The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is seeking a Vital Statistics Quality Assurance Analyst to plan, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate quality improvement and quality assurance activities for Vital Statistics. This role is crucial for ensuring the accuracy and reliability of vital records data, which is used for various analyses, reporting, and submissions to state and federal agencies.
Requirements
- Proficient in querying and analyzing relational data using SAS and/or SQL
- Data Analytics Tools: Proficiency in utilizing data analytics tools such as Excel, Tableau, Power Bl, R or similar platforms for data analysis, visualization, and reporting.
- Statistical Analysis Software: Proficiency with statistical analysis software such as SAS or R to conduct advanced statistical analysis of health-related data.
Responsibilities
- Manage Vital Records’ data related to federal contracts and Oklahoma mandated state partners. Assuring submission and data quality requirements are met or exceeded related to the Vital Records Cooperative Project contract with NCHS.
- Develop data exports/reports and create statistical reports.
- Collaborate with other state and contracted resources to address data inconsistencies, problems, bugs and errors within the Vital Records data and/or systems.
- Writes queries to identify data gaps.
- Creates Quality Assurance reports for data providers.
- EVVE and STEVE management.
- Assists other Center for Health Statistics programs: the development and implementation of quality assurance processes; fulfillment of data request; report development; analytic projects/studies.
Other
- Master’s degree in public health (Biostatistics/Epidemiology), analytics, informatics, or related Master’s level degree.
- At least two years of experience as a statistician, biostatistician, or epidemiologist for a public health registry system.
- All applicants are subject to a background check and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
- Strong writing and communication skills are essential.
- Being present in the office is an essential function of this job
