Data Analyst 1 - 0791, 7325 Jobs

Agency Health, Department of

Title Data Analyst 1 - 0791, 7325

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $61270 to $77912 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address OQPS, Center for Health Data Innovation

Corning Tower

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Minimum Qualifications Non-competitive: bachelor’s degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, and either: satisfactory completion of a two-year traineeship or two years of experience* in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools*Substitution: A master’s degree in the above fields may substitute for one year of the specialized experience. A Ph.D. in the above fields may substitute for two years of the specialized experience.Preferred Qualifications: Strong data analytic skills and programming experience using languages and tools such as SAS, Python, R, Tableau, SQL, ArcGIS systems and others. Experience with data analytics and engineering technologies. Familiarity with healthcare and public health data.

Duties Description "The Data Analyst 1 position will will work under direction of data analyst 2 to develop and build data engineering models and programs in the Data Engineering Unit under the Bureau of Informatics and Technologies in Center for Health Data Innovation. The Data Engineering Unit is responsible for developing and operating large scale, enterprise data solutions and application that helps to guide policy and decision-making in healthcare and public health.The incumbent will prepare data, drafts technical requirements and data definitions for new data models and data pipelines from ingestion to consumption in several large data systems overseen by the Center for Health Data Innovation including the All-Payer Database (APD); the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS); the Provider Network Data System (PNDS); and the Health Data New York (HealthDataNY) platform. The Data Analyst 1 will assess data structure in current data sources and how they can be used to produce desired reports to further the department’s use of these data and systems to answer questions during public health crises, contribute to research, and support policy analysis. The incumbent will performs data extraction, aggregation, and quality checks from multiple sources and tables in support of trend identification and root cause analysis and summarizes results, creates written reports and collaborates with staff in support of innovative and effective dashboards and data visualizations to promote health care quality and patient safety.Duties include, but are not limited to: Perform the data engineering processes handling the ingestion, cleaning, and structuring of data under the direction of the Data Analyst 2 and the Data Engineering Unit manager.; Program scalable and efficient data pipelines several large data systems overseen by the Center for Health Data Innovation in programming languages including SAS, Python or SQL.; Build and maintain ELT/ETL integration processes required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources in both on premise and cloud environments.; Collaborate with other staff and external partners to ensure support for all data sets and processes running in production.; Coordinate with Data Analyst 2 to collect program requirements, translate requirements to technical documentation, and compile methodology/code to support for major quality, patient safety and public health initiatives.; Assess data structures of current data systems in the Center for Health Data Innovation and how they can be used to produce desired reports.; Utilize cloud based data analytics technology solutions to support both regular reports and analyses as well as research on health outcomes of interest.; Prepare data for analysis and reporting using data wrangling techniques (joining, merging, stacking, cleansing, transposing, aggregating, transforming, etc.).; Develop basic predictive models and assess results to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.; Produce and interpret univariate analyses to identify patterns, outliers, and errors in data.; Assist in the systems management, data management, and testing of systems used for data quality; develop scripts and data pipelines to automate these tasks.; and Other duties as assigned."

Additional Comments Benefits of Working for NYSGenerous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:Holiday & Paid Time Off

• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional developmentHealth Care Benefits
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost Additional Benefits
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF/CSEA
• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
• Up to Eight (8) days of paid sick leave annually for M/C
• And many more.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
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership

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Name Human Resources Management Group, , LAK/DA1/0791/7325

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter, preferably in PDF format, by email to [email protected], with Reference LAK/DA1/0791/7325 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, LAK/DA1/0791/7325, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.