OfferDrill.

Jobs › Northwestern Medicine

This position has closed. Northwestern Medicine removed this listing from their careers page on Oct 6, 2026. The interview prep below is still useful, and there are similar open roles at the bottom of this page.

Application Data Analyst Radiation Oncology

Northwestern Medicine · Warrenville, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

This is at Warrenville. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the location the posting states.

What would you do

How do you present an analysis to clinicians who are skeptical of it?

What they are checking: The posting names guiding multiple programs, which depends on clinicians accepting the work.

How do you decide what to measure when a programme has not defined its own outcome?

What they are checking: The posting names improving patient outcomes, which has to be turned into a measure first.

How do you provide direction on data management to people who do not report to you?

What they are checking: The posting names providing direction in data management efforts.

A number you reported turns out to be wrong. What do you do?

What they are checking: Analysts are trusted on the basis of how they handle this.

About the work

Tell me about pulling data together from several clinical applications.

What they are checking: The posting names leading data collection from various applications.

What do you know about the systems radiation oncology runs on?

What they are checking: The posting is specific to radiation oncology, which has its own record and planning systems.

How do you check that a dataset is actually telling you what you think?

What they are checking: Data that is wrong and plausible is the real risk in clinical analytics.

How would you use data to improve a clinical workflow?

What they are checking: The posting names analyzing data to optimize clinical workflows.

How do you handle patient data safely in an analysis?

What they are checking: Clinical analytics handles identifiable data and the safeguards are not optional.

Practice this interview out loud.

Offer builds a real interview for this exact role at Northwestern Medicine from your resume and this job description, asks the questions one at a time, and tells you what landed. The first one is free.

Practice this out loud

The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

Application Data Coordinator Rad Oncs for Warrenville, IL location. Lead data collection from various applications and provide direction in data management efforts to analyze data to help guide multiple programs, optimize clinical workflows and improve patient and program outcomes. Designs and supports the business and clinical processes within the departments of Radiation Oncology, including the operational environments of assigned customers. Advocates for the effective use of information systems to improve patient care. Maintains and sets the guidelines of solid technical competence for assigned customer systems. Design, develop and execute customer-based data queries for research projects for clinical use, publication, grant writing and funding reports. Serve as site administrator for participant data base. Conduct monthly data audits and create, develop and disseminate statistical participant data reports. Create and provide monthly utilization metrics for all programs. Identify program trends. Assist in the development and execution of process and quality improvement initiatives. Train all staff in the use of the Efforts to Outcome (ETO) software. Optimize user workflows, manage user roles, configure database fields. Serve as subject matter expert in various applications. Tech environment: MOSAIQ; SQL Server; writing complex SQL queries; data manipulation and analysis w/pivot tables; Constant Contact; SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence report writing; PowerPoint. $99,299/yr- $102,914/yr. + Benefits: https://jobs.nm.org/benefits. Required • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Science or related field plus 5 years of progressive experience as a Data Analyst or similar position required. Required skills: 5 years exp in each: data base system design and management; writing complex SQL queries; SQL Server; data manipulation and analysis w/pivot tables. 1 year: SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence report writing; ETO/Case management software administrator. Exp must include: providing healthcare data for research projects for publication, grant writing and funding reports. Background check and drug test required. Some telecommuting permitted. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Additional Information Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.