Data Analyst

Analytica is seeking a Data Analyst with strengths in data science and exposure to emerging AI capabilities (preferred) to support enterprise programs within the Defense Health Agency (DHA), aligned to the Measures Team in the Chief Data Analytics Office (CDAO).  

This role combines management consulting and advanced analytics to develop and operationalize clinical and business performance measures across the Military Health System (MHS). The position focuses on transforming complex data into actionable insights, performance metrics, and decision-support products that improve healthcare quality, readiness, and operational efficiency.  

Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing 250 businesses in the US for 3 years. We work with U.S. government clients in health, civilian, and national security missions to build better technology products that impact our day-to-day lives. The company offers competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match.    

Responsibilities: ​ 

• Develop and maintain clinical and business performance measures aligned with DHA/MHS priorities  

• Maintain and update assigned measures within the centralized Measure Library, ensuring consistency and adherence to governance standards  

• Define measure specifications, methodologies, and calculation logic  

• Identify appropriate data sources, benchmarks, and thresholds using evidence-based practices  

• Analyze performance metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities  

• Produce process and outcome measures and support leadership reporting needs  

• Support development and refinement of performance measures and analytics outputs to inform decision-making  

• Apply data science techniques to analyze data and support predictive insights  

• Identify opportunities to incorporate AI/ML capabilities where applicable  

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and support working groups  

• Prepare briefings, reports, and presentations for leadership  

• Provide guidance on metrics interpretation and analytics outputs  

• Engage with stakeholders to capture requirements and define new or updated performance measures  

• Research and evaluate data sources; design methodologies for measure calculation and validation  

• Author and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and detailed specifications; obtain stakeholder approval and coordinate handoff to Data Operations for implementation  

• Update and govern measure artifacts within the Measure Library to support transition to Data-as-a-Product frameworks  
  

Required Qualifications: ​ 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field  

• 5+ years of experience in management analysis, analytics, or related roles  

• Experience working with KPIs, performance measures, or metrics frameworks  

• Strong ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and recommendations  

• ​Must possess or be eligible for a SECRET clearance 

Preferred: 

• Experience supporting DHA, MHS, or federal healthcare environments  

• Knowledge of measure development, healthcare quality metrics, or performance management  

• Proficiency with Python, SAS, SQL, Git (or similar analytics & version control tools)  

• Exposure to AI/ML or advanced analytics solutions  
  
  About Analytica:  Analytica  is a leading consulting and information technology solutions provider to public sector organizations supporting health, civilian, and national security missions. The company is an award-winning  SBA certified small business that has been recognized by  Inc. Magazine  each of the past three years as one of the 250 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. Analytica specializes in providing software and systems engineering, information management, analytics & visualization, agile project management, and management consulting services. The company is appraised by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at CMMI® Maturity Level 3 and is an ISO 9001:2008 certified provider.