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Senior Data Analyst Healthcare Expertise

Behavioral Analyst & Data Storyteller

Darren Littlejohn Revenue Cycle Management

Graduate-level training in research methods and statistical analysis (Psychology; Cognitive/Behavioral emphasis). Skilled in SQL, Python, R, ETL workflows, visualization, and translating complex analyses into clear, actionable narratives for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

Background includes evidence-based public-health research, analysis of SAMHSA/CDC/federal health datasets, and producing rigorously sourced, decision-focused insights.

Thought Leadership
The Zen of Data Analysis
The Zen of Data Analysis
Professional Focus

Healthcare Data Analyst

Revenue Cycle Management, data quality, and analytics storytelling.

Hiring Evidence
End-to-End Case Study Architecture & SQL Implementation
  • Engineered three full healthcare case studies from extraction through delivery.
  • Applied advanced SQL patterns including joins, CTEs, and window logic.
  • Documented method and findings with transparent, auditable analytical flow.
Federal & Public Health Data Translation
  • Processed federal/public-health datasets into clean analytical structures.
  • Converted raw data into decision-ready narratives for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Highlighted actionable insights for resource allocation and care delivery focus.
Business-Aligned Project Delivery
  • Connected problem, method, and business relevance in each portfolio page.
  • Structured deliverables for fast technical + managerial review.
  • Focused each project on practical decision impact, not just technical output.

Unmet Mental Health

Quantifying unmet healthcare needs across federal demographics to drive legislative resource allocation. Performed rigorous Chi-Square statistical analysis on SAMHSA dataset parameters.

Open Project

Dutch Retail Sales

Reverse-engineering legacy sales metrics into a real-time reactive infrastructure for immediate business insight.

Open Project

Fentanyl Morbidity

Critical heat-mapping of prescription trends to identify high-risk regional clusters of systemic fentanyl distribution.

Open Project

Evidence

Proof of Execution

1
Healthcare Economics

Unmet Mental Health Approaching SAMHSA datasets from unexpected vectors to prove the impact of healthcare access on employment.

2
Enterprise Intelligence

Dutch Retail Sales Reverse-engineering legacy sales metrics into a reactive decision system.

3
Geospatial Forensics

Fentanyl Morbidity Extracting hidden high-risk clusters from federal prescription data.

4
Thought Leadership

The Zen of Data Analysis explores analytics, communication, and visual storytelling through portfolio-linked articles and graphics.

Portfolio Evidence

What These Projects Prove

Unmet Mental Health

Frames a healthcare question, builds the SQL pipeline, applies statistical testing, and explains why the result matters.

Fentanyl Morbidity

Takes complex public-health data and turns it into interpretable visual evidence for risk-focused decision making.

Dutch Retail Sales

Shows dashboard thinking, metric design, and how raw reporting becomes something a manager can actually use.

Across All Three

Demonstrates question design, data preparation, analysis, visualization, and stakeholder-facing communication.

SQL Tableau R Python
Contact

Contact Darren Littlejohn

Email Darren directly at darren@darrenlittlejohn.com to discuss the portfolio and interview opportunities.