Ops Biological Scientist Iii

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website .

Requisition No:886136

Agency:
Department of Health

Working Title:

OPS BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST III -

This position requires you to work on site at one of our facilities located throughout Broward County.

This position is a full-time, in-office position.

This is an OPS (Other Personal Services) positions and as such no paid time off is offered. Health benefits will be offered for full-time employment. OPS employees are eligible to participate in a deferred compensation plan.

The Data Analyst supports the OD2A: LOCAL program by managing, analyzing, and reporting data related to overdose prevention activities. This position develops and maintains data collection instruments, ensures data quality across multiple systems, prepares dashboards and analytic deliverables, and contributes to performance reporting. The role directly supports contract monitoring, program evaluation, and CDC-required reporting.

Create and revise data collection instruments for community-based overdose education, naloxone distribution, and linkage to care initiatives. Conduct data cleaning and validation across all program datasets. Export and prepare provider-submitted data; share cleaned datasets with providers weekly. Analyze provider data to support contract monitoring and compliance determination. Prepare analytic components of CDC reports and evaluator requests. Develop dashboards, visualizations, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.

Contribute annual presentations for CDC meetings and local partner events.

• Ability to create and revise data collection instruments to support overdose prevention, naloxone distribution, linkage to care, and other public health initiatives.
• Knowledge of data management principles, including data cleaning, validation, quality assurance, and data integrity practices.
• Ability to analyze public health, healthcare, surveillance, and partner-submitted data to identify trends, monitor performance measures, and support program decision-making.
• Ability to develop dashboards, data visualizations, and other analytic products for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare written reports, summaries, briefs, and data deliverables for CDC reporting, evaluators, and funding agencies.
• Ability to present data findings and analytic results clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of quantitative analysis methods and statistical techniques used in public health and program evaluation.
• Ability to manage multiple datasets and reporting requirements while ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Ability to collaborate with program staff, evaluators, healthcare providers, and community partners to collect, analyze, and disseminate data.
• Knowledge of data visualization and reporting tools, including Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and ensure compliance with applicable data privacy, security, and public health reporting requirements.
• Ability to develop presentations and communication materials that effectively convey complex data findings to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to respond to data requests and provide technical assistance related to data collection, reporting requirements, and performance measurement activities.

• Bachelor's degree in biostatistics, statistics, data science/analytics, public health with a quantitative concentration, or a closely related field with advanced statistical coursework.
• Experience performing data analysis using R, Python, SAS, SQL, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Experience managing datasets, including data cleaning and data validation.
• Experience developing dashboards, visualizations, or other data displays.
• Experience preparing written analytic reports, summaries, or briefs.
• Experience presenting data findings to internal or external audiences.
• Experience creating or revising data collection instruments.
• Experience supporting program performance monitoring, evaluation, or contract reporting activities.

• Master's degree in biostatistics, statistics, data science/analytics, public health with a quantitative concentration, or a closely related field with advanced statistical…