PTR#117432 is lead posting for PTR#134192 **Bidders – Please note that you will be required to provide an updated resume to the hiring supervisor/manager for this position.**

***This posting may be used to fill multiple openings*** The Senior Healthcare Data Analyst position is part of the Data Analysis Team which is collectively responsible for analyzing health care data for purposes such as estimating the need for health care services, evaluating and improving payment methodologies, estimating the impact of changes in delivery and payment systems, and measuring health care outcomes. Members of the team interpret data and study results to inform management of possible policy and program changes and execute highly technical analyses necessary to support management decisions and strategic planning for program outcomes and cost analyses. Members of the team also provide technical direction and consultation to management and staff and represent the division on planning teams charged with collection and dissemination of information related to the above activities. This position is responsible for core data analyst functions such as responding to requests for complex data extraction and analytics, producing and interpreting data summaries and reports, interfacing with internal and external customers, participating on and leading cross-functional project teams, supporting various research projects within the Division, maintaining subject matter expertise in select aspects of the Department of Human Services (DHS) data and data systems, and participating in special projects as needed. There also is an expectation that data analysts will be an active participant in team, section and division-level functions such as planning, process improvement and documentation efforts, and quality improvement efforts. Responsibilities include: • Assisting internal and external customers with defining data needs, accessing DHS data using complex queries, and transforming data into useful forms using state-of-the-art tools and rigorous methodologies. • Performing high-quality data analysis and interpretation in order to distill useful information from the data and presenting that information in a customer-friendly format. • Providing technical consultation to management and staff within the organization. Participating on and leading cross-functional and cross-organizational project teams working on defining data needs and designing solutions.

Three years of professional experience that demonstrates the following: • Experience in SAS and/or other statistical software such as Stata, SPSS, R, etc.. • Experience with relational databases and/or data warehouse environments. • Experience with data extraction, data analysis, data transformation and interpretation. • Demonstrated familiarity with health care data such as medical claims, public health data, electronic medical records, disease registries, or vital statistics data ***Bachelor’s degree in health care administration, health services research, public health or related social science field may substitute for 1 year of professional experience; OR Master’s degree in health care administration, health services research, public health or related social science field may substitute for 2 year of professional experience***