Duties Description The Research Scientist 3 will work as the Senior Researcher within the Bureau of Medicaid Data Reporting and Analysis and will lead/assist in a broad range of research, analysis, reporting, and evaluation activities within the Division of Data Strategy and Technology Management, as well as supervising junior staff that will provide operational support to the Research Agenda and Peer Review process. The incumbent will work under the direction of the Bureau Director and Assistant Director.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Supervise a team that will extract, clean, merge, recode, and/or analyze administrative data sets available in OPWDD including those for quality measurement, billing, external survey projects, service enrollment, Medicaid utilization, and other routine or ad-hoc reporting as assigned.
• 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. Data sources may include, but are not limited to, Medicaid data, enrollment data, case management records, survey data and data from other agencies and organizations.
• Establish and model analytical rigor and effective use of statistical methods to analyze a large amount of data, including using advanced statistical techniques and mathematical analyses.
• Collaborate with other research scientists and analytical staff on all phases of research and contribute to healthcare policy recommendations based on applied research findings.
• Assist in planning, designing, and executing research projects, including developing research questions, formulating hypotheses, identifying an appropriate research design and methodology, and interpreting findings.
• Assist in developing and executing new and/or highly complex algorithms and statistical predictive models and determining analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate potential future outcomes.
• Identify metrics that measure progress in outcome achievement and assist in program management and evaluation of OPWDD policy.
• Supervise junior staff that will compile data to support policy briefs for senior staff on key programmatic areas.
• Assist in creating presentations, visualizations, statistical briefs, develop research ideas, draft research manuscripts and reports based on assigned projects and tasks.
• Develop data visualizations showing statistics and trends for public consumption, using software such as Tableau.
• Work with Research Director to assist in implementation and support of Research Agenda.
• Work with Research Director to assist in implementation and support of Peer Review process for Research Scientist titles within OPWDD.
• Respond to routine and ad hoc data requests.
• Assist in identifying and implementing automation of workflow.
• Other projects as assigned.
The incumbent will be expected to perform these duties under general supervision.
Telecommuting per OPWDD's policy will be discussed at interview.
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Minimum Qualifications Non Competitive:
Bachelor's degree and four years of professional research experience in an appropriate field (Biostatistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Services research, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, or related fields).
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, statistical, and data management skills. Experience with analyzing, extracting, merging, and linking large relational health care datasets, including Medicaid data. Proficient in the use of SAS or SQL, or other equivalent statistical software; and knowledge of statistical methods and their application for predictive analytics. Proficient in Microsoft applications suite including Excel, Word and Power Point. Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau and/or Power BI is desired. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
Additional Comments • The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA).
• If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at [redacted] or email [redacted] to obtain information and RA forms.
• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Paid Holidays and Leave:
° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
• Health Care Coverage:
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.
• Paid Parental Leave:
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
• Retirement Program:
Participate in The NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.
• Professional Development and Education and Training:
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visithttps://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.
• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
Name Central Office Human Resources
Fax (518) 474-9902
Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Address
Street Central Office Human Resources
44 Holland Ave
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12229
Notes on Applying Please email your cover letter and resume to MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov and reference vacancy ID in your email.
