The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Analyst position, within the Office , validates, cleans, analyzes, and disseminates the Indiana BRFSS dataset in order to garner public health insight.
Complete Description
Purpose of Position/Summary:
The BRFSS Analyst position, within the Office , validates, cleans, analyzes, and disseminates the Indiana BRFSS dataset in order to garner public health insight. Working independently, with some guidance from senior staff, the incumbent conducts general data analysis, contributes to complex data analysis, completes data quality checks, builds visualization and reports, presents key findings, and provides guidance and review for identified critical BRFSS projects. This role serves a subject matter expert for the analysis of BRFSS data.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Serves as subject matter expert for the analysis of BRFSS data .
Conducts general analysis of BRFSS data; serves as project lead for analyses utilizing BRFSS data, as assigned.
Contributes to complex analysis of BRFSS data, as requested
Collaborates with internal and external partners to develop Client ways of using and reporting out surveillance data on health outcomes.
Develops effective reports to communicate findings with target audience(s)
Develops compelling data visualizations to communicate findings, including Tableau dashboards
Presents key findings and summaries of results to internal and external stakeholders
Cleans and validates BRFSS data with minimal guidance
Conducts data quality checks to ensure the validity and cleanliness of BRFSS data prior to use in analysis and reporting
Adheres to HIPAA and other state statutes concerned with protecting data confidentiality and individual privacy
Supports Data Transformation Office activities, as requested.
Skills: Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Expertise Rating Move Experience in data analytics Required 2 Years Experience using either SAS or R. Required 2 Years Broad knowledge of data analysis, analytics, or statistics or demonstrated ability to learn Required 1 Years Experience with data manipulation, including cleansing, standardizing, and transforming preferred Highly desired Data analytics with public health data Highly desired Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau Nice to have Familiarity with the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey or other complex survey designs Nice to have
Agency Interview Type
Webcam only
Work Arrangement
Remote
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Information Technology & Services
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