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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/19/24

Applications Due04/02/24

Vacancy ID154104

NY HELPNo

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitleData Analyst 2 - 51574

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $81705 to $103350 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Division of Epidemiology/Bureau of Surveillance and Data Systems

Corning Tower/ESP

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12237

Minimum Qualifications Non-competitive: Bachelor’s degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, and three 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: Experience with IT systems and/or large, population-based health related data sets (e.g. SPARCS, ECLRS, CDESS), disease registries (e.g. NYSIIS), working with confidential data, public health, and analytics with relational databases. Additional experiences include use of and supervising programming tools such as SAS and SQL (or R, Python) and data analysis using relational databases.

Duties Description The Data Analyst 2 is needed for the coordination of the Bureau's syndromic surveillance efforts, focused on cannabis-related conditions, healthcare utilization, and health outcomes for both pediatric and adult populations. The Data Analyst 2 will validate and refine syndrome definitions and chief complaint filters (including cannabis abuse, dependence, and use, cannabis poisoning, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, and other cannabis-related injuries and conditions), and monitoring incoming HL7 data feeds for completeness and timeliness. The Data Analyst 2 position will monitor reports and alerts for detecting cannabis-related condition spikes and outbreaks. The Data Analyst 2 will maintain the Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System (ESSS) report module, including user acceptance testing, updating the user guide, and training users related to cannabis-use related syndromes.

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.

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

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Name Human Resources Management Group, NMH/DA2/51574

Telephone 5184861812

Fax 5184733395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street rm 2217, corning tower, Esp

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference NMH/DA2/51574 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, NMH/DA2/7276/51574, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position. Resumes will be accepted until April 2, 2024.

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