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NYC Department of Social Services · 12 hours ago

DATA REPORTING SPECIALIST

Manhattan, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

NYC Department of Social Services is responsible for ensuring compliance with social services programs. They are seeking a Data Reporting Specialist to aggregate and analyze data, perform statistical analysis, and support contract monitoring activities.

ConsultingGovernmentNon ProfitSocial

No H1B

Responsibilities

Aggregate and clean vendor management data from citywide databases such as HHS Accelerator, agency-wide databases, or relevant program sources

Identify suitable techniques for extracting underlying patterns

Select appropriate statistical model(s) using a chi-squared test, likelihood ratio, or curve fitting

Perform complex statistical analysis for purposes of program evaluation, investigative research outcomes forecasting, and risk assessment

Use predicative modeling to forecast Corrective Action Plan (CAP) performance and progress

Conduct scientific qualitative analysis including survey and/or questionnaire design and implementation, interviews or observations, field studies, and or other mixed-method research

Administer the implementation of policies and procedures, as approved and set forth by the Assistant Deputy Commissioner; plan and develop investigative and administrative activities which will ensure the integrity of the division

Track key outcomes and measurements throughout the year to prepare quarterly and annual reports for Administrator review, detailing Internal Quality Monitoring (IQM), Key Performance Indicators (KPI), and other quality improvement data in order to provide an agency wide of vendor performance and/or agency's contract monitoring capabilities

Collaborate with executive-level program staff to accurately measure IQM performance, reevaluate and refine KPls when appropriate, and execute follow-up activities and improvements

Utilize agency systems for causal and/or trend analysis for the purpose of evaluating existing, or identifying the need to implement new, procedures to research demographics, incidents and accidents, the conduct of investigations, program specific demographics, etc

Implement new agency systems including its planning design, development, testing, and automation for on-going program data collection with support from the Office of Program Planning and Management (OPPM)

Research and prepare high priority responses in emergency and other time sensitive ad-hoc cases

Attend meetings in relation to contract monitoring activity across the agency

Prepare ad-hoc reports as required

Assist in the compilation and analysis of complex information

Perform other contract monitoring or compliance related tasks or projects as required

Qualification

Statistical analysisData cleaningData visualizationPredictive modelingR StudioPythonSQLPower BITableauOrganizational skillsWritten communicationVerbal communicationInterpersonal skills

Required

A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization

A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization

Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1' or '2' above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in '2' above

Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in '1' and '2' above

Preferred

Excellent organizational skills

Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills

Experience extracting, cleaning and analyzing very large data sets

Proficiency with a stats program: R Studio/SPSS

Proficiency with a querying and programming language: Python, SQL

Proficiency with data visualization package: Power BI or Tableau

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Company

NYC Department of Social Services

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).

Founded in 1966

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees