Lead Data Analyst

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Title: Lead Data Analyst

$27.13 - $39.65 / Posted Thru: 8-20-23

Location: Remote/Virtual - Must Live in Michigan

Purpose: The person in this position serves as a Lead Data Analyst in the Drinking Water and Environmental Sampling Unit (DWESU). This position plays a pivotal team role in data system development, data management, and data analysis for environmental sampling response activities and functions as part of the Chemical Planning and Response Section in the MDHHS Division of Environmental Health.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Data Systems, Management, and Analysis (60% of time)

• Research, collect, consolidate, analyzes, and maintain drinking water and environmental sampling data necessary to meet program reporting and evaluation requirements, and the goals of the agency program or service.
• Receive, review, and enter data into an online data collection tool.
• Ensure accurate and complete data-related documentation including (but not limited to): data dictionaries, codebooks, data entry protocols, data cleaning and verification processes, and data analysis techniques.
• Propose data collection instrument improvements, where appropriate and viable.
• Perform standardized mathematical computations to identify and correct potential data- or system-related errors.
• Consolidate data and prepares reports.

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (20% of time)

• Create, implement, and enhance procedures to ensure environmental sampling data collected in the field meets standards for quality and completeness.
• Develop QAQC procedures to ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality of field collected data.

Project Support (20% of time)

• Support development of program, unit, section metrics.
• Review and edit data management plans to ensure accuracy.
• Develop standard operating procedures and process flow documentation for unit-level operations.
• Establish, administer, and evaluate programs, recommend program policies and procedures, and design forms.
• Conduct research and analysis, prepare reports, and conduct correspondence related to the work activities of the departmental program area.
• Analyze on-going program operations and recommend modifications of policies and procedures to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop and recommend alternative state and departmental strategies to address and resolve a variety of issues and problems.
• Participate at division, section, unit, and project meetings, as directed.
• Attend project-related trainings, as appropriate.
• Perform related work as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major required.

Experience: Three years of post-bachelor's degree professional experience required.

Important Skills and Characteristics:

• Ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate a variety of data for use in program development and analysis.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of research and analysis.
• Knowledge of the principles of administrative management, office procedures, and reporting.
• Knowledge of the tools of management, such as methods development, procedural manuals, training materials, operating controls, records and reports, and studies applicable in evaluating programs or services.
• Knowledge of the principles and methods of research, statistics, operational analysis, and finance of public and private programs.
• Knowledge of the initiation, development, accomplishment, and evaluation of public programs or services.
• Knowledge of the legislative process and governmental organization and structure.
• Ability to analyze and assess operations from the standpoint of management controls, systems, and procedures.
• Ability to establish program or service procedures, policies, or guidelines and to relate these to objectives.
• Ability to prepare requests for proposals and program agreements.
• Ability to organize, evaluate, and present information effectively.
• Ability to interpret laws, rules, and regulations relative to the work.
• Ability to formulate plans, procedures, and controls in a program or service area.
• Ability to learn and utilize computer processes.
• Ability to design forms.
• Ability to organize and coordinate the work of others.
• Ability to set priorities and assign work to other professionals.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Job may require moderate physical effort including lifting materials and equipment.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: No assigned responsibility.

IMPACT ON PROJECTS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS: This position has a direct impact on the quality of services provided by MPHI to MDHHS.

REQUIRED COMMUNICATION

"For purposes of employment standards, this classification is "Non-Exempt" from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act."

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