NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Research Scientist 4 (Biostatistics/Health Services Research)
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, Albany, New York, United States
Research Scientist 4 (Biostatistics/Health Services Research)
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Research Scientist 4 (Biostatistics/Health Services Research)
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NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities . Pay Range
Base pay: $106,898.00/yr – $131,665.00/yr Responsibilities
Act as a senior leader in a bureau devoted to reporting and analysis of complex Medicaid and OPWDD internal data, providing technical expertise and daily management. Lead the formulation and conduct of research plans and project proposals, utilizing sophisticated research and analytic techniques. Take major responsibility for projects with occasional supervision. Identify research areas that impact agency operations and conduct independent research. Monitor project status, prepare reports, ad hoc data requests, studies, dashboards, and other data products. Identify and mitigate risks associated with all work plans, projects and activities. Supervise, train and manage supporting staff engaged in complex data extracts, routine data management and cleaning, and production of reports. Maintain clear lines of communication with the Bureau Director and support Bureau Director activities as needed. Use a wide range of research methods and data sources to conduct descriptive and inferential analyses to support agency-wide initiatives related to Medicaid utilization, public health, service quality and outcomes. Collaborate with other research scientists and analytical staff across the Division and Agency on all phases of research to contribute to policy recommendations. Develop, execute new and highly complex algorithms and statistical predictive models and determine analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate potential future outcomes. Manage analytical projects from data exploration, model building, performance evaluation, through implementation, and develop work plans and monitor progress for self and subordinates. Interact with a multidisciplinary team of internal and external peers to communicate progress and outcomes of planned work regularly, effectively, and openly. Assist in developing and evaluating key care quality and service delivery data and presenting findings to assist in assessment and development of related policies and procedures. Assist in automating workflows, data cleaning, data extraction, and reporting to maximize efficiencies while maintaining quality. Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and five years of professional research experience in public health, epidemiology, medicine, program evaluation, statistics, biostatistics, psychology, sociology, social science, economics, information science, or a related area. Master’s degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year of experience. Ph.D. in an appropriate field may substitute for an additional year of experience. Strong statistical and data management skills. Project Management skills. Proficient in the use of data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI. Experience with SAS, SPSS, R and/or SQL (SAS experience preferred), Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point. Experience extracting, merging, and linking health care datasets, including Medicaid data, for advanced statistical analysis. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Ability to work independently and in a team environment. Equal Opportunity
OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Join the
Research Scientist 4 (Biostatistics/Health Services Research)
role at
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities . Pay Range
Base pay: $106,898.00/yr – $131,665.00/yr Responsibilities
Act as a senior leader in a bureau devoted to reporting and analysis of complex Medicaid and OPWDD internal data, providing technical expertise and daily management. Lead the formulation and conduct of research plans and project proposals, utilizing sophisticated research and analytic techniques. Take major responsibility for projects with occasional supervision. Identify research areas that impact agency operations and conduct independent research. Monitor project status, prepare reports, ad hoc data requests, studies, dashboards, and other data products. Identify and mitigate risks associated with all work plans, projects and activities. Supervise, train and manage supporting staff engaged in complex data extracts, routine data management and cleaning, and production of reports. Maintain clear lines of communication with the Bureau Director and support Bureau Director activities as needed. Use a wide range of research methods and data sources to conduct descriptive and inferential analyses to support agency-wide initiatives related to Medicaid utilization, public health, service quality and outcomes. Collaborate with other research scientists and analytical staff across the Division and Agency on all phases of research to contribute to policy recommendations. Develop, execute new and highly complex algorithms and statistical predictive models and determine analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate potential future outcomes. Manage analytical projects from data exploration, model building, performance evaluation, through implementation, and develop work plans and monitor progress for self and subordinates. Interact with a multidisciplinary team of internal and external peers to communicate progress and outcomes of planned work regularly, effectively, and openly. Assist in developing and evaluating key care quality and service delivery data and presenting findings to assist in assessment and development of related policies and procedures. Assist in automating workflows, data cleaning, data extraction, and reporting to maximize efficiencies while maintaining quality. Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and five years of professional research experience in public health, epidemiology, medicine, program evaluation, statistics, biostatistics, psychology, sociology, social science, economics, information science, or a related area. Master’s degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year of experience. Ph.D. in an appropriate field may substitute for an additional year of experience. Strong statistical and data management skills. Project Management skills. Proficient in the use of data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI. Experience with SAS, SPSS, R and/or SQL (SAS experience preferred), Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point. Experience extracting, merging, and linking health care datasets, including Medicaid data, for advanced statistical analysis. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Ability to work independently and in a team environment. Equal Opportunity
OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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