Quality Improvement Analyst II - Quality and Operations Excellence

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 


JOB SUMMARY
The Health System Quality Improvement Analyst II (QIA II) is an intermediate-level analytics professional who plays a key role in advancing clinical and non-clinical quality improvement and operational excellence across the health system. Partnering closely with physicians, nurses, and healthcare leaders, the QIA II ensures that data insights reflect real-world clinical and non-clinical workflows, regulatory requirements, patient safety priorities, and quality performance standards.

Working under general supervision, the QIA II supports the design, development, and delivery of system-wide quality and operational performance analytics. The analyst produces reports, dashboards, analyses, and other data-driven resources that directly inform clinical decision-making and performance improvement initiatives.

This role contributes to organizational analytics by working with large and complex healthcare datasets and translating findings into clear, actionable insights for both clinical and non-clinical stakeholders. The position requires proficiency in, or the ability to learn, Microsoft SQL Server, experience with data visualization tools, and strong collaboration skills within interdisciplinary healthcare teams.

Work is primarily remote, with periodic on-campus presence required based on departmental and operational needs. 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Associate's Degree in healthcare, computer science, nursing, or mathematics 
  
  

• Experience
  2 years of relevant experience. 
  Equivalent years of work experience may substitute for educational requirements. 
  
  

Preferred

• Education
  Master's Degree 
  
  

JOB DUTIES

• Design, develop, and automate clinical quality and performance metrics. Maintain knowledge base of data requirements and measure definitions.
• Serve as a content expert for clinical quality measures by keeping current with national healthcare quality program guidelines.
• Implements analytic approaches and technical methodology under supervision; executes work plan tasks as assigned.
• Uses judgement to distinguish relevant from irrelevant information.
• Uses factual data to produce and deliver credible and understandable reports.
• Participate on multi-disciplinary teams and provide comprehensive analytical support for clinical performance improvement initiatives.
• Extract, validate and summarize data from different large databases using data management and querying skills.
• Analyze and organize data using appropriate analytical and statistical methods to efficiently track clinical processes and outcomes.
• Assist in the interpretation of data to identify opportunities for improved healthcare delivery.
• Participate in special projects as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.