Data Analyst

Title Data Analyst Location Indianapolis IN (Hybrid) Duration 8 Months Interview Type Webcam only Job Type C2C,W2 Job Description

Data Analyst role within the Office of Data and Analytics' (ODA) Data Visualization & Data Science teams will support the management, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of data for public health insight.

• The Data Analyst will conduct general data analysis, contribute to complex data analysis, complete data quality checks, build visualization and reports, present key findings, and support the work of the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation program (TPC) as well as the Healthcare Associated Infection-Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI-AR) program in partnership with ODA.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Using epidemiologic strategies, interpret and analyze data using statistical techniques and aid in providing ongoing oral and written reports to guide in decision-making.
• Perform analyses with survey data via SAS, including the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Youth Tobacco Survey data
• Perform analyses with large healthcare datasets, including hospital discharge and long-term care facility data
• Possess knowledge of survey data and statistical regression analyses
• Ability to perform statistical calculations on datasets, including age-adjusted rates
• Ability to create data visualizations in Tableau, including knowledge of basic data preparation, cleaning, merging, and relationship joins
• Ability to design research questions related to testing the effectiveness of public health programs or interventions
• Ability to create data reports, especially with Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) data, antimicrobial stewardship data, and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) data
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel and SAS to support the creation of data reports and visualizations

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Experience analyzing data and reporting relevant results in a professional non-academic setting. Required 1 Years Experience using Tableau for data visualization Required 1 Years Experience using SAS for data analysis and reporting Required 1 Years Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) independently in a professional setting Required 2 Years Experience using R or Python for data analysis and reporting Highly desired Experience using SQL to query a relational database Highly desired Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written Required Ability to work in a team environment with multiple and fluid demands Required Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities Required