Performance Analyst Principal/UKHC

Posting Details Job Title Performance Analyst Principal/UKHC Requisition Number RE56091 Working Title Performance Analyst Principal Department Name H4030:Performance Services Work Location Lexington, KY Grade Level 12 Salary Range $62,400-111,634/year Type of Position Staff Position Time Status Full-Time Required Education BS Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience 5 yrs Required License/Registration/Certification Epic Certification within 90 days Physical Requirements Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds, or some standing and walking. Shift Primarily Monday through Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm There is a remote/hybrid option. Job Summary This Performance Analyst Principal position fulfills analytic requests requiring data management and reporting, ad-hoc reporting and dataset creation, identifying data quality issues for Service Lines, and performing data integration and transformations of disparate datasets. The analyst may assist with the development of operational reports and dashboards and run standard queries and reports with or without modification to support end users. This position will contribute to documentation and metadata. The Principal position support recurring tasks for performance monitoring, scorecard development, and maintenance. The analyst will lead the development of service line operational reports and dashboards, run standard queries and reports with or without modification to support multiple end users (analytics, operations, care delivery, etc.). This position will contribute to documentation and metadata. This position requires the use of SQL and similar data query/modeling tools. The Performance Analyst Principal position implements analysis including but not limited to performing descriptive, exploratory, and statistical analysis; creating statistical process control charting; designing metrics and interpreting results. The Principal will often lead or independently move these analyses to successful completion and advise on methods or best practices. This position will support annual goal setting processes through establishing benchmarks and baselines for measures as well as summarize analyses to identify trends, correlations, and contributing factors for measures of interest. This position will support the data acquisition and validation needed for accreditation and reputational surveys. This position contributes to data governance processes and collaborates with master data management, data architecture, business intelligence, data science, and others in developing new capabilities on the enterprise data and analytic roadmap. The position will routinely perform testing, validation, and review of analytic products produced by others; As a member of the Office of Performance Services, the analyst will collaborate with engineers, administrators, and health care providers to optimize processes and outcomes; be a leading influence improving targeted outcomes in projects using various improvement methodologies such as Agile, Lean, PDSA , Six Sigma, and other methodologies; and perform other duties as assigned. The position maintains strong customer service, responsive and professional communication, fosters a collaborative and accountable work environment, ensures effective delivery of team on projects, and leads continuous service improvement efforts for the team. This position report through the Office of Performance Services, as a member of the PI3 – Performance Insights, Infrastructure & Innovation – team. Skills / Knowledge / Abilities Development and management skills in BI/BA tools, Tableau, SQL (eg T- SQL and PL/ SQL ). Deep understanding of database management and data analysis principles Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education/Experience 5 years data management, data analysis and/or data research Deadline to Apply 10/26/2026 Our University Community We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus. The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status. Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen. #HospitalGrade