Job Description
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is renowned for its excellence, tied #1 in California and appearing on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll for eleven years. The institution prides itself on its comprehensive healthcare services, with the Department of Pharmacy playing a vital role. Our pharmacy department has over 500 staff members who are dedicated on providing both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services, ensuring that patients receive high-quality care tailored to their needs.
As a per diem remote Data Analyst Pharmacy Program Coordinator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, you will have the responsibility for providing support for pharmacy financial, operational and clinical data analytics. This position will support various Associate directors in interpreting and analyzing data results and provide ongoing reports, develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality. Help extract data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/complex data systems, filter and “clean” data by reviewing reports, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems. Work with management to prioritize business and information needs as well as improvement opportunities.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements:
- Minimum of a Master's degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy is required
- Pharm.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
License/Certification Requirements:
- Current pharmacist licensure in the State of California.
What Else Are We Looking For?
- Proven experience as a data analyst or business data analyst
- Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
- Working knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Tableau, Business Objects etc), databases (SQL etc), programming (XML, Javascript etc)
- Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS etc)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
- Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
- Ability to apply current pharmacological and biopharmaceutical principals for the selection drug products in a clinical setting.
- Ability to learn and adapt to the use of automated information systems
- Ability to develop and implement cost containment measures and new revenue sources
- Initiates and implements Medical Center and departmental resource management initiatives
- Ability to develop and implement quality control and performance improvement measures
- Ability to make recommendations, develop programs and support business operations planning
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to serve as preceptor in teaching programs.
- Ability to prioritize work flow.
- Knowledge of law, regulations and standards relative to institutional pharmacy practice.
- Maintains knowledge of emerging healthcare issues relevant to pharmacy practice.
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)