Research/Data Analyst (DD0000181-070626)

About the role

The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), Division of Developmental Disabilities (DD) seeks a Research/Data Analyst to be located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The base salary offered for this position is up to $65,669.76 annually, commensurate with education and experience. If the selected candidate is eligible for a pay differential, such as retention pay, the total salary may exceed what is listed in this posting.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the state Medicaid authority, MOHealthNet, regarding implementation of Division of DD Targeted Case Management (TCM) and Home and Community Based Waiver Services (HCBS).
• Performs complex research, analysis, data retrieval, and reporting for Medicaid waiver and other health care data for the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DD) in an efficient and timely manner.
• Provides essential and critical research, data and analysis to guide Division’s management in decisions and determinations.
• Utilizes data to produce reports and dashboards used by the Division to evaluate existing and future programs.
• Works closely with other data/research analysts in Division on a wide variety of research and data analysis projects.
• Independently develop reports with reporting tools such as SQL, Visual Studio, Excel, Tableau, and Power BI.
• Advise on policy, conduct policy research, and serve as technical consultant related to Medicaid long term services and supports data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 2-4 years of relevant experience and/or appropriate certification.
• (Substitutions may be allowed.)
• Experience with data analysis of programs involving mental health, social services, and intellectual disability /developmental disability, Medicaid, or public health services preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are required;
• Ability to communicate in a professional and user-friendly manner;
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple priorities simultaneously;
• Ability to coordinate and consult with other team members to complete work;
• Ability to identify and resolve issues independently;
• Ability to analyze and escalate issues in an efficient and clear manner;
• Ability to serve as an internal and external consultant across the departments and systems;
• Self-motivated, self-directed and independent thinking effective team player:
• Ability to write ad-hoc reports, queries, uploads, and downloads;
• Experience with MS SQL, Visual Studio, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, Tableau, ad Power BI.

Benefits

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees.