Data Analyst 2, Central Office

Duties Description

The Office of Financial Management, Strategic Financial & Managed Care Group is recruiting to fill a Data Analyst 2, G-23,position. The Data Analytics Unit in Strategic Finance and Managed Care Group is charged with the responsibility to manage the fiscal component of several key initiatives, many of which are related to the preservation of reimbursement for and the ability of community providers of mental health services to operate solvently, maintain system-wide capacity and provide desperately needed services to the younger population of New York State dealing with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)concerns. The incumbent will be tasked with Duties and responsibilities including, but not limited to

• Developing and maintaining information and data reports that are necessary to evaluate managed care organizations’ performance.
• Contributing to the development of programs and policies using data analysis (including analysis of Medicaid fee-for-service and encounter data, Health Home data, Provider Network data and other data).
• Respond to ad hoc data analysis requests and provide results or solutions within required timeframes.
• Using plans submitted data and State provider database to monitor children provider network adequacy and access to behavioral health services.
• Contribution to the design of Managed Care Organization’s reporting template and data analysis process.
• Collaborating with internal and external data users to identify data needs and provide analytical insights.
• Develop, maintain, and support other data-related processes
• Prepare, interpret and present data-driven results to non-data audiences, including Board of Directors at OMH, decision-making leadership of healthcare providers and Managed Care Organizations.
• Generate narrative reports, charts and table visualizations for presentations using data visualization software.

Minimum Qualifications

Non-competitive: one year of permanent service as a Data Analyst 1 OR seven years of experience in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools.

• An associate’s degree may substitute for two years of general experience;

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 the specialized experience.

A Ph.D. in the above fields may substitute for two years of the specialized experience.

• Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with the following

• analyzing large, complex, multi-dimensional datasets using a variety of tools;
• statistical software (e.g., SAS, R), data analytic programming and database languages (e.g., SQL, PL/SQL);
• research, development, and support of data visualization techniques;
• BI tools such as Tableau, PowerBI
• solving analytical problems using statistical approaches;

Additional Comments

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Specific scheduled hours and telecommuting availability for this position will be discussed during the interview process. Please note, employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to operational needs and Agency Telecommuting Program Guidelines.