Homeoffice Principal Data Analyst - Cailfornia Remote bei Fortuna BMC

Join Fortuna's team and support a high-impact analytics program where data drives decision-making. As the Principal Data Analyst, you'll be at the forefront of transforming complex datasets into actionable intelligence. This role provides strategic leadership for enterprise data operations, performance measurement, and analytics governance-driving accuracy, insight, and value across the organization. 

WORKSITE:

Remote - California

WORK SCHEDULE:

Monday–Friday, standard business hours (PST preferred). Flexibility may be required to accommodate cross-functional team collaboration.

PAY RATE:

$85.00 - $90.00 per hour

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan eligibility

• Paid holidays and sick leave (where applicable)

• Remote work flexibility and collaborative team culture

• Opportunities to support projects with impact in healthcare, technology, and government sectors

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Lead Data Operations: Oversee aggregation, transformation, and validation workflows to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across analytic environments.

• Drive Performance Measurement: Manage the end-to-end calculation, review, and reconciliation of KPIs and quality measures across multiple domains.

• Develop Analytical Frameworks: Design reproducible data models, standardized calculation templates, and automated reporting pipelines using SQL, Python, and modern analytics platforms.

• Enforce Data Governance: Define and implement validation checkpoints, version control, and business rules while maintaining audit-ready documentation and data dictionaries.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with business, engineering, and analytics teams to align on data specifications, resolve discrepancies, and deliver data products that inform strategy.

• Generate Insights: Produce executive dashboards, trend reports, and variance analyses to identify key performance drivers and improvement opportunities.

• Mentor and Lead: Provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and train analysts and engineers to strengthen analytic consistency and capability.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Public Health, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field.

• 12+ years of enterprise data analytics, reporting, or healthcare performance measurement experience.

• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and large-scale data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks).

• Proven expertise in data validation, multi-source integration, and performance metric development.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present to both executive and technical audiences.

• Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.

• Demonstrated leadership managing teams and complex analytic initiatives.

• Experience working in regulated, data-intensive healthcare environments.

Fortuna operates as a staffing agency that sources, screens, and presents potential candidates for employment opportunities on behalf of our clients.

Founded in 2012 by practicing professionals with more than 50 combined years of experience, Fortuna is headquartered in McClellan, California, with offices in Los Angeles and New York, and satellite offices in the Philippines and Israel. Fortuna is an active member of multiple California service agreements, including CMAS, ITMSA (Tier 2), and CalPERS SpringFed Pool, as well as multiple municipalities and large corporate vendor pools.

Career Site: www.gofortuna.com