[Hiring] Principal Data Analyst @Tendo

Role Description

As a Principal Data Analyst, you will lead analysis of hospital quality performance and national rankings and ratings programs for current and prospective health system customers, including:

• CMS Star Ratings
• U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals
• Leapfrog
• CMS pay-for-performance programs (HRRP, HAC, VBP)

You will apply deep expertise in quality measure methodology, risk adjustment, and Medicare claims data to:

• Replicate program methodologies
• Explain what is driving a customer's results
• Identify improvement opportunities with the greatest impact on scores and rankings

You will own the design of dashboards and benchmarking tools, setting standards for:

• Methodological rigor
• Validation across the team

You will serve as a senior analytic voice in:

• Pre-sales
• Sales
• Ongoing customer engagements

Additionally, you will mentor analysts and partner with Data Scientists and Process Improvement Consultants to shape how Tendo delivers analytic value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Health Sciences
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
• Equivalent work experience with a portfolio of relevant analytic projects

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in healthcare data analytics, focusing on hospital quality measurement, clinical outcomes, or performance improvement
• Hands-on experience with one or more national quality rankings or ratings programs, such as:
• CMS Star Ratings
• USNWR Best Hospitals
• Leapfrog
• Vizient Quality & Accountability
• CMS value-based programs (HRRP, HAC, VBP)
• Experience working with Medicare claims (MedPAR, Standard Analytic Files) and CMS public reporting data (e.g., Care Compare, Provider Data Catalog)
• Demonstrated experience leading analytic projects end to end, from scoping through delivery
• Experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership or customer executives

Benefits

• Full health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability
• Company equity
• Voluntary benefits
• 401(k)
• Company paid holidays
• Flexible time off
• Employee wellness program (“Breathe”)