Senior Healthcare Analytics Research Coordinator

This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services, Med-QUEST Division (MQD).

Senior Healthcare Analytics and Research Coordinator is located on the island of Oahu.

Salary:
Commensurate with education and experience.

Legal authorization to work:
The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

This position is exempt from the civil service and considered temporary in nature. Therefore, if you are appointed to the position, your employment will be considered to be "at will," which means that you may be discharged from your employment at the prerogative of your department head or designee at any time.

Under the direction of the Division Administrator, the Health Analytics Office (HAO) centralizes and consolidates key analytic functions of the MQD and serves as the steward of the statewide All Payer Claims Data (APCD) warehouse. The APCD warehouse is intended to be a statewide data repository of administrative claims and encounters data which seeks to support statewide initiatives to reduce the burden of healthcare costs by enhancing healthcare cost transparency, generating comparative healthcare statistics, and providing data on healthcare trends in access to care, cost, and outcomes for the State of Hawaii.

The HAO supports standardized and ad-hoc reporting functions; research, evaluation, and data dissemination projects related to the data enrichment and expansion; procedures, methods, and requirements to maintain or increase enhancement of data integrity, which includes oversight and technical assistance for data quality validation processes; and project administration for key data projects that require contracting, legal reviews, and external stakeholder engagement.

The HAO supports the division's ability to respond to research and/or policy proposals related to healthcare coverage; effectiveness of health care programs; identify and address the drivers and moderators of healthcare costs and community well-being; and develop strategies to enhance transparency in costs and quality of care.

This position serves as the lead healthcare data analyst of the HAO, responsible for the oversight of all analytic and evaluation functions of the office. The position co-facilitates the development of data protocols and procedures; co-administers external data contracts, including the APCD data warehouse; and supports the implementation of data quality assurance processes. The position co-leads the development and implementation of an annual plan that reflects programmatic and stakeholder needs, maintaining responsibility for key analytic and evaluation tasks including in the work plan.

The position shares responsibility for completing tasks in the work plan including the creation and dissemination of standardized and ad hoc data reports in various formats to multiple stakeholders; conducting program evaluation for various initiatives; reviewing data requests from external agencies; and providing consultation, technical assistance, and training as needed to internal and external stakeholders.

• (1) A master's degree in Biostatistics, Health Economics, Health Analytics, Health Informatics, Epidemiology, or Health Services Research;
• (2) a master's or doctorate degree in any other health-related, analytic, or biomedical field (e.g., MD/DO, DDS/DMD, DVM, or PhD in Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Cancer Biology, Cellular/Developmental Biology, Environmental Health Sciences, Genetics, Health Education, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Molecular Biology, Medical Ethics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Physiology, Economics, Actuarial Studies, Statistics, or Political Science), including either a or b below:
• (a). At least three (3) methods courses in health analytics, health informatics, health services research, epidemiology, health economics, or healthcare-focused actuarial studies, or any combination thereof one of which must be an advanced level, and at least two (2) statistics or biostatistics courses requiring mastery of large datasets and analyses using a statistical software set [each qualifying course should have fulfilled a minimum of two (2) credit hours],
• (b). Training or education in health analytics, health informatics, epidemiology, health services research, biostatistics, health economics, or healthcare-focused actuarial studies (e.g., through the completion of a certification program, or completion of other formal training).
• Coursework or training noted in either 2(a) or 2(b) may have been acquired concurrently or non-concurrently with the degree program attended, but must have been at the graduate level.

Except for the substitution provided for below, applicants must have had progressively responsible work experience of the kind and quality…