Data Analyst

Data Analyst 1 - 3477

New York State Department of Health

Location:

Albany, NY

$66,951.00/yr - $85,138.00/yr

The Data Analyst 1 will work in the Office of Public Health’s Vital Records in the Data Management and Analytics Unit. In this role the incumbent will transform available data into meaningful insights, reports, and visualizations to support department initiatives and improve public health outcomes.

• Transform raw data into clear insights, reports, and visualizations for Department of Health stakeholders.
• Apply data mining, data engineering, data cleaning, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning techniques.
• Use analytical programming languages, statistical and mathematical computations, and visualization software to analyze data sets.
• Present results through visualizations, summaries, and reports.

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field.
• At least two years of experience in data visualization, statistical modeling, and data mining tools or completion of a two‑year traineeship.
• Master’s degree substitutes one year of specialized experience;
  Ph.D. substitutes two years of specialized experience.

• At least two years of proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or SAS and visualization software such as Tableau, SAS BI, or Power BI.
• Experience with machine learning, predictive analysis, data engineering processes, cloud integration, and new AI tools.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain technical topics to non‑technical stakeholders and work well in a team.

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs and U.S. Savings Bonds

For more information on reasonable accommodation requests, contact 518‑486‑1812 or email doh.sm.reasonable.accommodation.gov.

New York State Department of Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

New York State Department of Health does not participate in E‑Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.