraging advanced technology and data analytics, Cohere Health aims to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce administrative burdens, and foster better collaboration among healthcare stakeholders.

Recognized industry-wide for its innovation, Cohere has been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, featured in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked among the Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startups for 2023 and 2024. The organization is backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners. With a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employee growth, Cohere Health fosters a supportive environment where talented professionals can thrive and contribute to meaningful healthcare improvements.

About the Role

The Data Platform team at Cohere Health is seeking a Business Analyst II to join their dynamic, remote-first environment. This role involves building and maintaining a scalable data ecosystem that fuels analytics, reporting, and strategic decision-making. As a Business Analyst II, you will collaborate closely with clients, stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to gather and document requirements, translate business needs into technical specifications, and support the development of high-quality data solutions. You will independently lead moderately complex initiatives, providing clarity and direction throughout the project lifecycle. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will be essential in performing data analysis, ensuring data quality, and supporting data validation processes.

The role offers an opportunity to impact healthcare outcomes positively by improving data workflows, enhancing operational processes, and supporting the rollout of new data products. This position may require occasional travel to Boston, MA, for onboarding and team meetings, but primarily offers remote work flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients, product teams, engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather, document, and refine business and data requirements
• Translate business needs into user stories, epics, and technical specifications to support data product development
• Perform source-to-target data mapping, profiling, and validation using SQL to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Support data quality monitoring, lineage tracking, and end-to-end data reliability efforts
• Serve as the primary contact for requirements clarification and project communication throughout delivery phases
• Contribute actively to Agile ceremonies, retrospectives, and process improvements to enhance team efficiency
• Assist in change management activities, stakeholder communication, and deployment of new data features and products
• Maintain comprehensive operational documentation and client reference materials to ensure knowledge retention and transfer

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within a data engineering or analytics environment
• 2+ years of experience working with healthcare data such as claims, EMR, HEOR, or SDOH
• Proficiency in writing SQL queries for data exploration, validation, and analysis
• Strong communication skills, capable of engaging technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working within Agile Scrum methodologies, including participation in sprint ceremonies
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field, public health, economics, or a related discipline
• Ability to work remotely with minimal supervision and travel approximately 5% for onboarding and team meetings

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional support
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave to support work-life balance
• Remote work flexibility with minimal travel requirements