Data Analyst: Value-Based Care (Minnesota-Based)

Bluestone Physician Services delivers great outcomes by bringing exceptional care to patients living with complex, chronic conditions and disabilities. Our unique, robust model of care goes beyond primary care services — our multidisciplinary care teams collaborate with patients, their families and other healthcare providers to deliver care that is preventative, proactive and tailored to their unique needs.

Using an evidence-based approach focused on quality care management and data-driven medical decisions, Bluestone care teams collaborate to manage patients’ chronic conditions, address social determinants of health, manage transitions to and from inpatient settings, provide behavioral health support and more. Under our model of care, Bluestone patients experienced 21% fewer ER visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and 41% fewer hospital readmissions compared to patients with similar conditions and complexities over the same time period.

Our care teams travel directly to patients who reside in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Group Home communities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida and are supported by clinical operations and administrative colleagues who work remotely or at our corporate offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.

Our success is only possible through the hard work of our employees who bring our core values of Dedication, Excellence, Collaboration and Caring to life every day. Bluestone has been named to the Star Tribune's Top Workplace list for the 13th year in a row! Bluestone also achieved Top Workplace USA 2021-2025! In 2022, Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was the best performing ACO in the country as measured by the overall savings per Medicare beneficiary.

Position Overview

Bluestone Physician Services is seeking a Data Analyst: Value-Based Care to contribute to Bluesetone’s analytics initiatives. This role will support the analytical capability by assisting in the maintenance of existing systems, performing standardized processes, and executing analytical work to support strategic influence and operational excellence.

Schedule: Full time position, regular business hours Monday thru Friday.

Location: This position will be a work from home position, and may come in-office located in downtown Stillwater, MN as requested.

Salary: $74,000 - $94,000 annually. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of analytical systems, standardized reporting, and data products to deliver VBC and operational insights.
• Support efforts to streamline and document repetitive analytical work to maximize data efficiencies.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational, and executive teams to understand reporting needs and assist in the development of reporting frameworks that support strategic organizational initiatives.
• Perform hands-on analysis, including creating custom queries, dashboards, and reports related to program intelligence and operations, HCC risk adjustment, quality measure gaps, claims analysis.
• The analyst will work under the guidance of the senior analysts and development team in order to contribute to the development and maintenance of advanced analytics models using tools like SQL and LookerML to deliver insights that improve clinical and operational performance within a fee-for-service and value-based care context .
• Ensure timely execution and delivery of assigned analytics solutions to guide decision-making processes in value-based care, finance, and clinical operations.
• Stay informed of regulatory changes affecting healthcare data reporting and ensure compliance with relevant guidelines (e.g., CMS, HIPAA), focusing on those impacting HCC coding, quality measures (e.g., STARS, HEDIS), and claims submissions.
• Integrate claims and EHR data to identify trends, cost drivers, and opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvements within value-based care models.
• Develop reporting and internal performance benchmarks related to key organizational initiatives such as value-based care and care model delivery.
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Certification/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, healthcare administration, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in data analytics, with significant experience in value-based care analytics, ideally within a healthcare or primary care setting.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Proficiency with SQL for querying and managing large datasets. Familiarity with LookerML for building data models is a plus.
• Expertise in business intelligence tools like Looker, Tableau, or Power BI for creating dashboards and generating actionable insights from healthcare data, with a focus on value-based care metrics.
• Hands-on experience building analytical models from data imported from healthcare clinical and administrative systems (e.g., EHR, claims), specifically for value-based care applications.
• Proven ability to collaborate with data analysts and technical leaders while staying hands-on with technical work related to assigned projects.
• Understanding of data integration and reporting methodologies in healthcare, particularly for value-based care contracts.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Familiarity with data and reporting requirements for value-based care contracts
• Preferred: Experience applying Lean Six Sigma principles (e.g., DMAIC methodology, Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis (RCA)) to analytical workflow optimization, process standardization, and reducing variability in data reporting
  
  

Bluestone Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Materials Insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Short and Long-term Disability
• Health Savings Account (with employer contribution)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Retirement plan with 4% matching contributions
• Eight (8) paid holidays for office closures plus two (2) floating holidays
• Three weeks (15 Days) Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company sponsored cell phone, laptop and computer accessories