GIS Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Regularly engage with stakeholders and partners at the GIO, other agencies, state/local health departments, private sector, etc.
• Manage GIS team project work deliverables and deadlines through the use of project management skills (communication, organization, metric tracking, etc.)
• Serve as team leader/point of contact for the Public Health Geographics team under the Data Products program in the Office of Data & Analytics
• Utilize data governance best practices, especially those related to GIS products
• Familiarity with how to utilize GeoAI (or ability to learn the skill). Provide geostatistical analysis, measurements, or reports related to communicable disease surveillance, outbreaks, disasters and public health preparedness activities.
• Create and maintain visualizations of data and statistical results.
• Creates and maintain accurate geospatial datasets.
• Develop and maintain workflows that integrate datasets and automate analytical methods.
• Develop web-based applications utilizing both configurable services and customized development.
• Utilizes appropriate geographic information system software and other statistical packages.
• Provides recommendations to supervisors and developers regarding data workflow methodology.
• Assists the IDOH DOC when activated with logistical support.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of geospatial concepts – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Knowledge of appropriate cartographic designs and solutions – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Work in ESRI ArcGIS Desktop software – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Work in ESRI ArcGIS Software as a Service platform and configurable applications – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Work with Python, ArcGIS API for Python, Arc Py, and other data science packages including web automation and scraping capabilities – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Work with JavaScript and ArcGIS JavaScript API – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Knowledge of SQL within Oracle and SQL Server platforms – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Managerial/supervisory experience within a health-related field, data/technology-related field, or in another comparable field – Required, 4 Years of Experience.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and partners at the GIO, other agencies, state/local health departments, private sector, etc. – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Project management skills (communication, organization, metric tracking) – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Experience with data governance best practices (GIS-specific data governance) – Required, 2 Years of Experience.
• Experience with GeoAI – Nice to have, 1 Year of Experience.