About Careertakes

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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client’s Division of Quality Improvement (DQI) is expanding analytic capacity to support reporting, quality measurement, and federal Access Rule requirements. As a Data Analyst 1 you will be a core member of the Data Analysis and Evaluation Unit and will:

• Perform structured quantitative and statistical analyses to produce frequencies, trends, quality indicators, and operational metrics.
• Extract, clean, merge, and prepare datasets from enterprise systems and external sources (including Medicaid) using SQL, SAS, and similar tools.
• Develop visualizations, dashboards, summaries, and presentation-ready reports (Tableau, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Produce audit-ready, documented analytic products to support data-driven decision-making.
• Support implementation of CMS Access Rule quality measures: metric development, validation, and reporting.
• Assist with Incident Report and Management Application (IRMA) analytics and federal reporting changes required under the Access Rule.
• Identify potential unreported critical incidents using Medicaid and other structured data sources and analytic methods.
• Trend statewide incident and operational data to inform prevention and quality-improvement efforts.
• Coordinate with data system management teams and partner agencies to align data definitions, integrate sources, and advance enterprise data strategy.
• Maintain standardized definitions and reproducible methodologies for key measures and analytic products.

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Qualifications

Minimum requirements (applicants must meet at least one of the combinations below):

• Data Analyst 1 (SG-18): Four years of relevant experience in data visualization, statistical modeling, and data mining tools plus satisfactory completion of a two-year traineeship; OR six years of relevant experience.
• Data Analyst Trainee 2, NS (SG-16): Five years of relevant experience.
• Data Analyst Trainee 1, NS (SG-14): Four years of relevant experience.
• Substitutions: An associate’s degree may substitute for two years of general experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years. A master’s degree in data/computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field may substitute for one year; a Ph.D. may substitute for two years.

Core skills and knowledge:

• Strong statistical and data-management skills; familiarity with statistical methods used in predictive analytics.
• Proficiency with SQL and experience using SAS (or equivalent statistical tools).
• Experience building visualizations and dashboards (Tableau and/or Power BI).
• Strong Microsoft Excel and presentation skills (Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience extracting, merging, and linking healthcare datasets (Medicaid experience preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in teams.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with federal quality reporting (CMS Access Rule) and incident-reporting analytics (IRMA) strongly preferred.
• Experience creating audit-ready reports and reproducible analytic pipelines.
• Familiarity with enterprise data governance, metadata standards, and cross-agency data integration.
• Public-sector or state agency data experience preferred.

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Compensation & Benefits

Salary and hiring rates (range covers Trainee through full-performance Data Analyst 1):

• Data Analyst Trainee 1: $56,183
• Data Analyst Trainee 2: $62,694
• Data Analyst 1: $69,964 - $88,970

Benefits highlights (public‑sector package):

• Paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick leave.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
• Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks (eligible employees).
• Retirement plan participation (NYS Employees’ Retirement System) and deferred compensation options.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and other training programs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), life and disability insurance, and voluntary pre-tax savings accounts.

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Location & Employment Type

• Job location: City of Schenectady, NY (on-site or as stated in the application posting).
• Employment type: FULL_TIME.
• Some positions may be filled at entry-level trainee titles with advancement opportunities after satisfactory service.

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Additional Information & Compliance

• Appointments may be made at trainee levels with potential advancement to the full-performance level after meeting requirements.
• Assignment of positions may follow collective bargaining agreements or Memoranda of Understanding where applicable.
• Candidates may be required to meet eligibility criteria relevant to program participation (for example, federal program participation) as part of continued employment.
• If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please indicate that need in your application or contact Careertakes for assistance; Confidential Client will provide reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable law.
• Confidential Client is committed to maintaining privacy and following applicable hiring and data-protection laws. Careertakes may use automated tools to assist in screening, but final hiring decisions are made by people.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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