Data Application Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary :

The Data Application Specialist works as a member of the HealthIT team under the Sr. Data Engineer to support the DPH goals of enhancing department research and public services and facilitating the establishment and maintenance of department-wide data governance. This position is responsible for executing on project plans, and maintaining existing data-related solutions for department and divisional needs and services. This is multi-faceted position with responsibility within multiple database types, data integration, ETL, and application knowledge.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Participation in development and maintenance o f departmental and divisional data and governance programs
• Database maintenance, optimization, and administration, as needed, to support DPH initiatives
• Working closely with DPH, HealthIT, and OIT colleagues to choose and create appropriate solutions, using existing City and department resources whenever possible.
• Creation of scripts, queries, stored procedures, and use of data APIs and Web services to integrate disparate data sources, create reports, and ensure data integrity.
• Suggest tools for use within DPH for working with, reporting on, visualizing, and managing data.
• Creation and maintenance of data visualizations, as directed
• Application administration of and high-level support for DPH data management and visualization tools
• Maintaining awareness of emerging technologies in related areas including awareness of visualization tools, new databases and data formats, integration techniques and common scripting languages
• Observing DPH needs and proactively recommending to Sr. Data Engineer or IT Director, demonstrating, and implementing techniques, tools and solutions.
• Ensuring data security as per the appropriate standards of both IT and Public Health professions
• Working with vendors and contractors to ensure DPH receives appropriately built, maintainable, integration- friendly solutions
• Operate as a member of the HealthIT team, including participation in team meetings, projects, and initiatives, and regularly use team communication tools
• Create and maintain documentation on data-related solutions as implemented or used by DPH

Skills Required :

Education and Experience :

Equal Opportunity Employment :

PMHCC, Inc. is committed to equal opportunity. It is our policy to support equal employment for all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual preferences, age, national origin, disability, behavioral health status, military status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Americans with Disabilities Act :

Employees as well as applicants who are currently, or become disabled, must be able to perform the functions of the job with either reasonable accommodation or unaided. PMHCC, Inc. will examine reasonable accommodations on a case by case basis in accordance with the law.