Application Due By: 11/24/2009

Title

Research Scientist 2 (Biostatistics)

Location

Office of Health Insurance Programs, Division of Quality Management and Evaluation, Bureau of Outcomes Research/Medicaid Encounter Data
Corning Tower, ESP
Albany, NY  12237

Regions

 0

Salary

 $60616 to $74597

Grade

 22

Additional Salary

 $

Classification

 Civil Service

Work Hours

Work Days

 Mon - Fri

Employment Type

 Full Time

Appointment Type

 Permanent

Jurisdictional Class

 Non-Competitive

Bargaining Unit/MC

 PS&T - PEF

Duties/ Responsibilities

Working in the Bureau of Outcomes Research, the Research Scientist 2 must have the ability to work with considerable independence in all phases of the research process, with primary concentration in data management, must have strong familiarity with the States Medicaid database systems, experience in accessing and manipulating data elements from the Medicaid datamart; will be expected to participate in all phases of research supporting Medicaid quality improvement and health outcomes, including problem definition, literature review, use of statistical models, complex analysis, and applicable software, manuscript preparation, report writing, and interpretation and reporting of findings; must be knowledgeable and understand statistical, clinical, financial, fiscal and public health models in assessing quality and performance of health plan care delivery and outcomes. The incumbent will be expected to assist in the development and implementation of risk-adjusted rates of Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) health plans using claim-based tools (such as 3M Clinical Risk Grouper Software); use nationally recognized outcome indicators when conducting trend analysis of potentially preventable inpatient admissions of MMC beneficiaries; create linkages between Medicaid encounter data systems and SPARCS inpatient data and investigate discrepancies in health plan reporting patterns; design, execute and communicate with stakeholders' periodic statistical reports on health service utilization and performance, data validations/completeness and other plan performance indicators. The incumbent must be able to manage projects and produce deliverables according to a fixed timeframe.

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics or related field and three years of recent professional research experience in healthcare analysis. A masters degree in one of the above fields and two years of professional research experience in healthcare analysis OR a doctorate in one of the above fields.
Must have extensive knowledge and experience using SAS for data management, complex analysis, and research purposes. Experience conducting analysis and research involving large databases including Medicaid encounter, claims, and pharmacy data. Expert knowledge and experience with analysis and research projects involving clinical, finance, performance, and quality measures to assess health plan and care delivery outcomes. Familiarity with predictive modeling applications and claim based risk assessment tools. Must be able to work independently to manage projects, make presentations of findings, prepare manuscripts and write reports. Expert knowledge of SAS and other programming tools to assess Medicaid encounter data for validity, reliability and consistency, familiarity with other large health-related databases and the ability to link them with New York Medicaid datamart, must have the ability to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each data source and the ability to cleanse the data accordingly.

"Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity."

Contact Name

Human Resources Management Group, 87320/RS2/LAB

Address

Corning Tower - Rm 2276
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237

Phone

(518) 486-1812

Fax

(518) 474-6771

E-Mail

resume@health.state.ny.us

Additional Instructions

Submit a resume to Human Resources Management Group, 87320/RS2/LAB, Room 2276, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12237-0012, or by email to resume@health.state.ny.us with a subject line 87320/RS2/LAB, or by fax to (518) 474-6771, no later than November 24, 2009.