Senior Health Practice and Systems Analyst

Company: MITRE
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges---and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day---working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE---and make a difference with us.MITRE---s Center for Government Effectiveness and Modernization, Veterans Affairs Health Innovation and Central Office Division is seeking a motivated and creative healthcare analyst with experience in VA health administration, healthcare operations or healthcare analytics. As a member of the CGEM VA Health Team, you will lead communities to discover new possibilities and create opportunities to optimize healthcare within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). MITRE---s VA Health, Innovation and Central Office division supports VHA by enabling the implementation of the Maintaining Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act. MITRE is committed to applying evidenced-based systems thinking and healthcare expertise to transform VA operations and improve access to world class and innovative healthcare services that support the physical and mental well-being of Veterans everywhere. Our vision is that Veterans everywhere have world class access to timely, innovative, and comprehensive services and solutions that support their physical and mental health.Responsibilities include:---Work with VA and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) sponsors to gain understanding of their challenges, evaluate possible solutions and conduct insightful, actionable analyses.---Applying your innate curiosity and interest in developing research questions and testing hypotheses with open ended tasking.---Being passionate about applying health practice and systems analysis to real world problems.---Supporting the development and application of a variety of health practice analytical and engineering models to support VA challenges, with a willingness to adapt and learn.---Presenting results in an intuitive, actionable manner that can be understood by all sponsor audiences, regardless of technical expertise.Key Functions / Skills:---Be a key member of the CGEM and VA Sponsor teams---Conduct business process assessment, environmental scans, analysis of alternatives, and system assessments, and develop predictive models or conduct analysis to identify opportunities for process of system improvements---Interact with sponsors, model shared leadership, take responsible risks and develop diverse teams to deliver impact in challenging sponsor environments.---Collaborate with the cross Division team members and MITRE Labs to build integrated teams which leverage MITRE-wide capabilities and successfully apply these capabilities to help achieve sponsor and mission outcomes.Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in a Clinicial Field, Health Policy, Health Administration, Health Informatics, Data Analytics or other related field.--- 5 years of experience working in a Clinical Field, Health Informatics, Health Data Analytics or other related area--- Must have demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal, written, presentation, and communications skills.--- Must be a US citizen capable of obtaining & maintaining a VA and DoD security clearancesPreferred Qualifications:PhD or MD in a Clinical Field, Health Policy, Health Administration, Health Informatics, Data Analytics or related fieldExperience applying various machine learning approaches (e.g., regression, random forests, support vector machines) to real world problems.A current/active DoD Secret clearance.Undergraduate or Graduate research experience.MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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