ECONOMIST 2

Announcement Number: 52190 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 08/08/2025 Close Date: 08/15/2025 Recruiter:
VICTORIA SHEEHAN
Phone: (775)684-0133
Email: torisheehan@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted for another 6 Days 1 Hrs 33 Mins
The Position

Economists prepare and conduct research, analysis and studies of economic, social, fiscal and other factors in relation to topic of study.

This position is an Economist II position within the Nevada Health Authority - Office of Analytics located in Carson City or Reno, Nevada. This position assists with the analysis of healthcare data, including medical and pharmacy claims as well as other provider financial and statistical data; prepares reports on health care utilization and social services enrollment; updates a variety of reports and PowerBI dashboards related to enrollment in social services and utilization of health care; tracks associated costs of services; calculates and prepares analyses showing fiscal impact of social services caseload changes; helps build and tune models related to caseload projections; assists with data modernization efforts; conducts various research; and completes other duties as assigned. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time, including STEM OPT extensions. This position assists in maintaining data quality and control, and completes all recurring deliverables and ad hoc requests from internal and external partners within specified timeframes in a fast-paced working environment under minimal supervision. This position requires the demonstrated use of statistical methods and programs utilizing SAS, STATA, Python, R, or similar analytic software. This position may require travel both in and out of state up to 25%.

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) Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in economics, labor economics, econometrics, statistics or a related field and two years of professional experience in conducting statistical/economic data collection, analysis and research involving the application of advanced statistical, mathematical and economic principles and research modeling; OR one year of experience as an Economist I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Special Requirements A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. 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) Do you have experience in SAS, STATA, Python, R or a comparable analytic software and/or programming language? If yes, please explain where the experience was obtained.
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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