Director of Clinical Data Analysis

Position

Director of Clinical Data Analysis — University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria

The Director of Clinical Data Analysis provides strategic and operational leadership for the integration, harmonization, and advanced analysis of clinical, financial, and administrative data. This role leads data acquisition strategies, analytic methodologies, and reporting solutions that support evidence-based clinical, operational, and policy decision-making. The Director oversees data integration from multiple enterprise systems and translates complex data into actionable insights through dashboards, reports, and analytic tools.

This position partners with clinical, financial, and administrative leadership to improve clinical performance, quality outcomes, revenue optimization, and cost efficiency.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive clinical and financial data strategy aligned with institutional priorities and evidence-based policy making.
• Establish analytic standards and methodologies for accessing and integrating diverse data sources with varying structures and granularity.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by framing complex clinical and financial analyses into clear insights that inform strategic and operational decisions.
• Present actionable results in an understandable and compelling manner, tailored to executive, clinical, and operational audiences.

• Lead the harmonization and integration of multi-source data, including EPIC EHR, Banner ERP, revenue cycle systems, enterprise data warehouses, and external benchmarking datasets.
• Develop and maintain provider, facility, clinic, and contract data sets to support accurate reporting and decision-making.
• Collaborate with Campus CIS, UIC IT, AITS, Point Core, clinical/MSP departments, research teams, and college administration to optimize data flow and accessibility.
• Assist revenue cycle and billing teams in mapping and validating data fields from EPIC and related systems; coordinate with registry vendors and internal stakeholders throughout project life cycles.

• Design and conduct advanced analyses that combine clinical, financial, claims, and demographic data to evaluate clinical performance, physician productivity, and revenue cycle effectiveness.
• Evaluate and model physician claims data; extrapolate trends and prepare analyses for senior leadership.
• Generate departmental- and physician-level revenue analyses, including reports on revenue per department and per physician.
• Conduct financial analyses related to provider and facility contracts, including contract profitability, audits, and renewal evaluations.
• Analyze complex payment models, including Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs), to assess financial risk, revenue impact, and strategic implications; develop evaluation frameworks and recommendations.
• Analyze national and comparative databases to support improvements in productivity, quality, patient safety, and financial performance.

• Lead the development of executive dashboards, operational scorecards, and self-service analytics tools that support clinical, financial, and organizational decision-making.
• Collaborate with billing, finance, clinical operations, and quality teams to translate data into meaningful, decision-ready information.
• Continuously improve the clarity, usability, and relevance of reports and visualizations to maximize impact.

• Partner with clinical and financial leadership to develop clinic taxonomies and analytic frameworks that support participation in federal quality and value-based care initiatives.
• Identify clinics and programs not prepared for quality reporting or alternative payment participation and help prioritize improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with physician leaders and information systems leadership on quality improvement initiatives to improve outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance care delivery.
• Support institutional efforts in population health, value-based care readiness,…