Data Analyst 3 - 78142

New York State Department of Health; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday & Paid Time Off

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Pension from NYS Employees’ Retirement

Shift & Geographic pay differentials

Affordable Health Care options

Dental and vision benefits

NYS Deferred Compensation plan

529 College Savings Program & ABLE

U.S. Savings Bonds

Job summary

The New York State Department of Health seeks a Data Analyst 3 to lead the DataMart and Health Home Tracking System units within the Bureau of Process and Product Management. You will supervise, prioritize work, review analyses, and ensure data solutions align with the bureau’s strategic goals.

Responsibilities include overseeing design, development, testing, and maintenance, building SME-level expertise, and coordinating with program staff and external partners to deliver robust analytics and

Qualifications

• Nine years of experience in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools.
• Substitution: an associate’s degree may substitute for two years of general experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years; a master’s may substitute for one year; a Ph.D. may substitute for two years.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing dataMarts and the Health Home Tracking System (HHTS) development, testing, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Developing subject matter expertise to support DDSA and Health Home analytics.
• Cultivating dialogue with stakeholders to align organizational goals.
• Reviewing analytics, prioritization, and release schedules.
• Conducting data quality checks to identify and correct defects.

Skills

Data visualization

Statistical models

Data mining tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in data or related field

Master’s degree in data or related field

Ph.D. in data or related field

Job description

Job Summary

The Office of Health Insurance Programs, within the Division of Data Services & Analytic in the Bureau of Process and Product Management is seeking a Data Analyst 3.

Description

The Bureau of Process and Product Management is responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of data systems and DataMarts designed to support Division analytics. The DataMart Unit is responsible for working closely with other bureaus and NYS Medicaid program areas to create curated data models in OHIP’s warehouse for ad-hoc reporting, including integrating new H.R.1 data sources into a usable format to support analytics. The Health Home Tracking System (HHTS) Unit is responsible for developing, updating, testing, and managing the Health Home Tracking System (HHTS) in collaboration with the health home program teams and system developers. This Data Analyst 3 position will work as a Unit Lead for both the DataMart and the HHTS Unit. In this capacity, this position will be responsible for supervision; prioritizing and assigning Unit work; reviewing data analyses, design documentation, and user documentation for accuracy and efficiency; and ensuring Unit work support the Bureau’s strategic goals.

The Incumbent Will Be Responsible For The Following

• Overseeing those responsible for the design, development, testing, and lifecycle maintenance of DDSA DataMarts and the HHTS.
• Developing subject matter expertise within these Units to ensure system and data analytics support for DDSA and the Health Home program.
• Cultivating strong dialogue, relationships, and collaboration between the Bureau and key stakeholders, both programmatic and technical, to ensure aligned organizational goals.
• Reviewing, coordinating, and signing off on analytics, work prioritization, and release schedules.
• Conducting data quality checks to help identify, document, and correct data defects

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Nine years of experience* in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools

• Substitution: An associate’s degree may substitute for two years of general experience; or a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of general experience. A master’s degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, may substitute for one year of general experience; or a Ph.D. in these fields may substitute for two years of general experience.

Preferred Qualifications: The desired candidate with have over 5 years of experience in NYS Medicaid, coordinating many complex, high priority analytics projects, with major policy implications, across multiple analysts, and in close cooperation and continued collaboration with program staff. Moreover, the desired candidate should be experienced with and capable of contributing, as an analytics subject matter expert, to a large and robust data systems practice, and represent the organization to outside vendors, contractors, and consultants.

Additional Comments

When reviewing qualifications, omissions and vagueness cannot be interpreted in the candidate’s favor. Candidates are responsible for providing accurate and clear descriptions of their experience demonstrating how they meet the minimum qualifications.

Benefits

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

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