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Salary: USD 110,500 - 149,500 / annual
Tendo is seeking a Principal Data Analyst to lead hospital quality performance analysis and national rankings programs for health system customers. You will own the end-to-end analysis of CMS Star Ratings, U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals, Leapfrog, and CMS pay-for-performance programs (HRRP, HAC, VBP), applying deep expertise in quality measure methodology, risk adjustment, and Medicare claims data to replicate program methodologies, explain customer results, and identify high-impact improvement opportunities.
You will design and maintain dashboards and benchmarking tools, setting methodological rigor and validation standards across the analytics team. You will serve as a senior analytic voice in pre-sales, sales, and customer engagements, presenting findings directly to customer quality and executive leadership. You will mentor analysts, review their work for accuracy and quality, and partner with Data Scientists and Process Improvement Consultants to shape how Tendo delivers analytic value.
Key responsibilities include owning data sourcing, cleaning, and quality assurance; designing customer-facing reporting and visualization tools; presenting recommendations to leadership; and building repeatable analytic processes.
Tendo is a fast-growing, mission-driven healthtech company recognized as one of Forbes' Top Startup Employers for 2024, 2025, and 2026. The company has hubs in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Nashville, and Philadelphia, with fully remote work available.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Health Sciences; Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, or related quantitative field; or equivalent work experience with a portfolio of relevant analytic projects.
Experience: 7+ years in healthcare data analytics with focus on hospital quality measurement, clinical outcomes, or performance improvement. Hands-on experience with national quality rankings/ratings programs (CMS Star Ratings, USNWR Best Hospitals, Leapfrog, Vizient Quality & Accountability, or CMS value-based programs). Experience with Medicare claims data (MedPAR, Standard Analytic Files) and CMS public reporting data. Demonstrated experience leading analytic projects end-to-end from scoping through delivery. Experience presenting findings to senior leadership or customer executives.
Core Competencies: Advanced SQL and proficiency in Python or R. Expertise in business intelligence and data visualization tools with ability to set dashboard standards. Strong command of statistical methods, benchmarking, and performance measurement. Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into clear analytic plans. Strong communication of complex findings to executive and non-technical audiences. Experience mentoring analysts and reviewing work for quality.
Nice to Have: Customer-facing, consulting, or pre-sales analytics experience. Six Sigma or Lean certification. Experience with Tableau, Looker Studio, Plotly/Dash, or similar platforms. Cloud data platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure). Jupyter Notebook and collaborative analytics workflows. Advanced Excel/Google Sheets and PowerPoint/Google Slides proficiency.
