Performance Data Analyst – two

Do you have experience developing and deploying policies and procedures that ensure data and technology is used to promote equity and inclusion and reduce disparities? Are you passionate about using data to establish collective accountability mechanisms that enhance cost effectiveness, access, and quality of health care programs, care coordination, and care experience? We look forward to hearing from you

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This posting will be used to fill two (2) permanent, full-time position. These positions are classified and are represented by a union. 

Work Location: Salem/Marion; hybrid position

What you will do

These positions are part of the Oregon Health Authority’s Medicaid Division Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) Operations section. A coordinated care organization is a network of all types of health care providers (physical health care, addictions and mental health care and dental care providers) who work together in their local communities to serve people who receive health care coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). Today, there are operating in communities around Oregon.

Performance Data Analyst (2 positions). This position will be engaged in a variety of initiatives related to monitoring and improving health services under Oregon’s health system transformation. The primary purpose of this position is to support data systems and measurement efforts for the Quality Assurance and CCO Operations units. The position will make recommendations about, and in consultation with other units, plan and implement complex operational improvements related to Managed Care Organization (MCO) performance monitoring data systems to improve the accuracy, completeness, timeliness and usefulness of data. This position will make significant contributions to strategic planning and implementation efforts related to data and information to promote the triple aim of better health, better care and lower costs by means of improved and streamlined data collection and management.

This position will need to work across units, including the Information Systems Unit, the Actuarial Services Unit, and the Health Policy and Analytics Division, to assist with data analysis and reporting MCO performance. Issues and recommendations within the purview of this position are highly visible and potentially controversial to the affected health care constituents, state agencies, and the Governor’s office

What's in it for you?

Oregon Health Authority is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

• We offer exceptional benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here:  

• Paid Leave Days:

  • 11 paid holidays each year

  • 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" each year

  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month.

  • Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years.

• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.

• Click to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click , to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision and core values.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in business or public administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.
OR;
Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Requested Attributes:

• Experience with health outcomes research, health care delivery systems research (particularly data warehouse or quality in health systems projects), or experience using health care expenditure, utilization, quality and outcomes data in large information systems.

• Extensive knowledge of programming languages preferably Python source code. 

• Knowledge and experience with geo mapping and ArcGIS software. 

• Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse populations most harmed by social injustice and inequities; including effective delivery of culturally responsive and inclusive services, evidence of ongoing development of personal cultural awareness and humility, and knowledge of social determinants of health and their impacts on health outcomes.

• Experience developing, implementing policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that promote equity and inclusion and reduce disparities, with an emphasis on integrating the voice of consumers with lived experience.

• Specific knowledge of Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes, other applicable regulations, and program requirements.

• Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/ Medicaid Administration in Oregon, and experience in working with Community Mental Health Programs, Behavioral Health Service Providers, Coordinated Care Organizations or other managed care entities and their leadership to guide operations and policies.

• Knowledge and experience with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) waiver and demonstration projects.

• Ability to demonstrate advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook skillset; and skilled use of collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Smartsheet.

• Experience in producing written reports, experience in presenting data for lay audiences / data visualization / data analysis / information summarization with corresponding software expertise.

• Ability to provide organizational leadership to support inter-and cross-agency collaboration and systems-wide changes that support advocacy, equity, and client-centered policies and solutions.

• Strong communication skills across a variety of forms that demonstrate the ability to facilitate appreciative inquiry, foster trust and transparency, and promote human-centered change management.

• Demonstrates skills in the following areas:

  • Data Management and Mapping

  • Policy Advisement

  • Project Management

  • Research Design and Analytical Research

  • Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

  • Performance / Process / Quality Improvement

  • Systems and Organizational Improvement

  • Expert level Technical Assistance