Development Analyst - Limited Duration (Health Department Only)

Multnomah County • Portland, OR

1d • Remote

About The Position

Multnomah County Health Department is seeking individuals who embody leadership, achievement, and action in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment. Our mission is to collaborate with communities, advance health equity, safeguard the most vulnerable, and foster health and wellness for all. We strive to create a workplace culture characterized by respect, trust, and understanding for the incredibly diverse populations we serve. The Public Health Division is a vital resource for residents, working to promote physical and mental health, prevent disease and injury, and ensure access to essential health services. The Development Analyst - Limited Duration position serves as a technical lead and systems analyst, managing the data lifecycle and technical reporting to create sophisticated visualization products. The incumbent is expected to foster an inclusive work culture of respect and trust, ensuring a professional environment free from discrimination for all staff and the diverse populations served. This is a Limited Duration position and may last up to 2 years.

Requirements

• Must be a current employee with the Health Department or on the recall list for the Development Analyst classification
• Equivalent to a bachelor's degree (experience accepted in lieu of education)
• One (1) to four (4) years of experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrate proficiency in HIPAA data compliance and security regulatory practices.
• Advanced knowledge of CFR 42 regulations and security regulatory practices is highly desirable.
• Apply an equity, intersectional, and anti-racist lens while respecting ethnic and cultural diversity.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of social experiences in marginalized communities and work to deconstruct administrative barriers.
• Promote a culture of respect, inclusion, and appreciation for diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
• Maintain a safe and healthful workplace.

Responsibilities

• Design and fully automate reporting deliverables by developing structured code, stored procedures, and web services, while utilizing advanced tuning techniques like query plan analysis and indexing to ensure high-performance database operations.
• Manage the entire software development life cycle (SDLC)—from requirement gathering and data modeling to multi-level testing and code promotion—to translate complex business needs into scalable analytic strategies and data-driven solutions.
• Oversee the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of BI applications, performing root-cause analysis for system issues and conducting rigorous data audits and validations to ensure absolute data integrity and security.
• Strengthen organizational data literacy by maintaining comprehensive data dictionaries and system documentation, while providing expert guidance, training, and support to staff, vendors, and IT partners on emerging software trends and best practices.
• Extract complex datasets from internal databases to deliver customized ad-hoc reports and mathematical models, utilizing back-end development techniques such as table mapping, views, and stored procedures to meet critical business and regulatory compliance needs.
• Lead projects by developing comprehensive work plans, defining milestones, and prioritizing tasks across teams while documenting risks and mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Serve as a technical data steward for specific datasets, performing deep-dive analysis on program and operational data to translate raw information into actionable business intelligence for management.
• Interface with IT, subject matter experts, and management to ensure technical alignment, while strictly adhering to change control, configuration management, and code promotion protocols across non-production environments.
• Evaluates historical data practices and institutional knowledge to ensure organizational continuity, while surveying data literacy levels across all staff tiers to design tailored educational training and standardized benchmarks for skill development.
• Conducts community-based research and maintains active feedback loops with partners and community members to ensure data collection practices and program improvements are grounded in lived experience and local impact.
• Recruits and develops high-quality training programs and skill-building resources to ensure staff proficiency in core systems like EPIC, ArcGIS, and Tableau, while reconciling conflicting data requirements to establish analytical consistency across the department.
• Consults on software acquisition and cross-departmental initiatives by researching data linkage opportunities and documenting data lineages, ensuring effective interoperability and transparent reporting across complex operational frameworks.

Benefits

• Employer-funded retirement savings
• Health and dental insurance at very low cost to full-time employees and their dependents
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs
• A focus on work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree