Data Reporting & UAT Analyst

DataStaff is in need of a Data Reporting & UAT Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in Richmond, VA.*This position is hybridJob Description:This role will review the Design documents, proactively identify requirement gaps and issues, map data between interface systems, assist the lead analyst in project collaboration, documentation and coordination, and review and contribute to the test plans. Will work with stakeholders to Build Test Scenarios, provide demonstrations to Internal teams and Project Stakeholders. Work closely with Business, QAs, Dev team on project-related pre- and post-go-live issues, develop workflows, provide solutions, track issues end-to-end, ensure timely resolutions and accurately delegate ownership.ResponsibilitiesData Testing & Validation: Design, execute, and document comprehensive test cases and validation scripts to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across data pipelines, ETL processes, and reports.Data Extraction & Reporting: Write, optimize, and execute complex SQL queries against our data warehouse (in Teradata) to pull scheduled and ad-hoc operational and analytical reports.Vendor Collaboration: Act as the primary technical point of contact for our data warehouse vendor, escalating performance bottlenecks, troubleshooting data loading issues, and tracking resolutions.Reporting & Visualization: Translate business requirements into intuitive, actionable data visualizations and dashboards using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or LookerData Governance & Documentation: Maintain documentation of data definitions, reporting logic, testing procedures, and data warehouse schemas to ensure organization-wide transparency.Preferred Experience: Working knowledge of state and federal Medicaid policy and regulatory reporting requirements preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Domain Knowledge: 5+ years of experience with Medicaid or Medicare. Prior experience working on federal or state legislative policy implementations (e.g., CMS rules, HR1 provisions, Medicaid expansion/unwinding efforts).Technical Experience: 3+ years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Quality Analyst, or similar role with a heavy focus on data testing and SQL development.Technical Expertise: Advanced SQL skills specifically within Teradata environments (including performance tuning, BTEQ, and Teradata SQL Assistant).Testing & QA: Demonstrated experience writing test plans, performing data validation, and identifying data anomalies or discrepancies.Collaboration: Experience working closely with third-party vendors, IT infrastructure teams, or database administrators to manage system updates and resolve issues.Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or a related field.Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to prepare and present reports on complex concepts and findings to all levels of the organization.Strong quantitative analysis skills, including working knowledge of SAS, SQL, data mining software, statistical validation techniques, predictive modeling construction and data visualization.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, implement, and monitor large scale/time sensitive projects; and to work collaboratively across teams.Must be well organized, with the ability to prioritize work and possess great attention to detail and accuracy and an ability to complete multiple complex assignments within short time frames and with minimal direction.Experience working with Medicaid eligibility and enrollment data, health plans’ operations and data (encounters, claims, clinical quality, etc.) strongly preferred.Working knowledge of state and federal Medicaid policy and regulatory reporting requirements preferred.Required Skills:5 Years - Experience with Medicaid or Medicare, or other health systems5 Years - Experience working with end users/customers to understand and develop requirements for technical solutions to meet business needs5 Years - Experience w/analyzing project requirements and developing detailed technical specifications5 Years - Experience with technical developers to strategize solutions to align with business requirements5 Years - Recent SQL writing experience5 Years - Experience w/facilitating customer requirements gathering meetings/sessions/JAD Sessions5 Years - Working knowledge of relational databases/database structures5 Years - Requirements Traceability5 Years - BI reporting tools5 Years - Developing test data and test scenariosBachelor’s degree or equivalent work experienceThis opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.