Oru Data Analyst Jobs

Company Description

A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact.

As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.

What we offer

• Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
• Impact - The work you do here matters to millions.
• Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it?
• Benefits - We care about your well-being.

Agency Description

The Managing Director’s Office (MDO) is responsible for overseeing the City of Philadelphia’s daily operations and delivering efficient, effective, and responsive public services in every neighborhood in Philadelphia. The Managing Director’s Office is a cabinet-level office with oversight of the City’s operating departments. The MDO works with operating departments to (for additional information go to: https://www.phila.gov/departments/managing-directors-office/)

• Deliver efficient, effective, and responsive public services
• Implement the mayor’s vision
• Create and successfully enact new policies

Established in February 2020, the Opioid Response Unit (ORU) is a permanent unit within the Managing Director’s Office that ensures that City departments are operating under a unified strategy in response to the overdose crisis in Philadelphia. The ORU works across departments to expand the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder, while helping impacted communities recover through coordinated efforts in community support and public safety. The ORU also collaborates with residents, providers, and community partners to mobilize a community-based response and support impacted areas.

The Data Analyst for the Opioid Response Unit (ORU) will increase the capacity of ORU to convert raw data into information that is used to support government policy and practice, in response to the overdose public health crisis. This individual will conceptualize and execute data analysis projects in partnership with City leadership and program staff from a wide range of agencies. Deliverables for this role will involve developing an analytic plan, then generating the appropriate descriptive statistics, building dashboards, and creating geospatial data products. We are looking for a detail-oriented leader with a passion for data-driven decision making and improving city government. This position requires advanced knowledge of statistics, data visualization, and ArcGIS software.

Essential Functions

• Write reproducible data analysis code in R or another language
• Access, manipulate, and combine varied datasets, including administrative City data, US Census data, and data from other publicly available sources
• Processes confidential information in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Performs spatial analysis for reports, graphics, and maps in support of planning activities
• Develop project requirements and coordinate extensively with subject matter experts, technical staff, and end-users
• Design and develop high quality cartographic products
• Establish and maintain strong relationships across City departments and external partners to support priority project reporting and delivery
• Proactively provide ideas and critical feedback—as well as being open to such constructive dialogue—as part of constantly improving ORU’s work
• Respond to ad-hoc requests for descriptive data analysis, including producing professional-looking documents or data visualizations
• Present data analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Relationship-builder: Ability to work with a variety of people and personalities, listen and ask questions to identify new inquiry opportunities, and cultivate strong relationships to ensure seamless collaboration and continued project support.
• Organized: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, estimate timelines, rework a project approach based on unforeseen challenges, work well under pressure, and set/meet reasonable deadlines.
• Excellent communicator: Ability to explain technical concepts to general audiences, explain the logic behind research decisions, craft compelling narratives about data, write and speak clearly, and cultivate effective communication among team members.
• Protective: Values protecting clients’ private information, understands relevant privacy laws, and the has ability to faithfully implement related security policies.
• Resilient: Ability to have a sense of humor, learn from mistakes, and/or return to work after experiencing a setback.
• Amplifier: Ability to amplify others’ strengths and successes and operate beyond ego and self-interest.
• Rigorous: Driven by thoughtful, quality, and detail-oriented processes, project output, and client/team interactions.
• Action-oriented: Ability to see opportunities, navigate barriers, be self-directed, and problem-solve solutions that enhance the City’s deliverables, processes, and practices.
• Curious: Ability to practice active listening, ask questions to get at the root of a problem, be open to receiving/giving constructive feedback, and have a sincere interest in learning new skills or growing old ones.

Work-Life

Working hours are generally 37.5 hours per week. Our team is currently hybrid with both virtual and in-office days, however the position can opt to come in the office each day if desired

Qualifications

• Ability to perform geospatial visualization and analysis (maps, dashboards, etc.), preferably using ESRI’s ArcPro and/or ArcOnline software
• Experience with at least one statistical programming language, such as R (preferred), Python, SAS, STATA, etc.
• Proficiency in applied quantitative research methods & statistics
• Experience working with relational datasets
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the field of substance use response, policy, and/or data analysis
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Education: At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in public policy, psychology, sociology, political science, statistics, economics, mathematics, urban planning, or another field of relevance to local government. Master’s degree preferred.
• Familiarity with applied research designs and/or program evaluation
• Experience developing data visualizations consistent with the principles of inclusive design
• Experience in data management and cleaning best practices
• Experience managing projects, particularly projects that require collaboration across different groups or teams.

The City of Philadelphia is interested in hiring the best possible candidate for the role. We recognize that experience, education, and qualifications can be attained in a variety of ways and that many skill sets are transferable. If you feel you’re a good fit, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Additional Information

TO APPLY: Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, writing sample, references and resume.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000

Did you know?

• The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
• 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
• Generous retirement savings options are available
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents

Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to [email protected].

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