NEWCOMER HEALTH ANALYST

This is a term-limited position and funding cannot be guaranteed beyond January 15, 2023.

Be BOLD and make a real difference . . .

Do you desire a career that provides you with opportunities to improve the world around you? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a career position that makes a direct impact on improving the lives of Colorado citizens. Our mission is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play. Our vision is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

 If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 10 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college level courses including Masters degree programs
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and
• A variety of employee resource groups

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to:  https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch

The Work Unit:
This position serves on a team of analysts in the Newcomer Health Program. In addition to analysis for core functions of the unit funded by the Colorado Department of Human Services, this position conducts analysis and reporting for the Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health and COVID-19 reporting requirements, specifically related to health conditions among newcomers both domestically and overseas. The position will serve as a primary point of contact for newcomer and mapping analyses for the COE. The position requires extensive knowledge in statistical analysis and biostatistical principles, with emphasis on the visual display of data via a business intelligence tool. The position is responsible for taking large amounts of data from a variety of sources and pooling and manipulating data for aggregate reporting and analysis. This position will use appropriate statistical software (e.g. SAS), and a business intelligence platform (e.g. Tableau), ensuring appropriate statistical methodology is utilized to perform epidemiologic and statistical analyses using multiple data sources. This position will be required to work on several important projects and complex datasets simultaneously, and requires active participation on a number of different collaborative projects and work groups. This position will provide statistical analysis and reporting support, working with members of the Newcomer Health Program and collaborating with the stakeholders at contracted screening clinics. The position will act as a resource to internal and external stakeholders for the COE. This position will serve as a technical resource and may train other analysts to conduct complementary analyses once this position is fully trained. This position will respond to requests for information and presentations from the public, CDPHE, and other health and public health professionals. This position will also work with other mapping and validation specialists on the team to map data from domestic and overseas sources to the COE database, namely from the CDC Electronic Disease Network (EDN) and clinical data from Refugee Health Clinic electronic medical records (EMRs).

This position is additionally responsible for

• This position will collect, compile, clean, analyze and report on a variety of health and public health data related to newcomers, with a focus on health and mapping data
• This position is responsible for understanding population change over time, in specific relation to newcomer arrivals and applying new data to update existing models
• Decides when adding data sources or modifying analysis model improves the accuracy of coverage estimates
• Decides how to present analysis results including reporting the assumptions and limitations of the analysis.
• Decides which data sets are available on an ongoing basis to best monitor coverage rates over time.

Minimum Qualifications/Substitutions:
In order to be included in the applicant pool you must meet one of the following conditions:

(OPTION 1)
   

• Six (6) years professional experience in statistical analysis and/or evaluation.

 
 (OPTION 2) 

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in program evaluation, public health, statistics, psychology, epidemiology or a closely related degree, 

AND

• Two (2) years of experience in leading research and/or evaluation projects, including methods design, development of data collection tools, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and reporting. 

 
 (OPTION 3)ADVANCE DEGREE :
   

• A Master's in degree from an accredited college or university in program evaluation, public health, statistics, sociology, psychology, epidemiology or a closely related degree AND one year of experience in leading research and/or evaluation projects, including methods design, development of data collection tools, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and reporting statistical analysis.
   

Preferred Qualifications and Essential Competencies:
The preferred experience, competencies and abilities are highly desirable for this position and will be considered in selecting the successful candidate:

• Experience leading evaluations of public health prevention programs, especially in cancer and/or chronic disease
• Group facilitation skills to identify priorities and gain consensus among participants
• Demonstrated ability to determine most appropriate research/evaluation design, given project goals, and document methods in a written plan
• Attention to detail and problem solving to ensure data and work are accurate and high quality, including ability to recognize issues with data and find ways to fix any inaccuracies
• Experience building and managing surveys with online survey platforms (i.e., REDCap, Qualtrics, etc.)  
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics, including ability to determine the most appropriate statistical test to use in a given situation, and conduct analyses using a statistical package (e.g., SPSS, SAS or R).;
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office Suite and/or Google Business Suite 
• Ability to write reports that include conclusions and recommendations based on identifying both qualitative and quantitative analyses
• Experience collecting, managing, cleaning, analyzing, and/or interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to combine, manipulate and manage relational data using SQL and/or MS Access
• Experience reporting analysis results and findings both written and verbally and displaying data in visually appealing ways for a variety of audiences (i.e., reports, summaries, dashboards, presentations, etc.)
• Ability to articulate the complexities of data and results of analyses to a variety of audiences with varying backgrounds and competency levels
• Critical thinking; ability and motivation to develop creative solutions to complex, interpersonal, process, and systemic challenges
• Initiative and self-management; the ability and drive to dive into work and accomplish tasks within established time frames
• Self-efficacy, flexibility and adaptability to ambiguous projects and the ability to perform research or ask questions to identify appropriate course of actions.
• Understanding of how the Social determinants of health (SDOH) impact health outcomes and health equity, and the implications for evaluation

This experience must be substantiated within the Work Experience section of your application. "See Resume" will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.  A copy of your transcript must be submitted at the time of application (Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.)


Conditions of Employment:

• A criminal background check and drug test will be conducted as part of the selection process. Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges and convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Human Resources office with an official disposition of any charges.
• IMPORTANT NOTE:  This is a term-limited position and funding cannot be guaranteed beyond January 15, 2025. The incumbent in this position must be willing and able to resign on this date or when funds run out, whichever comes first.
• Effective September 20, 2021, employees will be required to attest to and verify that they are fully vaccinated for COVID 19, or submit to twice-weekly serial testing. Upon hire, the employee appointed to this position will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination or begin twice-weekly serial testing for COVID 19. 

A complete application packet must include:

1. A completed State of Colorado application.
2. Answer to supplemental questions.
3. If using education to qualify, or to demonstrate completion of preferred coursework, a copy of your college/university transcripts. Transcripts can be attached to your Colorado Jobs application. Late transcripts will not be accepted.

The Selection Process 

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
2. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
   • Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
3. A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

Appeal Rights: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position or that as a result of no longer being considered, you were discriminated against, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. If an applicant seeks to have an allegation of discrimination reviewed by the Board, that person must file an appeal (petition for hearing) within 10 days of the action or receipt of any final written selection decision. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb. A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

E-Verify:  CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

Salary : $4,838 - $7,082