RESEARCH DATA SPECIALIST III

at  Department of Health Care Access and Information

HYBRID TELEWORK OPPORTUNITY

This position will report directly to Department of Health Care Services through 6/30/2025. Please see Working Conditions section for more information.
This position requires the incumbent maintain consistent and regular attendance; communicate effectively (orally and in writing) in dealing with the public and/or other employees; develop and maintain knowledge and skill related to specific tasks, methodologies, materials, tools, and equipment; complete assignments in a timely and efficient manner; and adhere to departmental policies and procedures regarding attendance, leave, and conduct.
The HPD Medi-Cal Research Specialist will serve as a lead for complex, large-scale, research and data quality assessment projects for the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), including data from the HPD system and the DHCS data warehouse (the Management Information System/Decision Support System, or MIS/DSS). The incumbent provides quality research, data analysis, and evaluation; develops specifications and other documentation related to data measures, data management, publication, and reporting; conducts statistical and econometric analyses using various specialized healthcare payment data sources; and leads the development of metrics, specifications, and data files that may include confidential patient data.
The incumbent must demonstrate strong analytic, statistical, data governance, organizational, and communication skills, as well as an expertise in data quality assessment/assurance processes, statistical sampling, statistical analysis, and research methodologies in an applied research setting. The incumbent must also have demonstrated experience using SAS, SQL/Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI), and ArcGIS, advanced Excel and/or similar software. Experience with healthcare claims, Medi-Cal, Medicare, and/or HCAI data are preferred.
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This position is eligible for telework. Please refer to the duty statement attached below and the “Working Conditions” section of this Job Control for additional information.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
This position will physically report to the Department of Health Care Services at 1700 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 through 6/30/2025. Beginning 7/01/2025 this position will report to HCAI.
Telework is based on operational needs for employees who can perform their essential functions remotely and/or whose duties are conducive to teleworking per DHCS’ Telework Policy and in accordance with Government Code Sections 14200 – 14203 for employees residing in California.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

REQUIRED APPLICATION PACKAGE DOCUMENTS

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other -Unofficial transcripts must be included if qualifying under an education pattern of the minimum qualifications. If selected, official transcripts will be required upon appointment.
• Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. (The SOQ is a separate document with your Name and Job Control number noted on the top, typed in Arial 12 pt font, no more than two pages.) Resumes and cover letters do not take the place of the SOQ. Applications without a clearly titled SOQ or failure to follow instructions above will not be considered for the position.1. Please describe how your knowledge, skills, experience, and education relate to the qualifications listed in the job description.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.
Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate’s relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• 2 years training and/or experience with data software such as SAS, Structured Query Language (SQL), R, Python, GIS mapping tools, data visualization products (such as Tableau), etc.
• 2 years experience with healthcare data including querying and extracting data to create large datasets and summary tables and analyzing and reporting data.
• 2 years experience with healthcare claims, Medi-Cal, Medicare.
• Knowledge and Experience with data linkage
• Knowledge of data management and data governance principles
• Knowledge or experience with data de-identification

Benefits
In addition to competitive public employee wages and a comprehensive benefits package, our employees enjoy meaningful and interesting work that supports access to healthcare.
To learn more about benefits for State employees, visit the Salary and Benefits page on the CalHR website.
HCAI is housed in a state-of-the-art building outside of downtown off Interstate-5. Enjoy a great work environment with many amenities, including fully equipped pay-per-charge electric vehicle charging stations. HCAI is close to many dining and shopping choices.
University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) employees may qualify to transfer their current and previous employment credit to State of California employment through CalPERS. Human Resources can help with this process upon employment or you can reach out to CalPERS for inquiries at (888) 225-7377.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.

Please refer the Job description for details