Data Analyst 1 - 3477

Health, Department of

The Department of Health is dedicated to improving the wellbeing of individuals across New York. Their Office of Public Health, particularly within the Vital Records sector, seeks a Data Analyst 1 to enhance data-driven insights. This role is pivotal in facilitating informed decision-making processes and supporting public health initiatives.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Utilize analytical programming languages and visualization software to convey critical data.
• Perform data mining, data engineering, and machine learning on diverse data sets.
• Create and present reports, visualizations, and summaries from analyzed data.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• New York State Employees' Retirement System Pension
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan

This role requires you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in related fields like computer science or statistics.
• Experience in data visualization and statistical modeling.
• Proficiency in tools like SAS, SQL, Python, or R.

You would benefit from having:

• Master’s or Ph.D. in a related field as a substitution for experience.
• Experience with predictive analysis and AI tools.
• Knowledge of public health research and data infrastructure design.

The Department of Health emphasizes making New York a healthier and equitable place, focusing on eliminating health disparities. This role requires travel within New York State and may involve overnight stays.