RESEARCH DATA SPECIALIST II

• This position reports to the Allenby Building in Sacramento. A hybrid Telework schedule, consistent with the State of California’s in-office requirement, may be considered with prior approval from management. The incumbent may also be required to travel throughout California as needed, with prior notice.

• DSH-Sacramento is located at an 11-floor high rise building., The mission of the Department of State Hospitals is to provide evaluation and treatment in a safe and responsible manner, seeking innovation and excellence in hospital operations, across a continuum of care and settings. DSH-Sacramento is in a new modern, sustainable and innovative 11 story office building located at 1215 “O” Street, Sacramento, California. Some of the amenities of the new building include the following:

• First-floor retail space (separate access from 12th Street)
• Café with multiple vendors available to the public
• Outdoor seating with pedestrian walkways
• Large, shared conference room on the first floor with a maximum capacity of 162 individuals
• An employee fitness center with a yoga studio, cardio equipment and weights
• Plaza area with a kitchenette on each floor
• Lactation rooms
• More conference rooms and collaborative working spaces available throughout the building - small, medium and large
• Shared Terrace space on the 10th floor with indoor/outdoor seating and views of the Capitol

• Mobile computer equipment, cloud-based technology and Wi-Fi for all staff Department Website: https://www.dsh.ca.gov, ***Foreign Degrees or Transcripts - Applicants with foreign degrees or transcripts who wish to apply that coursework toward meeting the minimum qualifications of the classification must provide a transcript evaluation that indicates the number of units to which his/her foreign coursework is equivalent. DSH accepts foreign transcript evaluations that are completed by one of the services listed on these webpages:

• National Association of Credential Evaluation Services
• Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or

• https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/commission-approved-foreign-transcript-evaluating-agencies, Please see the Statement of Qualifications section at the bottom of this job advertisement for more details. Applicants must submit the required documents in order to be considered for this position. Applicants who fail to submit the SOQ, as requested (i.e. respond to questions asked), may be disqualified. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting., + Please explain why you are interested in this Research Data Specialist II position and describe how your knowledge and relevant work experience qualifies you for this position.

• What is your understanding of HIPAA privacy rule? Describe some of the key areas impacted by the HIPAA privacy rule? Applicants must submit the required documents in order to be considered for this position. Applicants who fail to submit the SOQ, as requested (i.e. respond to questions asked), may be disqualified.

Under general direction of the Research Data Supervisor II in the Expert Determination Unit within the Research, Evaluation and Data Insights (REDI) Division, the Research Data Specialist II will function as the Lead Data De-Identification Specialist for all data releases, providing advisement on the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) Data De-identification Policy as well as the DSH Data De-identification Guidelines (DDG). The incumbent will function as a subject matter expert on the Safe Harbor and the Expert Determination methods of de-identification. The incumbent will also act as a subject matter expert in data assessment, data extraction, and product development for DSH reports and actively participate in division projects and other assigned work efforts. The incumbent will need to utilize expert knowledge of statistical and scientific principles and methods for rendering information not individually identifiable and must have a background in mathematics, statistics, data science, or another scientific field to meet the qualifications of this role. Experience with statistical de-identification is a desirable qualification of this role. The incumbent will participate in the review of the department’s data and ensure the appropriate steps are taken according to the DSH DDG. In addition, the incumbent may represent the division at various data committee, task force and workgroup meetings. Duties require regular collaboration and coordination with executive management, DSH facility staff, Sacramento based staff, DSH legal staff and external stakeholders on data releases and current data initiatives. This function requires advanced use of Microsoft Excel, Power Query, Visio, Outlook, Teams, and Word; intermediate to advanced use of programming language; intermediate to advanced use of SQL; and intermediate to advanced use of Tableau or Power BI.

3.43.4 out of 5 stars Sacramento County, CA Hybrid work $7,640 - $9,561 a month - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Flextime
• Professional development assistance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance program, Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website. Benefits include: Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, 11 Paid State Holidays, one (1), eight (8) hours, Paid Personal Holiday and two (2), (16) hours, Paid Professional Development Days (PDD) per fiscal year; excellent Health, Vision and Dental insurance plans; Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts; an Employee Assistance Program; Alternate Workweek Schedules and Flextime; and, enrollment in the CalPERS retirement system.