Data Analyst 3 - 78151

Duties Description The Division of Data Services & Analytics/Bureau of Data Insights and Research provides high-quality, state-of-the-art data services to the Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP) and its Department of Health (DOH) partners that are collaborative, aligned with policy, and proactively inform strategy and decision-making. The Bureau is responsible for ad-hoc, dashboards, enrollment and fiscal analyses related to H.R.1 impacts, including community engagement and six-month renewals. The Data Distribution Unit is primarily responsible for enrollment support across OHIP and will play an integral part in H.R.1 implementation.

The Data Analyst 3 position will serve as the Data Distribution Unit lead and will perform the following duties:

Coordinates the analysis of trends in data sources and the assessment of data structures.

Reviews data sources and reports produced by staff for accuracy.

Conducts the most difficult analysis of data.

Meets with business areas to discuss the development of the agency strategy for analytics solutions.

Oversee the drafting of informational documents on analytics solutions.

Reviews and suggests improvements to current or planned systems and processes.

Supervises a team of Data Analyst 1 and Data Analyst 2 staff.

Minimum Qualifications Non-competitive: 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: 3 or more years of Medicaid experience, subject matter expertise in different Medicaid programs, fiscal development, SQL, and Tableau visualization

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.

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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