Continuous Improvement Analyst - Management Analyst

Working Title: Continuous Improvement Analyst

Job Class: Management Analyst 4

Agency: Health Department

• Job
• Location:
  
  St. Paul
• Telework Eligible:
  Yes / Hybrid
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply:
  This vacancy is open for bids and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously. Bidders will be considered through 2/17/2026.
• Date Posted: 02/11/2026
• Closing Date: 02/24/2026
• Hiring Agency:
  Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• Division/Unit:
  Financial Management / Communications and Continuous Improvement
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Day Shift / 8:00 a.m.
  
  - 4:30 p.m.
• Days of Work:
  Monday - Friday
• Travel Required:
  
  No
• Salary Range: $33.48 - $49.66 / hourly; $69,906 - $103,690 / annually
• Classified Status:
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
• FLSA Status:
  Exempt - Administrative
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  Yes

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well‑being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join our mission‑driven team at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) where your expertise meets our commitment to protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of all Minnesotans!

This position exists to provide oversight, consultation, and guidance of continuous improvement (CI) and reporting efforts for the Financial Management (FM) division. The Analyst works on building and maintaining FM reporting and related data analysis and visualization to help identify gaps and related improvements. The employee serves as a resource in the FM division on data for CI work and reporting and provides guidance and direction as well as connecting division staff with resources in the MDH agency.

The CI efforts improve efficiency and effectiveness of FM projects and processes. The reporting efforts increase access to and transparency of FM division information for better accountability and decision making.

• Lead continuous improvement work for the division to improve efficiency and effectiveness of FM functions and processes and ensure processes provide actionable centralized information.
• Serve as the lead for agency wide reporting of FM data. Create and maintain FM reports and dashboards.
• Support units in the Financial Management Division in data work for continuous improvement and reporting. Assist in ensuring solid, reliable approaches for data collection, storage, preparation/provisioning of data, and data analysis, to produce data visualization and reporting for Financial Management functions.
• Serve as a liaison for the Financial Management Division staff on data for continuous improvement work and reporting.

Telework Policy exempts employees who live more than 50 miles from their primary work location from the 50% in‑office requirement to help the State of Minnesota benefit from top talent in every corner of the state.

• Three (3) years of project management experience or work related to continuous/process improvement and providing guidance to others doing project management or continuous/process improvement work. This experience must include:
• Experience doing data analysis to create data visualizations, dashboards, and/or reporting.
• Experience using applications such as MS365 suite of applications.
• Experience in project management, leading or guiding projects.

• Communications skills, both oral and written, sufficient to communicate complex concepts in plain language to a non‑expert audience.
• Relationship building and management to build networks of colleagues and effectively encourage participation.

A related degree such as business management, operations management, business, public policy, public health, statistics, or a closely related field may substitute for experience as follows:

• Doctorate: 2 years…