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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$51,281.28 to
$76,170.24
PAY GRADE: 35
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
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Department: Health and Human Services |
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Division: Public and Behavioral Health |
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Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa |
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Job Class Code:
07.762
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Announcement Number: 39506
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Open to all qualified persons. |
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Posted
01/23/2020
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Close Date:
02/06/2020
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Recruiter:
ROSANA
WOOMER
Phone: (775)684-0132
Email: rwoomer@admin.nv.gov
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Applications accepted
for another Expired
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Positions allocated to this series perform complex mathematical and statistical analysis on public health databases by applying statistical theories and principles to determine cause and effect relationships.
This position is within the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Analytics and is located in Carson City. This recruitment is for a Biostatistcian II who serves as the main position analyzing opioid-related data in a fast-pace work environment. This position is responsible for providing routine and special reports, completing data linkages, and using SAS or analytic software programming and statistical methods to complete analyses on opioid-related data and related assigned data (e.g., BRFSS). This position requires the demonstrated use of statistical methods and programs utilizing SAS or similar analytic software. This position may require travel both in and out of state up to 25%.
Nevada's landscape and economy are a few reasons to join the Silver State workforce! Additional benefits include: medical, dental, life and disability insurance programs; participation in the public employees' retirement plan; 11 paid holidays; and accrual of 3 weeks of annual and 3 weeks of sick leave each year. At the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH), our mission is to protect, promote and improve the physical and behavioral health of the people of Nevada.
The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in statistics, mathematics or closely related field and one year of professional experience conducting statistical analysis including gathering and analyzing data from various sources using computer software; OR one year of experience as a Biostatistician I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. |
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Requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and for continuing employment. |
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Experience in SAS or a comparable analytic software and/or programming language (STATA, R, SQL, etc.) is required. |
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| The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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