Data Analyst, Principal - Children & Family Services
Data Analyst, Principal - Children & Family Services
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The Children & Family Services area is seeking a Principal Data Analyst to join our team. This position will focus on child welfare and protection programs that promote safety stability healthy development permanency and well-being of children and youth in Hennepin County. The Principal Data Analyst will develop data analytics products from concept to production extracting and analyzing data from large databases and presenting results to leadership stakeholders and staff within and outside of the county.
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Location and hours:
This position is remote. Remote workers may be required to come on-site 0 to 12 days a year for work meetings trainings or for any other reasons that their supervisor may deem necessary (may include additional days for onboarding and new employee training). Supervisors will provide as much advance notice as practicable.Work hours are typically Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with some flexibility.Based on the business needs of this position hires must live in or relocate to Minnesota. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About this position type:
This is a full-time benefit earning position.
This position is internally classified as a Planning Analyst Principal.
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In this position you will:- Query transform and clean data from a variety of sources.
- Analyze data and identify trends patterns and insights.
- Visualize data in engaging and informative ways for various stakeholders.
- Develop reports and dashboards from concept to production.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities related to data practices and workflows.
- Develop actionable insights from data analysis that can be used to improve the lives of county residents in various ways using a racial equity lens.
- Identify and understand the needs of different stakeholders including general staff leadership and data coordinators.
- Collaborate with business partners to define business needs articulate business and research questions and find relevant data sources.
- Communicate insights to stakeholders and decision-makers clearly and concisely.
Need to have:- One of the following:
- Bachelors degree in business administration public administration research methods statistics behavioral/social science public health computer science/MIS management science urban/city planning business analytics data analytics data science or a field appropriate to the area of specialization and four years or more of related experience.
- Eight years or more of related experience.
Nice to have:- Experience with:
- Performing data analysis.
- Collecting analyzing and interpreting data to help improve business/organizational practices.
- Telling stories through data visualization using user-centered design practices.
- Querying and/or transforming data from large and complex databases using SQL or similar tools.
- Report development using business intelligence or reporting tools such as Power BI SSRS QlikView or Tableau.
- Social Services Information System (SSIS) data sources and/or applications and/or working with child welfare or protection programs.
- Using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (R Python SAS Stata SPSS etc.).
- Ability to:
- Identify and solve problems using data and to apply analytical and creative thinking to make data-informed recommendations for action.
- Think critically about data identify potential biases and errors in data and evaluate the validity of data sources.
- Work independently and successfully manage multiple priorities.
- Build and nurture collaborative relationships with a variety of business partners.
- Clearly and concisely explain complex data in a way that is easy to understand both verbally and in writing.
- Knowledge of data science process and principles (i.e. business/data understanding data preparation modeling - statistics/machine learning evaluation and deployment).
- Familiarity with program evaluation and/or survey design and administration.
About the department:
Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people weserveand our communities are connected. By helping one we help the other.
About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that reduce disparities eliminate inequities and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy all people are valued and all people thrive.
Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community competitive pay work-life balance a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more atThe Bridge (login as Guest).
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
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This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
Watch thisvideofor application best practices and tips.This position may have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data.
Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a criminal background check.
If you have any questions please contact:Rebecca Maddaus
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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
