Research Analyst(Hybrid)

Introduction
Do you want to utilize your skills and make a difference? Are you looking to take the next step in your career? If so, please read on to learn more about this exciting opportunity

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH), is currently seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Research Analyst to join our Analytics Unit within the Office of the Chief Data Officer.

Highlights:

LOCATION: Hartford, CT SCHEDULE: Monday - FridayWORK HOURS: Full-Time, First Shift, 40 hours per weekFlex and telework options are available. Must be able to work on-site in the Hartford office in person as required.

What We Can Offer You:

Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview pageThe opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.Professional growth and development opportunities.A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

You Will Discover The Opportunity To:

Engage in a rewarding career;Showcase your talents in a meaningful role;Thrive in an exciting environment;Provide support to a division that is passionate about the work we do;Work together in a collaborative team environment.

The Role:

This position will work alongside an experienced team of data scientists and data engineers to create and support fully automated Power BI reports and dashboards that will provide state and agency leaders, and the public, with high quality and timely data to enhance and support public health and personal decision making.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

Developing data products to support dashboards and reports that can be shared securely with key stakeholders as well as data, dashboards, and reports that can be shared publicly.Cataloging available data for analytics activities.Coordinating the development of semantic data models and data products.Coordinating data refresh schedules and automation. Creating and supporting dashboard and reports using tools like Power BI.

About Us:

The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.
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In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

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Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.Connect With Us:

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in research design and implementation.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Develops and implements formal research projects and assists in these activities on more comprehensive and complex research assignments;Analyzes, interprets and prepares data in a variety of ways;Prepares narrative and statistical reports;Develops computerized databases and analyzes and interprets computer generated reports;Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Knowledge of research methods and techniques;statistics;Skills interpersonal skills;oral and written communication skills;Ability to analyze data;develop programs and use prepackaged computer programs to perform data analysis;understand agency related policies and procedures as they relate to research.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Six (6) years of professional experience in research, data analysis or economics.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.A Master's degree in economics, statistics or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.Successful completion of a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience communicating health data to audiences with different levels of data literacy.Experience with dimensioned data models used by multiple users.Experience with Power BI, DevOps and Git, or similar tools for developing data dashboards or other data visualizations.Experience with DAX, M Language, SQL or similar functional programming languages.Experience working as part of a team.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group ofpositions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a singletitle for administrative purposes. Assuch, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/orresponsibility.

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