Junior Data Analyst

Job Location: Washington, DC

Telework Eligible: Yes, at least 3 days per week in-person reporting at Washington, DC office.

Remote Eligible: No.

• Summary Statement:
  
  

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract (GHTASC) delivers effective global health programming to advance the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Global Health (GH) through institutional support and workforce development services from junior, mid-level, senior and expert advisory, and administrative professionals.

The Bureau for Global Health (GH) provides essential technical leadership and support on global health issues to Agency leadership, USAID Missions, other USAID Bureaus and Independent Offices (B/IOs), and others in the global health community. The Office of the Assistant Administrator, commonly referred to as the GH “Front Office,” provides oversight for all Global Health programs, support to the field, research, legislative relations, and external affairs. More information on the Bureau for Global Health can be found here.

• Position Summary:
  
  

The Junior Data Analyst will provide technical support in conducting advanced analytics to better inform health programming through complex relationships with and between global health program and performance data and country-specific or survey data. The Junior Data Analyst will work closely with technical program experts at USAID Headquarters and Missions in the development and execution of data analyses and visualizations.

The Junior Data Analyst will be an essential member of the GH Front Office and reports on a day-to-day basis to the Front Office’s Senior Data Advisor.

Employment Type: Full Time

Full salary range for this position is $65,260 to $94,640 per year, with the starting salary determined based on candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support with data analysis and visualization of global health program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data for all GH priority health areas, as well as other global health data from public sources, to inform strategic discussions about the direction of global health programming
• Participate in discovery processes with GH leadership team and stakeholders to identify requirements and expected outcomes for new or existing initiatives, including how to measure success
• Work with the Senior Data Advisor and Senior Data Scientist, as well as with data experts from across GH, to build, maintain and/or enhance systems and tools that generate sophisticated data visualizations and communicate clear strategic messages for the GH Front Office
• Communicate results of analyses through data visualizations that adhere to visualization standards and best practices, using tools best fitting to the purpose (such as R, Tableau, Excel, and Adobe Illustrator)
• Support extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources
• Building analytical tools to utilize the data pipeline, providing actionable insights
• Contribute to the publication of original research articles
• Support project management with GH Bureau implementing partners
• Work at least 3 days per week in-person at Washington, DC office
• Travel internationally and domestically up to 2 trips a year
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Qualification Requirements:
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 1 year of relevant experience, bachelor’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience, Associate’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience, or High School graduate and 7 years of relevant experience
• US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency with the ability to obtain and maintain a Facility Access clearance is required. For Permanent Residents, this means having resided in the US for at least 3 of the past 5 years
  
  

Other Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, data science, analytics, statistics, economics, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, social science, mathematics, or relevant field preferred
• Experience in data management and visualization, preferably in Global/Public Health, with experience with at least one data visualization software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Working knowledge and experience using one of statistical computer languages (R, Python, SQL, Stata, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets
• Experience using web services such as S3 and ETL skills are plus
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, visualization, and presentation of data
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• A self-starter mentality comfortable working both independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated experience working with large data sets, survey dataset experience is a plus
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 2 trips a year
• Ability to work at least 3 days per week in-person at Washington, DC office
• Competencies
• Innovation: Takes initiative to propose new ideas/approaches and demonstrates ability to find new and better ways to accomplish work
• Client Service: Communicates with clients, handling any issues politely and efficiently; understands and is available to clients; maintains pleasant and professional image
• Accountability: Takes ownership of work responsibilities and holds high standards. Keeps commitments and takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met. Pursues efficiency and effectiveness and adheres to organization policies and procedures
• Interpersonal Skills: Works in cooperation with others and communicates effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and other outside contacts
• Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues professional development that is aligned with organizational role, contribution, and goals; proactively shares knowledge with others to foster learning across the organization
• APPLICATION INFORMATION:
  
  

Prior to submitting your application your resume must include relevant paid and non-paid experience showing dates held with month, year and hours worked per week for each position. Please ensure that all relevant experience and education is documented on your resume. There is no limitation to resume length; updates to resumes will not be accepted during the interview and selection process.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) STATUS

This position is classified as exempt based on the job duties. However, based on the FTE, salary level of the employee, or federal/state/local laws, the employee may be classified as nonexempt.

EEO STATEMENT

The Public Health Institute is committed to a policy that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, and to make all employment decisions so as to further this principle of equal employment opportunity. To this end, the PHI will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition including genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identification and expression, sexual orientation, and will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are offered employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to these characteristics.

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ADA STATEMENT

The Public Health Institute is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Recruitment Team at least 48 hours in advance at Recruitment@phi.org.

This position described in this announcement falls under a contract with the Federal Government, and therefore is subject to the provisions put forward in OMB Circular A-76 which prohibit contractors from performing inherently governmental functions. Specifically, employees placed in agency positions will not perform inherently governmental functions, nor supervise any personnel other than the contractor’s own staff, nor make final decisions or sign documents that commit the U.S. Government