Job Title: Statistical Assistant Employment Type: Contract Work Hours: 40 hours/week Work site: 100% On-Site Location: Riverview Center, 150 Broadway, Menands, NY 12204 Resume Due Date: 07/25/2024. Estimated Job Duration: 2 Years Minimum Education:
- A bachelor's degree or higher in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a related field is preferred.
Work Experience:
- Preferred minimum of 3 years of experience in the following areas (educational experience may be included):
- Compiling data and conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses using Excel and other statistical analysis software. - Summarizing financial data to support statistical modeling for the forecasting of monthly and annual program participant caseload and expenditures. - Monitoring macroeconomic indicators such as long-term unemployment and the Consumer Price Index to inform the interpretation of program participant caseload and expenditure trends. - Writing summaries of statistical analyses for research and program staff.Job Duties:
- Compile data and conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses using Excel and other statistical analysis software.
- Summarize financial data that supports statistical modeling for forecasting monthly and annual program participant caseload and expenditures.
- Monitor macroeconomic indicators such as long-term unemployment and the Consumer Price Index to inform the interpretation of program participant caseload and expenditure trends.
- Write summaries of statistical analyses for research and program staff.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with logic models for program evaluation.
- Experience completing statistical analyses using SAS software.
- Mapping of geospatial data using Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) software.
- Experience working in a Federally funded nutrition program, such as WIC.
- Experience working in a government setting.
Miscellaneous Information:
- Work Hours: Flexible between 8 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday.
- Interviews: Conducted in person (Albany, NY) on selected days between 10 am and 3 pm.
- Training: Job-specific training and software application training will be provided. Basic familiarity with Excel, SAS, and other software applications is expected.
- Work Arrangement: Onsite for the first six weeks. Post six weeks, staff can request to telecommute up to 5 days (50%) per NYSDOH pay period.
- State Issued Items/Property: Free parking pass upon request. ID badge required with a $13 fee for issuance (typically reimbursed by the temp/contract agency). Temp/contract staff have two weeks from their start date to submit the $13 payment.
The Nexus Staff Difference:
- Our outstanding healthcare coverage, including dental and vision, begins in just 30 days after you join us.
- We offer weekly payments via ACH (Automated Clearing House).
- Serving as Prime Vendors to New York State and New York City for over 10 years.