QA​/QC Data Analyst; OPA

Job Title: QA/QC Data Analyst (OPA2)

Position Type: Employee

Agency: Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC)

Salary Range: $75,000 – $95,000

Initial Posting Date: 12/12/2025

Final date to receive applications: 01/12/2026

This hybrid position will help ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of the data that drives OPDC’s strategic contracting, policy development, and legislative advocacy efforts. It requires detail‑oriented collaboration within an equity‑centered environment.

Salem, Oregon (Hybrid work)

You will be part of an innovative and strategic group of professionals and enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunities for work/life balance and overall wellness with employer‑paid health insurance, vacation, and sick leave, eleven paid holidays, three paid personal days, flexible spending accounts, and a retirement plan contribution (PERS).
• The posted salary range is the total possible range for the classification. If you are already a participating PERS member or become eligible, the range increases by 6%. The top candidate will be screened through a Pay Equity process that evaluates various factors. Please see the Pay Equity website for more information.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science, or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the required knowledge and skills; combined with two (2) years of professional‑level evaluative, analytical, and planning work.
• OR any combination of experience and education equivalent to five (5) years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

The research and data staff ensures that OPDC’s work is clearly understood by internal staff, state leaders, and public defense providers, and that agency decisions are grounded in equitable, evidence‑based research. This role focuses on quality assurance and control for all data received and entered into agency databases, monitors data entry, follows up with other sections to correct errors or incomplete information, and tracks progress to completion.

The team supports all program areas, providing analysis that guides agency decision‑making, and leads data‑sharing efforts across state agencies, courts, and partner organizations to improve outcomes for vulnerable Oregonians.

• REQUIRED: Attach an up‑to‑date resume and ensure your Workday profile aligns with your submission.
• REQUIRED: Attach a cover letter that details how you meet the desired attributes. The cover letter should be no more than two pages.
• WARNING: Applications that do not provide the above documents will not move forward.

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Develop, analyze, and evaluate data to support OPDC’s strategic work in contracting, policy development, and legislative advocacy while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of caseload and agency data. Manage reporting processes, perform extensive quality assurance and control, audit and correct data issues, collaborate with development teams to test system updates, recommend system improvements, and maintain documentation and process manuals.

Report Development

Assist in preparing and delivering management presentations and contribute to developing standardized statistical reports.

Relationship Management

Support effective teamwork by assisting colleagues and supervisors, and collaborating with stakeholders to resolve data discrepancies. Build strong, positive relationships with internal and external partners, contributing to a respectful, inclusive workplace that values diversity.

• Analytical Skills – interpret complex datasets, validate information across multiple sources, and support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Attention to Detail & Quality Focus – maintain high standards of accuracy across documentation, compliance, and system improvements.
• Technical & System Proficiency – utilize database systems, perform user acceptance testing, identify system issues, and collaborate with development teams to implement…