68064827 - SYSTEM PROJECT CONSULTANT

State of Florida•Tallahassee, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the quality of health care in Florida. We are seeking to hire a System Project Consultant who desires to work to enhance the delivery of health care services through the Florida Medicaid Program. This position requires a candidate who is creative, flexible, innovative, and who will thrive in a fast-paced, team based work environment. This position is located in the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics. Join Data Analytics as we gather, explore, and examine data to provide meaningful and impactful analysis that shapes the future of Florida Medicaid. As the Agency hub for analytics, reporting, and visualization, the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics examines critical aspects of Floridians’ health, health care services and costs, and is vital to managed care rate setting, health care economics, and health plan evaluation. This position is responsible for applying data, programming, and management skills to complex data analytic tasks performed within the Bureau of Medicaid Data Analytics, Division of Medicaid. The incumbent will work with project and program leaders, and is expected to identify analytical requirements, design, develop, implement and maintain business solutions. Major responsibilities include interpreting results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to independent complex data mining; and assimilating and reporting data and research activities in the form of speeches, position papers, publications, and reports. The incumbent will be required to build technical writing documents. This position is not a remote or telework position. This advertisement will be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of SQL, SAS, VBA or other programming skills related to data extraction, transformation and loading.
Knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Access and Excel.
Possess strong quantitative research and analytical skills.
Possess strong communication (written and verbal) skills.
Possess strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to utilize information technology to solve complex problems.
Ability to handle detail with a high degree of accuracy.
Ability to develop data reports that communicate effectively to internal and external clients.
Ability to produce high quality work under strict deadlines.
Ability to effectively formulate and execute work plans.
Ability to work in a team, as well as independently.
Three years of professional experience utilizing SQL, SAS, or other statistical analysis software to manipulate and analyze multi-million record administrative databases. One year of experience in health care analysis may substitute for one year of the required programming experience.
Two years of professional experience preparing data reports or presentations.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to candidates with a bachelor’s degree or a more advanced degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline such as mathematics, actuarial science, computer science or statistics.

Responsibilities

Applying data, programming, and management skills to complex data analytic tasks
Work with project and program leaders to identify analytical requirements
Design, develop, implement and maintain business solutions
Interpreting results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to independent complex data mining
Assimilating and reporting data and research activities in the form of speeches, position papers, publications, and reports
Build technical writing documents

Benefits

Health insurance (i.e., individual and family coverage) to eligible employees
Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions
Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave as a new employee with the State of Florida
Ability to earn up to 104 hours of sick leave annually
Nine paid holidays and 1 personal holiday each year
Opportunities for career advancement
Tuition waivers (accepted by major Florida Colleges/universities)
Student loan forgiveness opportunities (eligibility required)
Training opportunities
Flexible Spending Accounts
Shared Savings Program for select medical services
Lower copays for prescription drugs
Health and Wellness discounts