Data Analyst (Contract)

Sound Physicians is seeking a Data Analyst for its IT Data & Analytics team. The role analyzes and profiles source data, translates business needs into technical requirements, investigates data issues, and supports reliable data integration, warehousing, and analytics solutions during a 6-month contract assignment.

Responsibilities:

• Profile and analyze source data using SQL to assess data structure, completeness, quality, and alignment with business and technical requirements
• Perform advanced ad hoc querying to support data investigations, troubleshooting, solution design, and project scoping
• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical requirements for data integration, warehousing, and reporting solutions
• Develop and maintain source-to-target mappings, technical specifications, data definitions, and related solution documentation
• Partner with ETL developers to validate transformation logic and ensure data is appropriately structured for downstream reporting and analytical use
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand operational needs, clarify requirements, and translate complex business questions into practical data solutions
• Support the development and refinement of data models that promote consistency, scalability, and effective reporting
• Conduct data validation, reconciliation, and testing to confirm the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of analytical deliverables
• Identify data quality issues, investigate root causes, document findings, and collaborate with appropriate partners to support resolution
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of data sources, structures, relationships, definitions, transformations, and business rules
• Prepare data sets and perform targeted analysis to support ETL development, testing, and implementation activities
• Monitor data integrity and proactively surface risks, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Participate actively in Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, estimation, testing, and retrospectives
• Communicate technical concepts, analytical findings, and data limitations clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences
• Stay current with evolving practices in healthcare analytics, data management, data quality, and enterprise data warehousing

Requirements:

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in SQL, including advanced querying techniques such as joins, subqueries, common table expressions, aggregations, and window functions
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, data integration practices, and ETL processes
• Experience profiling source data and assessing data quality, completeness, consistency, and usability
• Experience documenting technical requirements, source-to-target mappings, data definitions, transformation rules, or similar specifications
• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex data issues, identify root causes, and communicate findings clearly
• Ability to translate business requirements into structured technical and analytical deliverables
• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to producing accurate, reliable, and well-documented work
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute effectively within an Agile delivery environment
• Minimum of three years of experience in a data analyst or comparable analytical role, preferably within a delivery-focused and analytics-driven environment