The Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development,
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Is recruiting for a Long Term Non Permanent Public Health Data Analyst located in Juneau!
What you will be doing:
Working in this position, the incumbent will perform a wide variety of duties to support the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), the state’s controlled substance prescription database. This position will assist the Program Coordinator with producing reports to share with program stakeholders, licensing boards, and for supporting the Opioid Data Dashboard as managed by partners at Department of Health. The Data Analyst will generate meaningful analyses of PDMP data to assist the division in sharing data with our partners and the public. The position will be expected to assist with responding to data requests, email, and other duties as assigned.
The incumbent will be expected to understand all applicable statutes and regulations governing the PDMP and requirements imposed on affected licensees.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
The mission of the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing is to ensure that competent, professional and regulated commercial services are available to Alaska consumers. Our work is guided and informed by our beliefs and commitments to:
- Respect - we respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality;
- Participation - we value and recognize the contributions of our staff;
- Quality - we strive for excellence through focus and attention to detail;
- Openness - we are committed to a culture of teamwork and a willingness to think outside of the box.
The benefit of joining our team:
There is great satisfaction in working with a team that directly impacts the economic well-being of Alaska and assists in public safety efforts by ensuring professionals meet the legal requirements for licensure. The division offers a dynamic, supportive, and collaborative work environment including potential telework options.This position will enable you to build a solid core of knowledge of professional licensing statutes, regulations, and policies, along with potential advancement within the division. This position provides an opportunity to build on your customer service, attention to detail, communication, and computer skills and support a variety of career goals.
The division licenses over 125 professions (within 43 programs) from Acupuncturists to Veterinarians. This position is a great opportunity to enhance your existing skills in an exciting, fast-paced environment. Your next career opportunity may be waiting for you here! You can learn more about the division, including all of it's professional licensing programs, by visiting our website: www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl
The working conditions you can expect:
The official duty station is located in our main office in on the 9th floor of the State Office Building in Juneau. Our office has updated furnishings and is centrally located in downtown Juneau.The work environment is friendly, professional, and cooperative, with regular interaction with colleagues, other state agencies, and the general public. We foster personal growth, independent work, self motivation, and exceptional judgment. Our daily working environment is challenging and very busy with a high volume of customer contact through many methods including communication through the professional licensing database, email, phone, videoconference, and sometimes in-person. Our staff is highly focused with exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
Positions with the State of Alaska offer regular work days/hours, potential telework opportunities, paid leave accrual, paid holiday leave, and competitive health, vision, and dental plans.
Knowledge, skills and abilities we are looking for: - Ability to multitask, establish priorities, meeting deadlines, and work well under pressure with numerous interruptions, without compromising quality or quantity, while remaining calm, professional, organized and accurate.
- Considerable knowledge of use of statistical, database and/or spreadsheet software.
- Ability to reason logically and accurately, and draw valid conclusions.
- Thorough knowledge of the application of data processing to the extent of being able to adapt, prepare, and use computer programs for statistical analysis and reporting, and to train nontechnical users in their operation.
- Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
- Ability to work accurately, independently and cohesively within a team environment with little review from supervisor.
A PhD from an accredited college in biostatistics/statistics, epidemiology, public health nursing, health sciences, health administration, public health, community health, emergency medical services, psychology, the social sciences, the biological sciences, the physical sciences, social work, computer sciences, or a closely related field;
AND
Two years of journey or full performance level professional experience providing any combination of public health-related clinical and/or technical research, consultation and advisory services, and/or data system design and implementation, which included significant responsibility for conducting surveillance, data collection, and statistical analysis, evaluating research data, and report preparation. Service as an Analyst/Programmer, Research Analyst, or similar job class may qualify if the work performed was specifically related to the collection, analysis, and maintenance of data concerning conditions of public health importance, such as incidence/prevalence of disease or injuries, social risk factors, behavioral risk factors, environmental risk factors, and/or demographic characteristics.
OR
A master's degree from an accredited college in biostatistics/statistics, epidemiology, public health nursing, health sciences, health administration, public health, community health, emergency medical services, psychology, the social sciences, the biological sciences, the physical sciences, social work, computer sciences, or a closely related field;
AND
Four years of journey or full performance level professional experience providing any combination of public health-related clinical and/or technical research, consultation and advisory services, and/or data system design and implementation, which included significant responsibility for conducting surveillance, data collection, and statistical analysis, evaluating research data, and report preparation. Service as an Analyst/Programmer, Research Analyst, or similar job class may qualify if the work performed was specifically related to the collection, analysis, and maintenance of data concerning conditions of public health importance, such as incidence/prevalence of disease or injuries, social risk factors, behavioral risk factors, environmental risk factors, and/or demographic characteristics.
Special Note:
The social sciences include anthropology, economics, sociology, history, political science, geography, psychology, and demography. The biological sciences include botany, biology, entomology, ecology, forestry, and zoology. The physical sciences include chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, and soil science.
Incumbents must abide by Public Law 104-191 Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and Alaska Statutes and Alaska Administrative Codes as identified by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services of Alaska State Health Law Matrix.
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