Clinical Business Intelligence Analyst

Position Summary

The Clinical Business Intelligence Analyst supports University of Iowa Health Care's mission through the delivery of advanced analytics, business intelligence solutions, and actionable insights that improve clinical quality, operational performance, and patient outcomes. This position collaborates with clinical, operational, quality, and administrative stakeholders to transform complex healthcare data into meaningful information that supports strategic and operational decision-making.
This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
This position is eligible for remote work or hybrid within the state of Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, define, and document reporting, analytics, and business intelligence requirements.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain dashboards, reports, scorecards, and data visualizations utilizing Microsoft Power BI, Epic Cogito tools and other enterprise analytics platforms.
• Create and maintain standardized, operational, strategic, and executive-level reporting solutions.
• Support self-service analytics initiatives through development of scalable and reusable reporting assets.
• Document report specifications, business rules, data definitions, development standards, and technical methodologies.

• Analyze clinical, operational, and quality data to identify trends, patterns, opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for leaders and stakeholders.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses supporting strategic initiatives, operational performance reviews, and organizational priorities.
• Validate, reconcile, and investigate data discrepancies across multiple systems and reporting platforms.
• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to solve complex business and healthcare challenges.

• Utilize Vizient Clinical Database and benchmarking tools to support organizational performance assessment and comparative analysis.
• Develop dashboards and reports that track Vizient quality, efficiency, utilization, and operational performance measures.
• Analyze benchmark data and identify opportunities to improve organizational performance relative to peer academic medical centers and health systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to interpret benchmarking results and support performance improvement initiatives.
• Support data validation, submission review, and ongoing monitoring of Vizient-related performance measures.

• Partner with Clinical Documentation Improvement, Coding, Revenue Cycle, and Quality teams to support documentation improvement programs.
• Analyze documentation and coding trends to identify improvement opportunities that support accurate clinical representation and quality reporting.
• Monitor and report on CDI program effectiveness and key performance metrics.
• Support initiatives that improve data integrity, clinical documentation quality, and healthcare performance measurement.

• Support quality improvement, patient safety, and operational excellence initiatives through advanced analytics.
• Develop and maintain performance monitoring tools for clinical and operational leaders.
• Collaborate with quality and operational teams to identify opportunities for improvement and measure intervention outcomes.

• Serve as a trusted analytics partner to clinical, operational, and administrative stakeholders.
• Provide consultation regarding data interpretation, reporting methodologies, and analytic best practices.
• Deliver user support and education for business intelligence tools, reports, and dashboards.
• Participate in enterprise analytics, governance, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Pay Grade: 3B (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-0

• The University of Iowa offers a generous benefits package, including 24 days of paid vacation per year to start and paid sick leave. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at .

Percent of Time: 100%

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm

Location: Remote or Hybrid - Hospital Support Services Building (HSSB)

Staff Type: Professional & Scientific

Type of Position: Regular

Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Healthcare Administration, Business Analytics, Statistics, or a related field; or an equivalent…