Principal, Data Analyst

Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You'll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. You'll add to your technical credentials and certifications while enjoying a generous, flexible vacation policy and educational assistance. We also have comprehensive leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.

Summary

The Principal Data analyst is a leadership role focused on supporting large-scale Medicaid healthcare systems implementations, conversions, integrations, and reporting initiatives. The position serves as both a technical lead and subject matter expert, guiding other data analysts while working closely with developers, business stakeholders, clients, and vendors.

Your role in our mission

• Leading and mentoring data analysts across projects.
• Performing complex data analysis using SQL, healthcare data models, and QNXT schemas.
• Analyzing Medicaid business processes, especially member and eligibility data, claims, providers, pharmacy, and TPL.
• Creating and maintaining data mapping documents, interface specifications, conversion rules, and testing artifacts.
• Supporting data conversions, system integrations, reporting solutions, and healthcare interfaces (batch, API, real-time, and file-based).
• Identifying data gaps, troubleshooting discrepancies, and ensuring data quality during implementations and production support.
• Collaborating with technical and business teams to define requirements, design solutions, and deliver projects on schedule.
• Establishing best practices and standardizing data analysis approaches across initiatives.

What we're looking for

• Ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in data analysis, data integration, business systems analysis, solution design, or a related discipline.
• Seven or more years of experience using SQL to analyze, validate, reconcile, transform, or troubleshoot complex relational data.
• Five or more years of experience supporting Medicaid, Medicare, healthcare payer, pharmacy benefit, claims administration, or another highly regulated healthcare environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale system implementation, modernization, conversion, or DDI program.
• Demonstrated experience producing source-to-target mappings, interface specifications, data-analysis results, and test artifacts.

What you should expect in this role

• United States remote opportunity
• Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation
• The Deadline to submit applications for this posting is August 30, 2026

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The pay range for this position is $108,500.00 - $155,000.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits , and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.

We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You'll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings.

Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines "wages" and "wage rates" to include "all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits.