Business Intelligence & Data Quality Specialist; Administrator Ii

THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO CURRENT MERIT AND CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE MDH DATA OFFICE ONLY.

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• MDH Office of the Secretary
• Data Office
• 201 W. Preston Street
• Baltimore, MD 21201

The Data Office at MDH is seeking a detail-oriented and technically skilled Business Intelligence and Data Quality Specialist to join our data team.

• Develop, maintain, and refresh public and internal dashboards
• Validate data integrity through rigorous quality assurance processes
• Troubleshoot data discrepancies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of timely, accurate, and actionable insights

The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in BI development and a disciplined approach to data quality assurance.

Additionally, this position will require the following:

• Experience developing business intelligence solutions with tools like Tableau, Power BI combined with a solid understanding of ETL processes and data quality assurance practices.
• Attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Understanding of data governance and compliance (knowledge of data privacy and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) as they relate to dashboard development and QA processes).
• Excellent Communication and documentation skills (ability to clearly document dashboard requirements, QA processes, findings, and communicate issues with cross-functional teams).
• Independent and detail‑Oriented work style (capable of managing dashboard development and QA efforts with minimal supervision while maintaining high standards of quality).
• Knowledge of programming languages (basic scripting ability in Python or R to support data prep and data QA automation).
• Familiarity with healthcare, public health, or government data systems.

Please Note:

This position is hybrid telework eligible.

Education:

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience:

Five years of administrative staff or professional work.

• 1. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
• 2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
• 3. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
• 4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

• Experience in BI/dashboard development using Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik, including hands‑on work with Tableau (Desktop, Server, Prep) and Power BI (Desktop, Cloud, Power Query, DAX).
• Experience in designing interactive, user‑friendly dashboards using calculated fields, parameters, LOD expressions, and data visualization best practices.
• Experience with and/or knowledge of data integration and data engineering, including working with multiple data sources (databases, APIs, spreadsheets), data warehouses, and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Experience in data quality assurance and validation, including writing complex queries, testing pipelines, performing anomaly detection and root cause analysis, and using Python or R for data preparation and QA automation.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO CURRENT MERIT…