Data Analyst 1

The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs hires a Data Analyst 1 to support agency operations through data analysis, interpretation, and management. The role develops and maintains reporting deliverables, responds to data requests, evaluates and prepares data, and works with stakeholders on analytical models and performance recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation, development, and maintenance of dashboards, reports, and general data analysis deliverables that are used to identify trends, deliver insights, monitor agency operations, and evaluate the impact of agency initiatives
• Support the creation of agency-wide best practices and standards for data analysis and data management
• Fulfill customer requests for ad-hoc report requests, data extracts, or general data analysis requests
• Analyze, clean, and interpret data from disparate sources for inclusion into written reports, measuring data findings against the criteria, critical benchmarks, and objectives identified and defined by Executive Leadership and in alignment with the agency’s strategic plan
• Evaluate data sources to determine any limitations in terms of reliability or usability
• Perform data extraction, aggregation, and quality checks
• Work with various stakeholders to develop and build models in support of analytic use cases; identify trends and patterns in data sources
• Perform the tasks of major assignments related to the analysis and interpretation of data used in the development of recommendations for improved performance

Benefits

• Holiday & Paid Time Off (specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service).
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) (specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service).
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System (specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service).
• Affordable Health Care options (specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service).
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost (specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service).
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan (specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service).
• Access to NY 529 College Savings Program (specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, and length of State service).
• Telecommuting, subject to applying and obtaining management approval under the Justice Center’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

Company

• New York state agency operating and regulating mental health services
• Albany, New York, USA
• https://omh.ny.gov/
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• bachelor's degree and either: satisfactory completion of a two-year traineeship or two years of experience* in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools
• A master's degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, 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
• Bachelor's degree and either: satisfactory completion of a two-year traineeship or two years of experience* in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools
• bachelor’s degree and either: satisfactory completion of a two-year traineeship or two years of experience* in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools.
• A master’s degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, 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.

Required skills

Experience

• 2+ years