Flexible Data Analyst Jobs in Wheeling, IL (NOW HIRING)

With over 50 years of proven success, ECG, ranked as a Best Midsized Firm to Work For 2025 by Consulting Magazine, is the most experienced healthcare consulting firm in the US. Working exclusively in this space, our people consistently demonstrate their ability to solve challenges for providers and achieve better patient outcomes. Across our eight office locations, we’re seeking individuals who will show the courage to find innovative solutions and make a direct impact on the delivery of healthcare services nationwide.

About ECG

ECG is a national consulting firm that is redefining healthcare together with its clients. We provide a broad range of strategic, financial, operational, and technology-enabled consulting services to the full continuum of care, including hospitals, health systems, medical groups, academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, cancer centers, ambulatory surgery centers, investors, and payers/health plans.

Our work focuses on creating practical, tailored solutions that help clients maximize resources and achieve sustainable results. We value collaboration, integrity, and innovation, and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment.

Join Our Analytics Hub

Our growing Analytics Hub works with our consulting teams to deliver new insights, streamlined analysis, and world-class intelligence to the healthcare organizations we serve as clients. Combined with our consulting teams, you will be helping physician and executive leadership make informed decisions that can alter the course of their enterprises in areas such as physician alignment, mergers and acquisitions, service line planning, provider compensation, financial performance, transforming care models, patient access, managed care portfolio optimization, digital health expansion, and more. ECG uses a Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environment, with Microsoft Power BI as ECG’s current analytics visualization platform. The goal of the position is to further capitalize on the existing ECG infrastructure, as well as implement new features and technologies. The ideal candidate is open to new challenges, exceptional at multitasking, and proficient at implementing new solutions.

Our detailed plans incorporate qualitative findings with data-driven strategic, operational, and financial considerations that enable organizations to pursue realistic change. Our consultants bridge the gap between strategic thinking and operational implementation with sensible action plans and tactical recommendations. This approach allows us to stretch our clients’ thinking while ensuring that initiatives with the broadest and deepest impact are prioritized and implementable. Our wide-ranging engagements often focus on helping our clients:

• Position themselves for value-based care delivery.
• Align hospitals and physician organizations.
• Strengthen financial performance.
• Enhance clinical programs.
• Develop strategic partnerships and/or mergers.

Your Opportunity with ECG: Data Analyst or Senior Data Analyst

As a data analyst or senior data analyst, you will support the firm’s client delivery and business development efforts, working with consultants and senior leaders to manage large data sets, aggregate internal and external data, develop scalable models and other analyses, and support data visualization and presentation sets. In addition, the analyst will work directly with our internal support teams (IT, business development, and L&D) and associated vendors for data management and IT solutions and will assist with a range of innovative analytic opportunities. Here, no two days or projects are alike, which means you’ll have a lot to learn and plenty of support to help you succeed.

Your Responsibilities May Include

• Perform complex analyses on big data, including cleaning, preparing, and interpreting.
• Gather and synthesize data from various sources (e.g., national surveys, proprietary research, client interviews, industries, markets).
• Preparing analyses related to hospital inpatient databases and provider claims data.
• Build flexible, dynamic, and scalable financial and operational models to forecast trends, preparing scenarios for consulting efforts related to delivery and business development (e.g., strategic planning, operational improvement market assessments).
• Apply AI and machine learning techniques to enhance data analysis, automate insights, accelerate output development, and improve decision-making.
• Enhance existing models and capabilities built using SQL, primarily, with some use of Python or R in certain models or scenarios.
• Identify and execute analyses in response to consultant business intelligence inquiries.
• Build relational databases using a Microsoft SQL Server or Fabric.
• Communicate market insights to pursuit teams, and support business development efforts.
• Configure, maintain, and build flexible reports, queries, and visuals within the Power BI environment and the production and development environments of related databases.
• Research, test, and implement solutions in Power BI.
• Partner with various consulting units (Strategy & Enterprise Growth, Payer Strategy & Contracting, Health System Performance, Medical Group Optimization) to gather requirements related to data analytics.
• Develop, configure, and maintain interfaces to exchange data among Power BI, SQL databases, and other cloud-based applications.
• Create and maintain analytical support documentation and operating procedures.
• Develop new and innovative methodologies and approaches.
• Contribute to internal education and learning opportunities for consultants and operations members for the Analytics Hub and analytics in general, and support education about ECG’s use cases related to analytics in work.
• Assist the VP of Data Analytics and AI in developing analytics and data strategy to support data analytics capabilities at the firm.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of and passion for the healthcare industry, AI, machine learning, and analytics
• A bachelor’s degree in either computer science, computer engineering, data analytics, mathematics, or statistics
• Prior work experience in healthcare data analytics using SQL and Power BI required (five+ years of experience for senior analyst level; one to three years for analyst)
• Prior work experience in healthcare consulting preferred
• Experience using Python, R, Fabric, and Tableau a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Comfort with manipulating and synthesizing large data sets
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills

Job Locations

• Boston, Chicago, or Washington, DC
• Hybrid work schedule, with a minimum of two days per week in office

Schedule

Full time/exempt

What You Can Expect of Us

To reward our driven, innovative, and passionate employees, we’ve built a company culture that’s centered on performance. We offer an attractive compensation package, challenging work, and an entrepreneurial environment where you can take ownership of your career—and get out as much as you put in.

The estimated base salary range for this job is $70,000 – $130,000 annually. It represents a good faith estimate of the range that ECG reasonably expects to pay at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to years of experience, special skills, and market changes. This job is eligible to participate in ECG’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects ECG’s pay-for-performance philosophy. The job is also eligible to participate in ECG’s benefit plans, which include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) matching program; unlimited PTO; and other wellness programs.

Apply now and make an impact for years to come.

To begin the recruitment process, please submit your resume via our career site at https://careers.ecgmc.com.

ECG provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We participate in E-Verify as part of our onboarding process. Having the permanent legal right to work in the United States is a condition of employment. ECG is not currently able to provide assistance to candidates requiring sponsorship or a visa.

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