Sr Data Analyst

McKesson • Full-time • Irving, TX, US • $108,000 - $180,000 / year • 3d ago

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

McKesson is in the business of better health, and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. We partner with payors, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting. We believe in the importance of strong, vital organizations because we know that patients can only be healthy when our system is healthy.

Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission—by joining McKesson you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. Talented, compassionate people are the future of our company—and of healthcare. At McKesson, you’ll collaborate on the products and solutions that help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that’s vital to us all.

We understand the importance of a system that works together. Your expertise drive and passion can help us improve everything we touch, from providers to payors to pharmacies. Join our team of leaders to begin a rewarding career.

Current Need

McKesson is seeking a Sr. Data Analyst who will play a pivotal role in transforming business requirements into actionable insights through effective collaboration with stakeholders. This role involves designing and developing data models, implementing data transformations, and optimizing data sources for accurate and efficient data retrieval. The successful candidate will create visually compelling and interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualizations, adhering to best practices for data visualization and storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective solution both in the backend as well as front end, ensuring the delivery of actionable insights. Design and develop data models, implement data transformations and optimize data sources to ensure accurate and efficient data retrieval. Create visually compelling and interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualizations using Data visualization tools (Power BI and Tableau), leveraging best practices for data visualization and storytelling. Conduct data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights, and provide recommendations and enhance packages in SQL server to improve business performance. Perform regular maintenance and troubleshooting of existing procedure and function in PL/SQL , ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and system stability. Stay updated with the latest Power BI features, enhancements, and industry trends, and proactively propose innovative solutions to improve data visualization capabilities and drive business value.

Critical Requirements

Data Analysis: 6+ years' experience in data analysis. Strong analytical skills are essential to understand business requirements, identify data patterns, and derive meaningful insights from complex datasets.

Power BI Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Power BI tools, including Power Query, Power Pivot, DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), and Power BI Desktop, is crucial for designing and developing effective data models and visualizations.

Data Modeling: Proficiency in data modeling techniques, such as creating relationships between tables, defining calculated columns and measures, and optimizing data structures, is necessary to ensure efficient data retrieval and analysis.

SQL and Database Skills: A solid understanding of SQL (Structured Query Language), expertise in Pl/SQL, and experience working with SQL databases with SSRS and SSIS packages is important for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes, as well as for querying and manipulating data.

Data Visualization and Reporting: Ability to design visually appealing and interactive dashboards and reports, using best practices for data visualization, storytelling, and user experience, is essential to effectively communicate insights to stakeholders.

Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills are needed to identify and resolve technical issues, optimize performance, and troubleshoot data-related problems.

Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication and collaboration skills are critical for understanding business requirements, working with stakeholders, and providing training and support to end-users.

Continuous Learning: Given the rapidly evolving nature of the Power BI platform, a willingness to continuously learn and stay updated with the latest features, enhancements, and industry trends is essential for a Power BI Developer to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Additional Requirements

Healthcare: Possesses experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large volumes of healthcare data
SAP: Adept at extracting and analyzing financial information stored in SAP systems, leveraging tools such as SAP Business Intelligence or SAP Analytics Cloud to generate meaningful insights, support financial reporting, and facilitate data-driven decision-making
Programming: Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and building machine learning models.
Machine Learning: Knowledge of machine learning algorithms, techniques, and frameworks to build predictive models, perform data clustering, and conduct pattern recognition

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$108,000 - $180,000

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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