Director of Advanced Analytics

Posting 22377
-Posted
10/16/2026

- Health & Human Services Comm

- PMAS APD FFY
26 CADS Imp

- Management
-d. $7000 - $8999 per month

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

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  Title:
  
  Director of Advanced Analytics
• Job Title: Director II
• Agency: Health & Human Services Comm
• Department: PMAS APD FFY
  26 CADS Imp
• Posting Number: 22377
• Closing Date: 10/30/2026
• Posting Audience: Internal and External
• Occupational Category: Management
• Salary Range: $7,015.16-$11,864.50
• Pay Frequency: Monthly
• Salary Group: TEXAS-B-27
• Shift: Day
• Additional Shift: None
• Telework:
• Travel: Up to 5%
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Full Time/Part Time: Full time
• FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
• Facility
  
  Location:
  
  
• Job Location City: AUSTIN
• Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST
• Other Locations: None
• MOS Codes: ,C0,111X,112X,113X,114X,20C0,30C0,40C0,611X,612X,631X,641X,648X,90G0,91C0,91W0,97E0,SEI
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The Advanced Analytics (AA) Unit in the Office of Data, Analytics, and Performance (DAP), is a small, highly skilled, targeted team that develops, tests, and implements advanced strategies and approaches to improve data analytic capabilities  AA Director performs advanced senior-level managerial activities, providing direction and guidance in strategic operations and planning for the AA Unit. The position is responsible for establishing the Unit’s strategic plan, objectives, policies, and priorities.

The AA Director also leads the planning, implementation, and evaluation of analytic initiatives designed to improve the outcomes and efficiency of health and human services programs.

The Advanced Analytics Director oversees initiatives focusing on the effective use of data for outcomes-focused research, analyses, and performance metrics. The position provides direction, guidance, and proofs-of-concept for the development and use of advanced analytical tools and procedures (including AI), report preparation and automation, and visualization techniques, with an emphasis on outcomes-based performance measurement and monitoring.

The AA Director also plays an important role in guiding development of an agency data analytics strategy and approach in conjunction with HHSC’s Performance Management and Analytics System (PMAS) program. This includes supervising and coordinating with technical staff to develop data analytics solutions that fulfill legislative or other policy mandates. Success in this role requires a solution-oriented, enterprise perspective; the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences;

and the ability to build stakeholder consensus around practical approaches. The AA Director works under limited supervision, exercises considerable initiative and independent judgment, and plays a critical role in shaping the future-state data analytic capabilities of HHSC.

Leadership and Strategic Management
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Directs the Advanced Analytics (AA) unit activities; provides direct and indirect leadership in advancing data capabilities across HHSC. Plans, develops, implements, and coordinates policies of the unit. Develops and establishes goals and objectives consistent with legislative mandates and the HHSC strategic plan. Develops and establishes the unit's priorities, standards, and measurement for achieving its goals. Plans, implements, tracks, and evaluates data and analytics improvement initiatives impacting health and human services programs and administrative divisions in Texas in accordance with state and federal laws.

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Project Oversight and Stakeholder Collaboration
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Collaborates with HHSC divisions, IT, and DAP staff in implementing initiatives and projects that support the agency's goals and objectives. Oversees initiatives that enhance the agency’s strategic use of data to inform program management and planning. Develops, tests, and implements advanced analytic techniques for evaluating and analyzing HHS administrative and program activities, with an…