Director of Clinical Data Analysis

Position Summary

The Director of Clinical Data Analysis plays a critical role in advancing the College of Medicine's ability to use data as a strategic asset. The Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the integration, harmonization, and advanced analysis of clinical, financial, and administrative data across the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. This role leads the development of data acquisition strategies, analytic methodologies, and reporting solutions that support evidence-based clinical, operational, and policy decision-making. The Director will oversee the integration of data from multiple enterprise systems—and translate complex data into actionable insights through dashboards, reports, and analytic tools. This position serves as a key partner to clinical, financial, and administrative leadership in improving clinical performance, quality outcomes, revenue optimization, and cost efficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership, Analytics

• Develop and execute a comprehensive clinical and financial data strategy aligned with institutional priorities and evidence-based policy making.
• Establish analytic standards, and methodologies for accessing and integrating diverse data sources with varying structures and levels of granularity.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by framing complex clinical and financial analyses into clear insights that inform strategic and operational decisions.
• Present actionable results in an understandable and compelling manner, customized to the needs of executive, clinical, and operational audiences.
  

Data Integration & Management

• Lead the harmonization and integration of multi-source data, including EPIC EHR, Banner ERP, revenue cycle systems, enterprise data warehouses (EDW/Eddie), and external benchmarking datasets.
• Develop and maintain provider, facility, clinic, and contract data sets to support accurate reporting, analytics, and decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with Campus CIS, UIC IT, AITS, Point Core, clinical/MSP departments, research teams, and college administration to streamline and optimize data flow and accessibility.
• Assist revenue cycle and billing teams in mapping and validating data fields from EPIC and related systems; coordinate with registry vendors and internal stakeholders throughout project lifecycles.
  

Clinical, Financial & Policy Analytics

• Design and conduct advanced analyses that combine clinical, financial, claims, and demographic data to evaluate clinical performance, physician productivity, and revenue cycle effectiveness.
• Evaluate and model physician claims data; extrapolate trends and prepare analyses for senior leadership.
• Generate departmental- and physician-level revenue analyses, including reports on revenue per department and per physician.
• Conduct financial analyses related to provider and facility contracts, including contract profitability, audits, and renewal evaluations.
• Analyze complex payment models—including Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs)—to assess financial risk, revenue impact, and strategic implications; develop evaluation frameworks and recommendations.
•  Analyze national and comparative databases (e.g., FPSC, UHC-CDBRM) to support improvements in productivity, quality, patient safety, and financial performance.

Reporting, Dashboards & Decision Support

• Lead the development of executive dashboards, operational scorecards, and self-service analytics tools that support clinical, financial, and organizational decision-making.
• Work closely with billing, finance, clinical operations, and quality teams to understand organizational needs and translate data into meaningful, decision-ready information.
• Continuously improve the clarity, usability, and relevance of reports and visualizations to ensure maximum impact.
• Clinical Quality, Value-Based Care & Performance Improvement
• Partner with clinical and financial leadership to develop clinic taxonomies and analytic frameworks that support participation in federal quality and value-based care initiatives.
• Identify clinics and programs that are not prepared for quality reporting or alternative payment participation and help prioritize improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with physician leaders and information systems leadership on quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving outcomes, reducing costs, and enhancing care delivery.
• Support institutional efforts in population health, value-based care readiness, and performance benchmarking.
  

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a team [AG1.1]of data analysts and visualization specialists.
• Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing analytic rigor, innovation, and service to clinical and administrative stakeholders.
• Work directly with clinicians and senior leaders to design and perform complex analyses, database structures, and reporting solutions.
• Promote data literacy and best practices across departments.
  

Compliance, Quality & Ethics

• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, institutional policies, and regulatory requirements governing healthcare data.
• Promote best practices in analytic methodology, documentation, and responsible data use.
• Monitor evolving regulatory and payment environments that impact clinical and financial analytics.