State of MI (SoMI) statistician

Job #:	ks-4301-12-Stat13-C7
Job Title:	Statistician Specialist 13 - CSA Quality Improvement
Closing Date/Time:	Tue. 02/26/13 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Salary:	$24.42 - $35.84 hourly
Bargaining Unit:	SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING (SEIU)
Location:	Lansing, Michigan
Department:	Human Services - Central Office

  Description

Position functions as the statistical expert for the Children’s Services Administration - Division of Continuous Quality Improvement (DCQI).  Position is responsible for the completion of highly complex work assignments involving sample design, creation of queries, statistical evaluation and verification of data integrity, analysis and calculations of data. Position is also responsible for development of child welfare reports, spreadsheets and graphics for use in presentations or inclusion in documents. Position will act as the expert for reporting on child welfare DCQI data related items as specified in the Modified Settlement Agreement, Child and Family Services Review, Child and Family State Plan (5 year plan), etc.

  Education

Possession of a bachelor’s degree with at least 12 semester (18 term) credits in statistics.

  Experience

Four years of professional experience in the systematic collection, compilation and interpretation of numerical data equivalent to a Statistician, including two years equivalent to a Statistician P11 or one year equivalent to a Statistician 12.

State of MI - dept of tech, management, budget

 -- note job scope and training requested

The Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) is recruiting to fill three Departmental Analyst 9-P11 positions in its Longitudinal Data unit.

 

In each of these positions, the analyst will be responsible for documenting, integrating, analyzing, and reporting from complex, multi-agency data resources in a manner that accurately portrays information on Michigan students, staff, and schools over time. The work includes supporting the creation of an environment that encourages maximum use of CEPI’s Michigan Statewide Longitudinal Data System (MSLDS) for improving education policy decision-making and meeting federal and state data reporting requirements. These positions work closely with the reporting and implementation team managers in achieving the overall goals of the Longitudinal Data unit and CEPI by responding to the education data needs of schools, state agencies, the Legislature, the Governor’s office and other stakeholders. 

 

Note: the focus of one position is that of a reporting analyst.  In this role, the employee will follow the standards, policies, procedures and protocols related to data quality, reporting tool designs/models, and other data manipulation techniques.   Ideal candidates for this position will have a concentration of college courses in statistical theory, logic and analytics, as well as database design and modeling.

 

The focus of the other position (two jobs) is that of an extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) analyst.  The employee will follow the standards, policies, procedures and protocols related to extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes, quality assurance activities, and other data manipulation techniques.  Ideal candidates will have a concentration of college courses in information management systems that include database design and modeling.  Note:  If you applied for one of these two ETL positions in December-January 2012 your application has been retained.  It is not necessary to reapply.