Data Analyst II

Date:
Jan 16, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Data Analyst II

Data Analyst II

Dept of State Health Services

Injury Prevention

13004

01/30/2026

Internal and External

Education Training and Library

TEXAS-B-20

$4,263.16 - $5,521.25

Monthly

Day

Days (First)

Up to 10%

Regular

Full time

Nonexempt

AUSTIN

1100 W 49TH ST (RDM)

No military equivalent

The Data Analyst II works under the Manager for the Texas Violent Death Reporting System, in the Newborn Screening and Injury Prevention (NIBS) Section, and performs routine (journey-level) data analysis and data research work. Compiles data related to violent deaths (i.e., homicides, suicides) in Texas. They will be primarily responsible for analyzing and identifying pertinent information from death certificates, justice of the peace/medical examiner records, and law enforcement records.

Data entries will be made into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) federal database (National Violent Death Reporting System). Requests, tracks and receives documents from new and existing data providers. Cleans, scans, stores, and organizes documents pertaining to Texas violent deaths from data providers, which include federal, state and county agencies, health care providers, law enforcement agencies, private organizations and associations, employers, and the general public.

Engage in data quality improvement projects such as re-abstracting cases and maintaining record management systems. Works under moderate supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. To perform these job duties, this position may require working extra hours needed to meet defined deadlines and support the agency’s mission critical reporting requirements.

• (30%) Compiles violent death data from multiple data sources (i.e. death certificates, medical examiner and justice of the peace reports, and law enforcement reports). Analyzes and identifies pertinent information from source documents as defined by the National Violent Death Reporting System. Translates pertinent information into NVDRS registry codes based on established CDC guidelines. Adhere to CDC guidelines for timeliness (16 months for full data abstraction), grant deadlines (annually), and administrative and programmatic requirements.
• (30%) Contact justices of the peace, medical examiners, and law enforcement agencies to obtain data/verification information on cases in a timely fashion (within 16 months). Consults with internal and external customers to identify data analytics needs. Receives and organizes documents from new and existing data providers pertaining to violent deaths (i.e. homicides, suicides) in Texas, which include federal, state and county agencies, health care providers, law enforcement agencies, private organizations, and the general public.
  
  Follow up with reporting sources as needed. Assist in improving data collection processes by identifying issues and assisting in mitigating them. Collects, queries, and analyzes data using standard statistical tools, applications, methods, and techniques.
• (20%) Engage in data quality improvement and security projects. Interprets data analysis results to identify significant differences and…