Environmental Public Health Analyst DEHS FAA00743 (Statistical Analyst II)

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college level courses including Masters degree programs
• Excellent work-life programs such as flexible schedules and
• A variety of employee resource groups

The Work Unit:
The Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking (COEPHT) program housed within CDPHEs Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability (DEHS) collects integrates analyzes and disseminates non-infectious disease and environmental data from various sources. Colorado Tracking is one of 33 funded jurisdictions within the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program which is led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tracking empowers people to make evidence-based decisions on environmental public health issues by making data accessible to public health workers policymakers healthcare providers environmental practitioners and community members via a web-based portal and direct partnerships. The program expands and enhances environmental public health surveillance capacity in Colorado and builds a network for awareness and risk communication in the state and locally. Tracking explores and develops measures of interest to Colorado and collaborates with other CDC-funded Environmental Public Health Tracking jurisdictions and academic partners on projects linking environmental and health outcome data.

Summary of Position:
This position serves as a statistical analyst for the Tracking program and directly influences decisions related to environmental public health surveillance statistical analysis data management and analytical work. This position independently develops and completes a range of analyses and reports using inferential statistical measures. This position independently performs both descriptive and inferential statistical analysis including determining the appropriate software (e.g. R SAS and ArcGIS) determining statistically valid study designs and determining appropriate statistical methodology is used to perform a wide variety of analyses of multiple data streams. This position interprets results of these analyses and provides explanation for variances in measures used for program or research recommendations included in reports. This position makes decisions and recommendations with only administrative review and acts independently based on the full knowledge of the units activities and missions. This position provides statistical support for Tracking and other DEHS programs and staff as needed and provides guidance and oversight of quantitative analysis projects of other statistical analysts. This position may also consult on study design and statistical analysis methods across DEHS environmental programs and provide analytic support
as needed. This position is responsible for the initial review of received data and communication with partner programs and staff regarding data quality and completeness. This position performs centralized data management for Tracking and determines best practices for storage and management of data. This position develops best practices for executing data use agreements and data management issues in addition this position may act as a resource to internal and external customers responding to requests for information and presentations from the public the media CDPHE and other environmental and health professionals.

Residency Requirement:

Review of the completed signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email atwithin ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Departments action.

A completed State of Colorado application includes:

• Unofficial transcripts if using education to substitute for experience.

• If you are a veteran a copy of your DD214 needs to be attached to your Selection Process:

  All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of or all of the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications. A top group up to six candidates will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager. E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify an Internet-based system to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.

  
  

  ADAAA Accommodations:

  The State of Colorado believes that equity diversity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage candidates from all identities backgrounds and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore in all aspects of the employment process we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy medical condition related to pregnancy creed ancestry national origin marital status genetic information or military status (with preference given to military veterans) or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator Dan McKenna call option 5.