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Working Title: Senior Healthcare Data Analyst Job Class: Agency Policy Specialist Agency: Human Services Dept Job ID: 94160 Location: St. Paul Telework Eligible: Yes Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Unlimited Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers Date Posted: 05/09/2026 Closing Date: 05/22/2026 Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Human Services Dept / MAPE DHS Central Office Division/Unit: Health Care Administration / Research and Quality Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift / 8:00am - 4:30pm Days of Work: Monday - Friday Travel Required: No Salary Range: $34.69 - $51.45 / hourly; $72,432 - $107,427 / annually Job Class Option: Health Care Qual Improv & Ana Classified Status: Classified Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE FLSA Status: Exempt - Administrative Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes The Department of Human Services is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. DHS does not participate in E-Verify. The work you'll do is more than just a job. At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities. This posting may be used to fill multiple openings*** This position is eligible for telework for applicants who reside in Minnesota or in a bordering state, with supervisory approval and satisfactory performance. If you live in a state bordering Minnesota, you must live within 50 miles or less from the primary work location to be eligible for telework. The Senior Healthcare Data Analyst position is part of the Data Analysis Team which is collectively responsible for analyzing health care data for purposes such as estimating the need for health care services, evaluating and improving payment methodologies, estimating the impact of changes in delivery and payment systems, and measuring health care outcomes. Members of the team interpret data and study results to inform management of possible policy and program changes and execute highly technical analyses necessary to support management decisions and strategic planning for program outcomes and cost analyses. Members of the team also provide technical direction and consultation to management and staff and represent the division on planning teams charged with collection and dissemination of information related to the above activities. This position is responsible for core data analyst functions such as responding to requests for complex data extraction and analytics, producing and interpreting data summaries and reports, interfacing with internal and external customers, participating on and leading cross-functional project teams, supporting various research projects within the Division, maintaining subject matter expertise in select aspects of the Department of Human Services (DHS) data and data systems, and participating in special projects as needed. There also is an expectation that data analysts will be an active participant in team, section and division-level functions such as planning, process improvement and documentation efforts, and quality improvement efforts. Responsibilities include Assisting internal and external customers with defining data needs, accessing DHS data using complex queries, and transforming data into useful forms using state-of-the-art tools and rigorous methodologies. Performing high-quality data analysis and interpretation in order to distill useful information from the data and presenting that information in a customer-friendly format. Providing technical consultation to management and staff within the organization. Participating on and leading cross-functional and cross-organizational project teams working on defining data needs and designing solutions. Minimum Qualifications Three years of professional experience that demonstrates the following: Experience in SAS and/or other statistical software such as Stata, SPSS, R, etc.. Experience with relational databases and/or data warehouse environments. Experience with data extraction, data analysis, data transformation and interpretation. Demonstrated familiarity with health care data such as medical claims, public health data, electronic medical records, disease registries, or vital statistics data Bachelor’s degree i