Data Analyst 1 - 3498

Description

Duties Description

The Data Analyst 1 will work in the Office of Public Health’s,Vital Records in the Data Management and Analytics Unit. In this role they will be responsible for tranforming the data available into meaningful insights, reports, and visualizations. These will be used by the Department of Health (DOH) to make improvements to not only NYS's vital records process, but also further DOH's goal of improving the quality of health in NYS Citizens. This will be accomplished using data mining, data engineering, data cleaning, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to analyze data sets. The incumbent will also use analytical programming languages, statistical and mathmatical computations, and visualization software. The incumbent will be responsible for presenting results through visualizations, summaries, and reports.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Non-competitive: four years of experience* in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools and satisfactory completion of a two-year traineeship; OR six 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: A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated proficiency using languages such as, but not limited to, SQL, Python, R, or SAS, along with visualization software such as Tableau, SAS BI, or Power BI. Experience with machine learning and predictive analysis. Experience and/or strong understanding on data engineering processes like data infrastructure design, building data pipelines, cloud integration and computing. Experience in selecting and adapting new technologies and AI tools. Experience in public health research utilizing peer reviewed journals, large demographics and/or public health program data to analyze and interpret results and findings for drawing conclusions and making recommendations. Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain very technical topics to non-technical stakeholders, and the ability to work well in a team.

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.

This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation.

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

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone 518-486-1812 or email [email protected] to make a request.

The NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate of the position (beginning of the salary range). Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations, and negotiated union contracts.