BUSINESS ANALYTICS DATA SUPERVISOR (PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR (OPTION 6C - HEALTH STATISTICS)
Posting Identification Number 39436
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire an Epidemiologist and Business Analytics Data Supervisor within the Business Analytics Unit. This position designs, develops, and composes technical and non-technical reports on mental health service delivery, survey research and performance indicators and measures; develops and implements key performance indicators and measures for mental health service delivery applying National Mental Health data standards such as National Outcome Measures, Uniform Reporting Systems, and specific state defined performance measures; develops and implements service, operational, and epidemiological research using advanced research design methodology, including research requirements related to human subjects, to evaluate service delivery, penetration/utilization rates and treatment processes; and provides consultation to DMH staff regarding data analysis strategies, research design and survey implementation. This position provides a great opportunity for a self-motivated individual who is focused on ensuring that the division receives analytic services to facilitate mission focused activities in the most efficient, effective manner possible. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent analytics capabilities, effective communication skills, and strong leadership skills.
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as the Division’s Epidemiologist and the Business Analytics Data Supervisor within the Business Analytics Unit.
- Serves as a working supervisor.
- Designs, develops, and composes technical and non-technical reports on mental health service delivery, survey research and performance indicators and measures.
- Develops and implements key performance indicators and measures for mental health service delivery applying National Mental Health data standards such as National Outcome Measures, Uniform Reporting Systems, and specific state defined performance measures.
- Develops and implements service, operational, and epidemiological research using advanced research design methodology, including research requirements related to human subjects, to evaluate service delivery, penetration/utilization rates and treatment processes.
- Provides consultation to DMH staff regarding data analysis strategies, research design and survey implementation.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in epidemiology, demography, biostatistics, sociology, psychology, economics, or related social science research field from an accredited university.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of professional experience in applied epidemiology, biostatistics, or in population or related research field.
Preferred Qualifications
- A master’s degree with courses in statistics, epidemiology, or psychology with an emphasis on research.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in the analysis of outpatient and inpatient mental health claims and demographic and descriptive data using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), SAS, Toad for Data Analysis, or other statistical software.
- Two (2) years of professional experience with evidence-based practice/service implementation and other mental health programs in community mental health settings.
- Two (2) years of professional experience working with SPSS/SAS syntax, SQL, and other databases structures.
- Two (2) years of professional experience working with epidemiological principles and their application to mental health services and operational research.
- Two (2) years of professional experience in the application of advanced research design methodology and development of performance measures and indicators.