Behavioral Health Policy & Data Analyst

Behavioral Health Policy & Data Analyst (RA4)

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REQ-177356

Application Deadline:

03/31/2025

Agency:

Oregon Health Authority

Salary Range:

$6,123 - $9,409 per month

Job Description:

PLEASE NOTE: Resumes, cover letters and all other documents must all be uploaded at one time. When uploading a resume, please upload any other documents in the same area/field.

The Oregon Health Authority has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Research Analyst to join an excellent team. This is a full-time, permanent, represented position in the Health Policy and Analytics Division, Office of Health Analytics

What you will do:

The primary purpose of the Behavioral Health Policy and Data Analyst, you will support behavioral health policy decisionmaking and strategic planning efforts. This includes data analysis for assessment, prioritization, and monitoring of behavioral health priorities. Together with the Behavioral Health Analytics Manager, you will work collaboratively with staff across the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to provide programmatic support and project coordination for various aspects of service transformation and integration. Issues and recommendations within the purview of your role will be highly visible and potentially controversial to the affected health care constituents, state agencies, and Governor's office. You will handle policy issues that are often have complex and interdependent technical, political, fiscal, administrative, and other aspects that must be considered and addressed. The scope of details to consider is numerous and often unidentified, requiring an ability to clarify and prioritize tasks to effectively navigate a challenging and fast-paced work environment with a broad array of partners.

Work Location: Optional 100% remote, 100% in-person or hybrid options are available, with office space in Salem or Portland. 

What we are looking for: 

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor’s or graduate degree in any discipline that included six-quarter units in statistics or quantitative analysis methods and procedures, and three years of experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports. Two of the three years must have included coordinating and managing projects.

OR

Five years of research experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports. Two of the five years must have included coordinating complex research projects.

Preferred Attributes:

• Proven experience in analyzing large datasets and health outcomes.
• Track record of managing moderate to large projects with diverse teams. Strong organizational skills.
• Accomplished in producing written reports, executive summaries, and data fact sheets.
• Experience in working with administrative datasets. Preference given to experience with healthcare claims data.
• Proficiency in statistical software and programming languages such as SAS and SQL.
• Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities, and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable, and underrepresented populations.
• Experience in visualizing data, including implementing self-service analytic dashboards.
• Experience with behavioral health treatment services and/or other social services.

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How to apply:

Complete the online application.

Complete questionnaire

Upload Resume (Required)

Upload Cover Letter (Required explain how your professional, educational, and personal (lived) experience qualifies you for this position)

Applicants who fail to upload resume and cover letter will not be considered.

Specific instructions for resume and cover letter:

Please use your resume and cover letter to explain very explicitly how you meet the minimum qualifications and preferred attributes above, to the extent possible. The hiring manager will be looking for evidence of the explicit attributes listed during the screening process.

We are especially looking for someone who has high-level technical skills and experience but who is also highly skilled in written and verbal communication with people of varying levels and types of expertise and who is excited about working with a team, building relationships, and contributing to a continuously improving program.

This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment.  For further information, please visit the Pay Equity Project homepage.

Need Help?

If you need assistance to participate in the application process, including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act contact: Trach Blach at 503-509-5513 or Tracy.Blach@oha.oregon.gov
 

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity.