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Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Research Scientist 2 (Health Informatics)

Occupational Category I.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade 22

Bargaining Unit APSU-Agency Police Services Unit (PBAofNYS)

Salary Range From $79928 to $101197 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 44 Holland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Duties Description The Research Scientist 2 position will work within the Bureau of Data Analytics, Integration, and Governance and will assist in a broad range of research, data management, analysis, and reporting activities within the Division of Data Strategy and Management. The incumbent will work under the direction of the Assistant Bureau Director for Data Integration and Governance (G-27). Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:· Support classification, documentation, and storage of Division data.· Responsible for curation of the Division's research data, from data entry to archive or disposal. · Help document, implement, and promote data governance policies and best practices within the agency. · Assist and collaborate on various projects with NYS Information Technology Services and other stakeholders.· Compile reports on data governance activities, including data quality assessments and compliance checks.· Participate in ongoing efforts to enhance data governance practices, understand agency data needs, and improve overall data quality.· Compile data and policy briefs for executive leadership on key programmatic areas.· Create presentations and reports for providers and leadership based on assigned projects and tasks.· Conduct data analyses to support agency-wide initiatives related to Medicaid utilization, public health, service quality and outcomes.· Develop data visualizations showing statistics and trends for public consumption, using software such as Tableau.· Plan, design, and execute research projects, including developing research questions, formulating hypotheses, identifying an appropriate research design and methodology, and interpreting findings.· Support analysis of Medicaid data as needed.· Collaborate with other research scientists and analytical staff on all phases of research and contribute to policy recommendations based on applied research findings.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-EF1

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree and three years of professional research experience in an appropriate field (Data Science, Computer Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related field).Substitutions: Master's degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year of experience, and Ph.D. in an appropriate field may substitute for an additional year of experience. Preferred Qualifications: Strong analytic and data management skills, including dataset and code documentation. Knowledge of data governance frameworks, data architecture components, and data privacy laws. Experience with large relational health care datasets, including Medicaid data. Proficient in the use of SAS or SQL, Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point. Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau is desired. Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.

Additional Comments • The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and it's Division of Data Strategy and Management is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

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

Name Erica Fox

Telephone 518-473-4785

Fax 518-474-9902

Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 44 Holland Ave Human Resources

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and resume as an attached PDF or Word document by 3/15/25. Please reference the EOA #2025-036 in all correspondence.