Analytics Consultant

Job Title: Epic/EHR - Analytics Governance Analyst (Contract) Company: Big Four Client Location: Remote Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder Pay Rate: $55-$65 per hour (W2) Duration: 6+ Months Overview: We are seeking a skilled and driven Epic/EHR - Analytics Governance Analyst to join our Big Four client’s team as a remote contractor for a 6+ month engagement. This position plays a pivotal role in advancing enterprise-wide analytics governance within the healthcare domain, with a strong emphasis on metadata management. The ideal candidate is adept at collaborating with both technical and business stakeholders to ensure the data assets are consistently defined, well-documented, easily discoverable, and trusted across the organization. Key Responsibilities: • Own and maintain metadata documentation, including comprehensive table and column descriptions across enterprise data platforms. • Generate, present, and clearly explain metric definitions and metadata standards to the Analytics Governance Council and other stakeholder groups. • Collaborate closely with data owners and stewards to ensure the consistency and accuracy of business definitions and data lineage documentation. • Support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Advanced Analytics Governance Framework. • Partner with analytics teams to guarantee governed metrics are tightly aligned with business objectives and applied consistently across all dashboards and reports. • Maintain, enhance, and optimize metadata repositories using tools such as Databricks Unity Catalog and Metric Insights. • Promote the adoption and optimal usage of AI tools (e.g., copilots) that leverage metadata and prompt engineering to improve data discovery and utilization. • Act as a liaison between technical specialists and business users, ensuring that all metadata is understandable, actionable, and business-friendly. • Continuously contribute to the improvement of governance processes, standards, and documentation best practices. Skills & Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a closely related field. • 6+ years of demonstrated experience in business intelligence analytics, data governance, metadata management, and data cataloging. • 4+ years of experience with Electronic Health Records (EHRs), with particular hands-on experience with Epic Cogito. • Deep understanding of data modeling concepts, data lineage, and business glossary creation/maintenance. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical subjects into business-relevant language. • Proven experience fostering collaboration among business and technical stakeholders. • Experience working with enterprise metadata/cataloging tools such as Databricks Unity Catalog, Metric Insights, or similar. • Exposure to (and preferably direct experience with) AI tools that use prompting, such as copilots, is a plus. • In-depth knowledge of healthcare data and analytics, including key regulatory requirements and best practices.