DSHS ESA Management Analyst 5
About The Position
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Division of Program Integrity (DPI) is looking for its newest Management Analyst 5. This is a fantastic opportunity for that analytical person who loves data. We know you’re out there, and we want you here with us! DPI is a critical part of continuous improvement, program integrity, and third-party proactive fraud prevention efforts within the agency. You’ll provide expert-level data analysis and technical assistance to the division’s management and collaborate with the division’s other technical data analyst positions regarding highly complex, multidimensional issues affecting agency-wide programs, policies, and program integrity initiatives. This position is challenging but rewarding. Your work will set the foundation for long-term compliance and consistent statewide implementation. You’ll also enjoy a terrific team environment with a leadership team that truly cares about you and the work you do. Please note: This position has been approved to work a flexible/hybrid schedule based on business needs. Travel may occasionally be required as the business needs arise.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or a related field.
- Five years of demonstrated experience in two or more of the following areas: conducting research, analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations, conducting business analysis and developing requirements, leading business projects, managing business operations, business policy development, supervising.
- Technical expertise: Builds and troubleshoots databases and data visualization systems using SQL, Access, Python, and Tableau.
- Program expertise: Familiar with programs such as SNAP, TANF, and WorkFirst to understand how program rules and regulations connect to the data.
- Familiar with quality control and management evaluation processes.
- Analysis: Reviews large data sets to spot trends, find root causes, and forecast outcomes.
- Communication: Explains complex data findings in plain language to people who aren't data experts.
- Project leadership: Manages projects with real deadlines, often across teams or divisions.
- Equity and cultural competence: Applies an equity lens to program integrity work, recognizing how policies and processes affect Washington's diverse communities differently, and works to remove barriers where they exist.
Responsibilities
- Train Management Analyst 4s and other division staff on Microsoft Access, SQL databases, Python scripts, and Tableau.
- Build and maintain database systems that collect and visualize program integrity data.
- Design dashboards that help managers track performance and identify program anomalies.
- Lead projects at the unit, division, or statewide level, including work that crosses administrations.
- Analyze data to find trends, isolate root causes of errors, and recommend fixes.
- Write reports that summarize findings for senior leaders inside and outside the division.
- Support statistically valid sampling procedures used for SNAP, TANF, and WorkFirst performance databases.
- Help prepare federal reports, including Payment Accuracy Rate Reports and Timeliness Reports.
- Serve as the division's main point of contact for data extraction, manipulation, and visualization questions.
- Act as a liaison with the Division of Information Technology on data systems and business operations.
- Test and evaluate new Tableau features and system upgrades before they roll out.
- Maintain compliance with IRS Publication 1075 rules for handling federal tax information.
Benefits
- Fairness, access, and social justice commitment to work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
