Senior Data Quality Specialist (ITDM-SS/SPI)

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Senior Data Quality Specialist (ITDM-SS/SPI)

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This senior data manager performs critical high-level data quality work to ensure HCA provides data and reports that align with federal requirements.

This position creates new processes, develops technical documentation, and reviews data for quality.

The ideal candidate will bring team and/or project leadership experience into this role that works with multiple systems and partners to troubleshoot issues and create symbiosis in data quality efforts.

If you are in search of an opportunity to ensure this critical work is accurate to ensure funding for health care programs across Washington, this may be the position for you!

All HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to all analyses of core business and processes.

About the division:

The Strategy, Policy, and Innovation division (SPI) of the Health Care Authority (HCA) is statutorily directed to study all state-purchased health care, alternative health care delivery systems, and strategies for the procurement of health services, and to coordinate state agency efforts to develop and implement uniform policies across state purchased health care programs.

The division is structured to provide expert direction, consultation, and support for these activities.

SPI is responsible for driving policy design, development, and implementation of health reform, and health transformation activities and program development and refinements for all programs.

The Chief Data Office (DATA) team is within SPI to provide data, analytics, and decision support tools to support HCA’s initiatives and programs.

Personnel work to provide data management, governance, and data-driven decision support applications to improve decisions about clinical quality and health care purchasing.

About the position:

This position coordinates with internal and external stakeholder requirements for accessing claims and eligibility information from the ProviderOne Operational Data Store (ODS) and Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).

Serves as the primary data analyst responsible for the current Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) and CMS-416 mandated federal reports.

This position is responsible for maintaining good data quality standards of both the ProviderOne ODS and the EDW by reviewing design documents to ensure the warehouses are functioning properly, identifying any potential issues, providing recommendations to implement the best technical solution, and executes ProviderOne release testing.

This position performs data analysis, develops analytical and business reports using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), interface development for data exchange using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).

The position also writes complex Oracle SQL code for ad-hoc data pulls, ad-hoc queries, Public Disclosure Requests (PDR), and Washington State Institutional Review Board (WSIRB) research requests, just to name a few.

This position is eligible to telework and is typically not required to report on-site.The default assigned work location of all Health Care Authority (HCA) positions – both on-site and telework eligible positions – is within the State of Washington.

This position reports to Olympia, WA. Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. HCA has currently suspended the ability to support out-of-state telework.

Requirements

Some of what you will do:

Coordinate and work with internal and external agencies and vendors for federal mandated reports (T-MSIS, CMS-416, ETC) development, maintenance, and enhancement.

• Coordinate with internal and external users, vendors, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for gathering and documenting report requirements, coding, testing, and delivering reports.
• Responsible for all maintenance activities related to T-MSIS and CMS-416 federal reports, including working with vendor, developing automated testing platform, coordinating with other administrators, ensuring defects and issues are reported to vendor, and creating test cases, scenarios, and queries.

Develop SQL to provide reports or data sets for HCA business areas, other state agencies, Washington State Institutional Review Board (WSIRB), Data Share Agreements (DSAs) or Public Disclosure Requests (PDRs).

• Gather and document report or data pull requirements.
• Develop detailed report specifications and test, maintain, and enhance complex analytical and business driven reports or data sets.
• Perform code review and peer review.
• Design and create web-based reports for ProviderOne business users, researchers, policy makers, and the public.
• Automate report generation via SSIS packages or similar report automation tools.

Identify and assist in finding potential data quality issues.

• Conduct analysis on potential issues discovered by the Data Warehouse users.
• Work with vendors through daily or weekly meetings, frequent e-mail, and help desk tickets to solve complex system issues and problems.
• Coordinate and work with vendors to get issues resolved through established ProviderOne defect resolution process.

Design, develop and enhance analytical and business reports using BI tools such as Power BI and SSRS.

Design, develop and maintain reports and reoccurring data requests using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or Data Visualization tool.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

Qualifying candidates will meet one of the following criteria options:

Option 1:

• Nine (9) years of progressive professional IT experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications.

Option 2:

• Associate degree or equivalent and
• Seven (7) years of progressive professional IT experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications.

Option 3:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and
• Five (5) years of progressive professional IT experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications.

Option 4:

• Master’s degree or equivalent and
• Three (3) years of progressive professional IT experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications.

Option 5:

• Three (3) years as a Journey level IT professional in state service.

Required competencies:

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Three (3) years of experience working with a large data warehouse.
• Three (3) years of experience writing SQL code, performance tuning.
• Two (2) years of experience developing reports using Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS) or equivalent software.
• Two (2) years of experience utilizing testing methodologies and developing testing platforms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in creating reports using Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tool software.
• Experience working in and building software source control (e.g. GitHub)
• Experience developing and working in Star Schema data warehouses.
• Experience in report development, building, deploying, and troubleshooting using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or equivalent software.
• Experience with health care data.
• Experience with the ProviderOne On-line system and data warehouses.
• Experience with any helpdesk ticketing system.

How to apply:

Only candidates who reflect the minimum qualifications on their NEOGOV profile will be considered. Failure to follow the application instructions below may lead to disqualification.

To apply for this position, you will need to complete your profile which includes three professional references and attach in separate files:

• A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications for this position
• Current resume

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:

• Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 long-form copy), NGB 22, or USDVA signed verification of service letter.
• Please black out any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social security numbers. Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

Additional Information

About HCA:

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery.

Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

What we have to offer:

• Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve Voices of HCA
• A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered HCA's Mission, Vision & Values
• A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options.
• A great total compensation and benefit package WA State Government Benefits
• A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby.
• And free parking!

Notes:

This position is covered by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). Once the listed position(s) is(are) filled, this recruitment announcement may also be used to fill additional position(s) for up to sixty (60) days.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment.

HCA is an equal opportunity employer. We value the importance of creating an environment in which all employees can feel respected, included, and empowered to bring unique ideas to the agency.

HCA has five employee resource groups (ERGs). ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with HCA’s mission.

Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.

Studies have shown women, racial and ethnic minorities, and persons of disability are less likely to apply for jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification as described in a job description.

Persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans, as well as people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are also encouraged to apply.

If you have any questions about the required qualifications or how your experience relates to them, please contact us at HCAjobs@hca.wa.gov.

Persons with disabilities needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this job announcement in an alternative format may contact Jake Nelko at jake.nelko@hca.wa.gov or 360.725.0945.

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is an E-Verify employer. All applicants with a legal right to work in the United States are encouraged to apply.

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