Data Analyst 1

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, the Data Analyst 1 will be responsible for using analyticalprogramming languages and statistical and mathematicalcomputations, and visualization software to relay meaningful data to the Units and management of the Bureau. The incumbent will apply skills such as data mining, data engineering, data modeling, natural language processing and machine learning to extract and analyze information from structured and unstructured data sets. The incumbent will be responsible for presenting these results, in paper and presentation format, through visualizations, summaries, and reports.

Qualifications

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: A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated proficiency using analytic tools such as, but not limited to, SAS, SQL, Python, or R, Tableau, SAS BI, 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.

Additional Comments

If the Minimum Qualifications on an announcement require a degree or course work and you have obtained this education in another country, please use the following link for a list of companies that provide evaluations of foreign education for New York State employment. https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm

We accept only evaluations performed by these companies or companies that are current National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) members - http://www.naces.org. Evaluation fees must be paid by the applicant.

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...
  
  

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. 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.

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