Data Analyst

Harris County

Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is a network of over 1,100 professionals dedicated to improving health outcomes for the third largest county in the U.S. By leveraging innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH aims to address public health challenges and enhance the well-being of its diverse community. The Data Analyst, supervised by the Data Analytics Supervisor, will handle data analytics operations to support communicable and non-communicable disease monitoring.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Oversee the entire data analytics cycle, from requirement gathering to final reporting.
• Use tools like Excel, SQL, R, PowerBI, and ArcGIS for data management, cleaning, analysis, and visualization.
• Develop and implement recommendations to support strategic data-driven decisions.
• Handle ad-hoc data requests and systematically report analytical findings.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Present insights through reports, presentations, and dashboards.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ten days vacation annually for the first five years
• Eleven County-observed holidays and one floating holiday
• Professional development opportunities
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

This role requires you to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Management, Statistics, or related field.
• At least two years of experience on data projects including data query, cleaning, management, analysis, and visualization.
• Experience using R or Python, SQL, and PowerBI.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You would benefit from having:

• Knowledge of complex issue resolution.
• Proactive self-starter capabilities.
• Effective workflow coordination.

This position is grant-funded with an anticipated end date of November 30, 2027. Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. The work involves both sedentary tasks and some lifting up to 20 pounds. Work location is Harris County Public Health, Office of Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Emerging Diseases in Houston, Texas.