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Job Code : MY3TECH0579

Job: IN - IDOH Data Analyst

Location: REMOTE

Duration: 6+ Months


The BRFSS Analyst position, within the Office of Data and Analytics (ODA), validates, cleans, and analyzes the Indiana BRFSS dataset in order to garner public health ins

Purpose of Position/Summary:

The BRFSS Analyst position, within the Office of Data and Analytics (ODA), validates, cleans, and analyzes 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 BRFSS data analysis intern projects. This role serves a subject matter expert for the analysis of BRFSS data at IDOH.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Serves as project lead/subject matter expert for the analysis of BRFSS data at IDOH. 

• 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 novel 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 IDOH Data Transformation Office activities, as requested.

Experience in data analytics

Required2Years

Experience using either SAS or R.

Required2Years

Broad knowledge of data analysis, analytics, or statistics or demonstrated ability to learn

Required1Years

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