DATA RESEARCH ANALYST

The DSS Accountability Office’s ORCA is charged with working closely with internal and external partners to ensure that DHS facilities, directly-managed and those managed by provider agencies, comply with statutory, regulatory and contractual obligations governing the provision of shelter in New York City.

ORCA carries out its mission through collaboration with Agency personnel to develop initiatives that optimize the Agency’s resources to comply with regulatory requirements.

The Office of Regulatory Compliance & Accountability (ORCA) is recruiting for one City Research Scientist II to function as a Data Research Analyst, who will :

• Provide analytical support in the areas of data reporting, data analysis, and internal audits for special projects created and designed to enhance the operational and administrative activities of HRA regarding program accountability and integrity.
• Assume responsibility for all aspects of project management and data analysis regarding integrity concerns, including the research and development of innovative methods of data mining that will identify integrity and fraud issues for all of HRA.
• Conduct internal ad hoc inquiries into HRA's various source systems and analyzing quantitative I qualitative data to locate vulnerabilities within the agency;

providing proposals and suggestions to improve HRA's overall accountability and integrity.

Assist with the creation and implementation of data mining for AO. Perform trend analysis and prepare reports on trends.

Maintain consistency and integrity of data collection; report concerns regarding data integrity.

• Provide analytical support to the Director ORCA and other program areas under the Accountability Office umbrella in the areas of data reporting, data analysis, and internal audits.
• Understand and document project-specific source access mechanisms, detailed data flow and related transformation to specific targets.

Assist with the design of alternative approaches for effective data integration.

Minimum Qualifications

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.

To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have :

1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or

2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or

3. Education and / or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above.

Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE : Probationary Period

Probationary Period

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency with a statistical software package such as R, SAS, Stata, MATLAB or SPSS.-Experience using Excel to clean, match, and analyze very large data sets.
• Experience extracting, manipulating, and analyzing data from large databases. -Strong organizational skills. -Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Programming experience a plus.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.