Clinical Quality Performance Analyst

Summary

Cardiovascular Associates of America (CVAUSA) is a national cardiovascular care organization dedicated to delivering high-quality care and advancing clinical research. The Clinical Quality Performance Analyst will support enterprise-wide quality improvement and performance initiatives by analyzing clinical data, developing dashboards and reports, identifying improvement opportunities, and collaborating with clinical and operational stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise cardiovascular quality initiatives, including: MIPS/MVPs, Clinically Integrated Network, and payer-specific performance reporting Internal clinical quality and patient safety initiatives
• Analyze provider-, practice-, and network-level quality performance data
• Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and routine performance reports
• Identify trends, variation, and opportunities for quality improvement
• Support audit readiness and documentation related to quality reporting and payer programs
• Collaborate with physician leaders and quality staff to support quality improvement initiatives
• Apply standardized analytic workflows and best practices
• Assist with development and maintenance of analytic documentation and reporting templates
• Collaborate with physician leaders, practice administrators, and quality and research committees
• Present analytic findings in a clear, concise manner to clinical and operational audiences
• Participate in enterprise quality and research meetings as needed

Skills

• · Bachelor's degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, data science, healthcare administration, or a related field
• · 5+ years of experience in clinical or outcomes research, including quality improvement analytics
• · Deep experience working with clinical datasets (EHR, registry, and/or claims data)
• · Fluent in SQL and PowerBI, including building and maintaining dashboards and reports
• · Familiarity with healthcare quality programs or clinical research workflows
• · Strong written and verbal communication skills
• · Comfortable working independently within defined project scopes and self-motivated
• · Excels in fast-paced, “startup-like” environment
• · Detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills
• · Able to balance multiple priorities in a fully remote work environment
• · Extremely well organized
• · Likes to work collaboratively, and responsive to feedback
• · Motivated by improving quality and outcomes in cardiovascular care
• · Master's degree (MPH, MS, MHA, or equivalent)
• · Fluency with SAS
• · Proficiency with Python and R
• · Experience in cardiovascular medicine or cardiology practice environments
• · Exposure to IRB-regulated research or observational studies
• · Familiarity with CMS quality programs, MIPS/MVPs, ACOs, or payer quality reporting

Qualifications

Must Haves

• · Bachelor's degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, data science, healthcare administration, or a related field
• · 5+ years of experience in clinical or outcomes research, including quality improvement analytics
• · Deep experience working with clinical datasets (EHR, registry, and/or claims data)
• · Fluent in SQL and PowerBI, including building and maintaining dashboards and reports
• · Familiarity with healthcare quality programs or clinical research workflows
• · Strong written and verbal communication skills
• · Comfortable working independently within defined project scopes and self-motivated
• · Excels in fast-paced, “startup-like” environment
• · Detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills
• · Able to balance multiple priorities in a fully remote work environment
• · Extremely well organized
• · Likes to work collaboratively, and responsive to feedback
• · Motivated by improving quality and outcomes in cardiovascular care

Nice to Haves

• · Master's degree (MPH, MS, MHA, or equivalent)
• · Fluency with SAS
• · Proficiency with Python and R
• · Experience in cardiovascular medicine or cardiology practice environments
• · Exposure to IRB-regulated research or observational studies
• · Familiarity with CMS quality programs, MIPS/MVPs, ACOs, or payer quality reporting

Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Opportunity to work closely with and learn from physician, quality, and research leaders
• Mission-focused organization dedicated to excellence in cardiovascular care and clinical research