APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$76,608.72 to
$114,693.84
PAY GRADE: 39
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
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.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
Statewide.
Management Analysts conduct a variety of studies, research and analysis of management and administrative areas such as budgeting and financial analysis; departmental operations; legislative analysis; management research; and statistical and informational analysis.
The Department of Health and Human Services is recruiting for a Management Analyst 4 to oversee and supervise the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy's Medicaid Data Analytics unit. The position can be filled in either Carson City or Reno depending on the chosen candidate. The Medicaid Data Analytics unit is responsible for the collection and analysis of health program data; analysis of Medicaid claims, utilization, enrollment, and cost; preparing analytical reports; assisting with analysis of fiscal impact related to rate and policy changes; conducting data analysis and statistical analysis for special studies and research; and overseeing the completion of other ad-hoc and recurring data/statistical reporting needs of the agency. The incumbent maintains data quality and control; provides advanced technical leadership to the agency; and develops, implements, maintains, and monitors advanced analytic, computational, and predictive modeling tools following a traditional data science lifecycle. The incumbent will provide leadership for the team and ensure timely processing of all requests related to medical claims, social services, and health program data from internal and external partners. Assignments will include gathering data from multiple sources, data processing, exploratory data analysis, anomaly detection, measurement, interpretation of findings, modeling, presentation, and system automation.
*** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration, finance, social sciences, mathematics or related field and four years of professional experience in the research, development, evaluation or revision of programs, organizations, methods or procedures; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration, finance, social sciences, mathematics or related field and four years of professional experience which included budgeting, accounting, and/or economic or management analysis and projections; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and six years of professional experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Management Analyst III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Special Requirements
This position requires a State of Nevada/FBI fingerprint-based background check as a condition of appointment and as condition of continuing employment.
This position requires a valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
Skills Required
Statistical Analysis Software (SAS)
Supervisory Experience
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
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.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Please describe your experience analyzing health insurance or medical claims data and where it was obtained.
2) Describe your experience using SAS or a comparable analytic software and/or programming language (STATA, R, Python, SQL, etc.) to develop queries and where it was obtained.
3) Describe your experience supervising a team and where it was obtained.
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to 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.
