State of Iowa

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Division of Behavioral Health (BH) is seeking a knowledgeable and dynamic professional to lead evaluation and reporting activities for the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services.. 576 Quantitative Social Science Research. We are proud to offer the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS).. A defined benefit plan, IPERS benefits are guaranteed for life, meaning once you retire, you will receive the same monthly benefit for the remainder of your life (once vested).. Click here to learn more about IPERS.

management analyst

Job Description
Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements will be placed on the eligible list.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Division of Behavioral Health (BH) is seeking a knowledgeable and dynamic professional to lead evaluation and reporting activities for the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services.

Responsibilities are as follows:


Under the supervision of the of Services, Planning and Performance and as a member of the data analytics and reporting team lead evaluation activities for Iowa's Network of agencies.
Work collaboratively with staff and external stakeholders to define Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), develop and implement a monitoring system for KPI's, and work with providers to improve performance.
Work with program staff to define and/or create, monitor and analyze evaluation data to support prevention, treatment and recovery efforts for the State of Iowa.
Communicate data through dashboards, reports, presentations and briefings.
Identify health disparities of high priority populations through quality improvement efforts and evaluation activities.
Develop and implement a system for quality improvement that allows for timely and data-driven decision making.
Lead evaluation activities and data reporting for grant.
Monitor and report on the goals/objectives related to data collection, management, analysis and reporting of data.
Identify through quality improvement efforts and project evaluation activities how populations served are impacted by health disparities.
Provide support for data collection and performance assessment to ensure all federally required data is submitted within the required time frames to SAMHSA's Performance Accountability and Reporting System and is quality data.
Develop and implement a system for quality improvement that allows for timely and data driven decision making.
Provide evaluation support on sustainability efforts, including the development of the program steering committee.
Selectives
535 Public Health
6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both related to improving, maintaining, and protecting the general condition of health within society, either on a personal, institutional, organizational, or community basis. Experience may be gained from direct provision of health care or from other ancillary programs and support mechanisms such as government public health departments.

AND

661 Statistical Data Analysis
6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in statistical data analysis including: • Statistical research • Analysis or evaluation of statistical data • Clerical or technical work primarily limited to collecting, compiling, or assembling statistical data should not be counted toward this selective.

OR

576 Quantitative Social Science Research
6 months’ experience, 12 semester hours, or a combination of both in quantitative social science research in sociology, psychology, economics, government, public administration, or criminal justice, which includes the following: • Developing research methodologies and data collection methods • Using statistical software such as SPSS and SAS • Calculating statistical data and analyzing and drawing conclusions from it • Compiling statistical data and writing books and reports
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:


Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in data science; project management; management analysis; or business systems analysis.
All of the following (a and b): (A) Three years of full-time work experience in data science; project management; management analysis; or business systems analysis; and (B) A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
All of the following (a, b, and c): (A) One year of full-time work experience in data science; project management; management analysis; or business systems analysis: and (B) A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and (C) A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in business administration, industrial management, statistics, natural science, or closely related fields equals one year of full-time experience.
Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Management Analyst 2 or two and a half years as a Management Analyst 1.

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