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DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES Data Analyst V in Austin, Texas

Job/Position DescriptionData Analyst V performs highly advanced (senior-level) evaluation of vital statistics data for Vital Statistics Section, management, legislative entities, and Vital Statistics Federal Partners. The DA V reports to the Director of the Vital Statistics Section. The Data Analyst V performs moderate supervisory work overseeing the daily activities of the data management team, including establishing goals and objectives, setting priorities and standards to achieve established goals, and evaluating team activities. The DA V oversees the development, implementation, and analyzes of vital statistics data projects; the review and analysis of legislation, regulations, and policy requiring evaluation activities; and the preparation and presentation of evaluation findings. The DA V applies advanced evaluative and statistical methods to vital statistics data; writes advanced scripts and code for computer based statistical software. To enhance understanding of Vital Statistics Section programs and issues, this position prepares a variety of reports, studies, and other deliverables for Vital Statistics administration and policy analysts containing analyses of vital statistics data, the methods and procedures used, and the relevant sources referenced. The DA V provides consultation and assistance to internal and external staff and other Department of State Health Services agencies in developing evaluative methods and strategies for more effective reporting of data and analyses. Supervises Data Management team to insure team goals are met. Performs work under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.Essential Job Functions(35%) Manages the planning, designing, and development of SQL code programming and report layout to ensure user data requests are properly translated for use in statistical modeling and graphic analysis reports and follow prescribed security measures. Manages data extraction from TER, TxEVER and other agency databases using SQL code. Oversees the evaluation of data management team activities to insure that daily, weekly, and annual performance measures are met. Serves as the Vital Statistics liaison to the Center for Disease Control/National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS) to provide timely vital statistics data per the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP) contract. Manages activities of the data management team in preparing a reports, studies, and other deliverables containing analyses of vital statistics data related to births, deaths and fetal deaths by establish goals and objectives for improving data quality, safeguarding vital record data and meeting delivery timelines. Oversees the development and implementation of research methods and analytical procedures for evaluating vital statistics data; applying advanced statistical methods to vital statistics data; coordinating project design, planning statistical analysis and/or reporting. Oversees the development of advanced scripts and code for computer based statistics applications (statistical modeling/graphic analysis), and documents processes and procedures for technical and non-technical TER/TxEVER users. Serves as expert regarding VSS data integrity, and performs quality assurance activities of VSS data.(25%) Directly supervises a multidisciplinary data and reporting staff. Supervision includes screening, interviewing and hiring positions, assigning work, developing performance standards, completing performance evaluations https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=596593 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.

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