Data Analyst (Contract)

About Sound

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Nashville, TN, Sound Physicians is a nationally respected, physician-led medical group practicing in 400+ hospitals across 45 states. Our team of 4,000+ clinicians and 1,000+ business professionals across the country is united by one mission: to build exceptional clinical partnerships that unlock quality, affordable, dignified care for everyone – no matter who they are or where they live. With physician-led clinical teams and more than two decades of operational expertise, we’ve refined what it takes to consistently deliver exceptional care in hospital medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, anesthesia, and telemedicine.

Why join us?

• A remote-first culture that values flexibility and collaboration

• Opportunities to grow your career while making a real impact

• A team that champions inclusivity, innovation, and excellence

Whether working virtually or onsite at one of our practices, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of healthcare.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and technically proficient Data Analyst to join our IT Data & Analytics team for a 6-month contract assignment. This role is responsible for analyzing and profiling source data, translating business needs into clear technical requirements, and supporting the delivery of reliable data integration and analytics solutions.

The Data Analyst will conduct complex SQL analysis, investigate data issues, document source-to-target requirements, and collaborate closely with business stakeholders and ETL developers. This position plays a critical role in ensuring that data is accurate, well understood, and appropriately structured to support the continued growth of our enterprise data warehouse and analytics capabilities.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with analytical curiosity, sound problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across both business and technical teams.

Details: 6-month, full-time contract. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Profile and analyze source data using SQL to assess data structure, completeness, quality, and alignment with business and technical requirements.

• Perform advanced ad hoc querying to support data investigations, troubleshooting, solution design, and project scoping.

• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical requirements for data integration, warehousing, and reporting solutions.

• Develop and maintain source-to-target mappings, technical specifications, data definitions, and related solution documentation.

• Partner with ETL developers to validate transformation logic and ensure data is appropriately structured for downstream reporting and analytical use.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand operational needs, clarify requirements, and translate complex business questions into practical data solutions.

• Support the development and refinement of data models that promote consistency, scalability, and effective reporting.

• Conduct data validation, reconciliation, and testing to confirm the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of analytical deliverables.

• Identify data quality issues, investigate root causes, document findings, and collaborate with appropriate partners to support resolution.

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of data sources, structures, relationships, definitions, transformations, and business rules.

• Prepare data sets and perform targeted analysis to support ETL development, testing, and implementation activities.

• Monitor data integrity and proactively surface risks, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement.

• Participate actively in Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, estimation, testing, and retrospectives.

• Communicate technical concepts, analytical findings, and data limitations clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Stay current with evolving practices in healthcare analytics, data management, data quality, and enterprise data warehousing.

What we are looking for: A successful candidate will demonstrate a strong combination of technical knowledge, analytical capability, professional judgment, and collaborative working style.

Values

• Adaptability: Responds effectively to changing priorities, requirements, and business needs.

• Action Oriented: Breaks complex work into manageable steps and maintains momentum toward meaningful outcomes.

• Stakeholder Focus: Seeks to understand the needs of stakeholders and delivers solutions that support measurable value.

• Intellectual Curiosity: Asks thoughtful questions, investigates underlying causes, and actively seeks to understand how and why processes and data work.

• Collaboration: Builds productive relationships and works effectively across business, technical, and operational teams.

• Professionalism: Remains composed, constructive, and solution-focused when navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, or challenging situations.

• Persistence: Maintains focus and follows issues through to resolution, even when obstacles or changes arise.

• Resourcefulness: Uses available information, tools, and partnerships to investigate problems and develop practical solutions.

• Self-Awareness: Recognizes personal strengths and development opportunities and responds constructively to feedback.

• Initiative: Proactively identifies needs, takes ownership of assignments, and advances work with appropriate independence.

• Teamwork: Shares information, raises risks early, and contributes to collective goals and team success.

• Integrity: Handles information responsibly, maintains confidentiality, and follows through on commitments.

• Accountability: Takes ownership of the quality, accuracy, and timely completion of assigned work.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong proficiency in SQL, including advanced querying techniques such as joins, subqueries, common table expressions, aggregations, and window functions.

• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, data integration practices, and ETL processes.

• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex data issues, identify root causes, and communicate findings clearly.

• Ability to translate business requirements into structured technical and analytical deliverables.

• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to producing accurate, reliable, and well-documented work.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute effectively within an Agile delivery environment.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Minimum of three years of experience in a data analyst or comparable analytical role, preferably within a delivery-focused and analytics-driven environment.

• Experience profiling source data and assessing data quality, completeness, consistency, and usability.

• Experience documenting technical requirements, source-to-target mappings, data definitions, transformation rules, or similar specifications.

Pay Range

• $65.00 to $85.00 per hour. Exact pay will be determined based on candidate experience and geographic location.

Sound Physicians is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the bedside and in our workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the position.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and subject to amendment.