BIOSTATISTICIAN 3

• Job Description

  Announcement Number: 48711 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 09/03/2024 Recruiter:
  JON TERRAZAS
  Phone: (775)684-0116
  Email: j.terrazas@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted until recruitment needs are satisfied
  
  ** Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Lists of eligible candidates will be established and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
  The Position
  
  Positions allocated to this series perform complex mathematical and statistical analysis on public health databases by applying statistical theories and principles to determine cause and effect relationships.
  
  Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
  
  This Biostatistician III position in the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Analytics will support the Fund for a Resilient Nevada. The Fund for a Resilient Nevada was established in Nevada Revised Statutes and is specific to the state's portion of opioid litigation recoveries. This position will be responsible to analyze data to produce a variety of deliverables to support the Fund for a Resilient Nevada as required by NRS and particularly with the development of the legislatively mandated statewide needs assessment and statewide plan to identify priorities related to addressing opioid-related risk, harms and impacts using a data-driven and evidence-based approach. This Biostatistician III position will be critical to the development and implementation of the needs assessment and ongoing related activities. Additionally, this position will be responsible for supporting the program by compiling statistics, key metrics, performance and outcome measures, reports, and dashboards and completing various analytical projects as assigned. This position will also supervise a small team of analysts and will become a subject matter expert and technical lead responsible for all data-related activities associated with the Fund for a Resilient Nevada. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
  
  To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-7_0/
  
  To Qualify:
  
  In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
  Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Master's degree from an accredited college or university in statistics, mathematics or closely related field and two years of professional experience in biostatistics linking data elements in a comprehensive data warehouse, monitoring data connection activities and preparing statistical reports based upon analysis of data; OR a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in statistics, mathematics or closely related field and three years of professional experience as described above; OR two years of experience as a Biostatistician II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Special Requirements A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continued employment. The Examination Application Evaluation Exam The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
  The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
  
  1) Describe your experience using SAS or a comparable analytic software and/or programming language.
  
  2) Describe your experience with data analysis and reporting.
  
  3) Describe your supervisory experience.
  INFORMATIONAL LINKS For more information about state employment, visit the following:
  Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
  Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
  Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
  More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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  Email Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to: Division of Human Resource Management
  Northern Nevada
  515 East Musser Street,
  First Floor
  Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
  
  

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  • STATE OF NEVADA

  The presence of Nevada's earliest inhabitants, beginning about 12,400 years ago, is marked by many petroglyphs and archaeological sites. Baskets, decoys, and ingenious traps are evidence of the resourcefulness of these early people in a harsh and arid environment.

  European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.

  Today, Nevada is the nation's seventh largest state in land area. Several hundred mountain ranges cross its landscape, many with elevations over 10,000 feet. In contrast, the State's lowest point (along the Colorado River) is only 470 feet above sea level. From majestic mountains to desert valleys, nature has endowed Nevada with diverse and unique ecosystems.

  The Nevada Legislature has honored the State's natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of State designations described below.

     

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