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Texas Department of State Health Services · 3 weeks ago

Data Analytics Team Lead

Austin, TX

Contract

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$5,425.33/mo - $8,886.16/mo

2+ years exp

The Texas Department of State Health Services is dedicated to public health and is seeking a Data Analytics Team Lead to oversee the daily operations of the Data Team. This role involves managing data quality assurance, conducting epidemiological research, and collaborating with various public health partners to improve data systems and reporting.

Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Oversees the development of policies and procedure for data quality assurance, and for data management of infectious disease investigations, especially for National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) data

Document new and existing databases and ensure accuracy and integrity of Section's datasets

Develop and run specific software programs to perform analytical tasks and generate reports

Oversee ELC Core Project A Cross-Cutting Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant requirements. Develop the milestones for completion of the required activities. Coordinate with the other staff members including the laboratory to complete the required reporting and application documents throughout the year

Work with the appropriate staff to complete the required tasks for the grant as prescribed and approved in the milestones. This includes completing the needs assessment, analyzing the results, and developing a training plan. Plan and implement approaches to support outbreak response and respond in a timely manner. Develop plans to improve surveillance and reporting including improving use of and reviewing surveillance data. Coordinate and engage with partners

Work with the other section staff to hold the yearly ELC Conference, if funding is approved, and it is part of the workplan

Makes assignments, participates in the screening, interviewing, and selection process, plans and directs projects for the team and makes sure deadlines are met

Works with the DSE Director to establish priorities for the team; then implements them

Provides support to management in obtaining and analyzing data for the purposes of surveillance program evaluation

Assesses training needs and makes recommendations for training; may provide on-the-job training and assist less experienced staff with the more complex issues and/or situations

Attends and provides input at meetings pertaining to work assignment

Represents the Section in attending meetings and conducting oral presentations related to infectious disease investigations associated with grant deliverables as assigned

Plans, designs, conducts, and coordinates epidemiological and medical research activities and studies and surveillance projects on reportable infectious disease conditions

Serves as the subject matter expert with program epidemiologists in the application of statistical methods and appropriate study design

Collaborates with program epidemiologists to develop objectives, design sampling, randomization, and statistical analysis plans to achieve epidemiological and medical research activities or projects

Works with the Public Health Informatics & Data Exchange (PHID) Group to improve and enhance notifiable disease conditions data on in NEDSS

Interacts with epidemiology staff to make sure NEDSS meets staff needs and data standards are commonly used

Identifies data quality assurance issues in NEDSS and work with staff and the PHID Group to remediate the issue(s)

Generates performance statistics and reports

Develops and implements data quality assurance protocols and tools in support of disease surveillance program activities throughout the public health system at the state, regional, and local levels

Evaluates the effectiveness of quality improvement projects

Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) activation

Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location

Conducts data analysis by utilizing disease specific databases and software such as SAS and Tableau, providing technical assistance in analyzing data, and preparing summary reports for investigations and assessing epidemiological and medical research information on emerging infectious diseases

Qualification

Epidemiological research designData managementStatistical analysis softwareInfectious disease dataPublic health lawsData quality assuranceGIS softwareSupervisory skillsCollaborationCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Master's degree in epidemiology or biostatistics from a U.S. accredited college or university

Use of Excel, Access AND statistical analysis software

Minimum of 2 years of experience working full-time with public health data, infectious disease data preferred

Preferred

Experience with GIS, Tableau or other data processing software

Benefits

Insurance coverage and other benefits available through the State of Texas Group Benefits Plan administered by the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS)

Eligible for Telework