Healthcare Data Analyst-Data Researcher
pulselightDenver (CO)
About the role
FLSA Status: Full Time, Exempt
Location: 100% RemoteAbout Pulselight
Pulselight is transforming how State and Federal Health & Human Services agencies use data to improve program integrity, strengthen oversight, and improve health outcomes. Our configurable SaaS analytics and workflow solutions power agency leaders with actionable insights that improve the lives of the individuals they serve. Our mission is to deliver innovative technology that helps government agencies make faster, smarter, and more informed decisions. We are a privately held company that values curiosity, serving customers, collaboration, and innovation.
Role Overview:
We’re expanding our team to include a domain-savvy Data Analyst who can help define andvalidate key analytic concepts like treatment settings, episodes of care, and utilization flags indata, in order to provide clear requirements for our engineering and product teams, who arestrong technical builders that rely on clear and vetted requirements grounded in domainknowledge. This role is perfect for someone who’s naturally curious, proactive, and comfortable working in an environment where problems aren't always fully defined. You won’t be handed a rigid spec - you’ll be the one helping to create them, to ensure the products deliver accurate, useful insights that our clients trust. The role presents the opportunity to shape how we analyze and communicate healthcare complexity through data. You’ll work closely with product managers, customer success leads, data engineers, AI and BI engineers. You are encouraged to spot problems, dig in, and solve them without waiting for direction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate clinical and operational concepts into data definitions
- Validate those definitions using real-world data and ensure they’re generalizable, defensible and repeatable
- Build and test logic for identifying cohorts, treatment settings, services, provider types andmore in data
- Deliver validation artifacts and analysis that help justify business logic to internal andexternal customers
- Write clear, structured requirements for BI engineers to implement the logic in newproduct features, delivering well-reasoned definitions for key domains (e.g., “residentialtreatment”, “psychotropic drugs”, “episode of care”)
- Build logic to support R&D or prototype functions
- Be the go-to expert on how our healthcare data maps to real-world use
- Support product / user analytics needs Required Skills & Qualifications
- Must be legally authorized to work in the US without employer sponsorship.
- 5+ years of experience as a data analyst, healthcare researcher, or informaticist
- Deep familiarity with Medicaid or Medicare data including enrollment, eligibility, claims/encounter structures and code sets
- Strong grasp of healthcare delivery models who can speak the language of both policy anddata
- Can read program manuals, state guidance, or clinical documents and translate them intodata logic
- Comfortable with SQL and Excel for data validation and exploration
- Self-starter with strong judgment; comfortable filling in gaps and proposing next steps
- Can quickly get oriented in new data and drive toward a clear output
- Love untangling ambiguity and making things clear for technical teams
- Have excellent documentation and communication skills
- Enjoy collaborating with product, engineering, and client-facing teams Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) or Program Integrity usecases
- Familiarity with data quality challenges in healthcare or state Medicaid systems
- Comfort working on fast-paced teams where processes are evolving
- Exposure to BI tools like Tableau, Power BI, or LookerWhy Join Pulselight?
At Pulselight you can influence customer success, product evolution, and company growth while working alongside experienced leaders in a collaborative, innovative culture. Pulselight offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, company paid life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, a vacation travel stipend, and a generous PTO plan.
This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Pulselight is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
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