What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Strategy Lead position at Experis?
Experis is an industry-leading technology recruitment and project services firm, driven by data and enabled by global reach. We can connect you to an individual with a specific skill set, manage capacity across a team, or provide in-house expertise to deliver your project. Experis has an immediate need for DATA STRATEGY LEAD to support our STATE GOVERNMENT client ONSITE reporting to Quincy, MA 02169.
ROLE DATA STRATEGY LEAD
INDUSTRY State Government
DURATION CONTRACT
LOCATION ONSITE reporting to Quincy, MA 02169
INTERVIEW pre-qualifying MS TEAMS conversation
PROJECT SUMMARY :
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is responsible for meeting the needs of residents across the Commonwealth by managing programs and services and supporting policies, legislation, and regulations that promote residents' health, safety, and well-being. DPH achieves these goals by ensuring access to high-quality public health and healthcare services and by focusing on prevention, wellness, and health equity for all people. The Department of Public Health (DPH) is looking for a highly skilled and experienced candidate to fill the Data Strategy Lead (Data Strategist) position for Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) Projects.
DPH is executing a large-scale data modernization across the agency as part of DMI. This includes creating a consolidated Enterprise Data Platform on modern cloud tools (including AWS & Snowflake,) and re-platforming existing business data applications from solutions such as SAS and legacy databases to the new platform. DPH data systems enable epidemiologists, public health researchers, state and local public health officials, and business leaders to analyze public health trends and drive policy decisions.
POSITION SUMMARY :
The Data Strategy Lead will provide thought leadership within the organization and determine strengths, weaknesses, operational effectiveness and opportunities for the modernization of data within the Department of Public Health. The Data Strategy Lead recommends initiatives from internal and external factors that minimize risks and support policy and regulation to formulate plans that achieve the long-term goals of the overall Data Modernization Initiative (DMI).
The Strategy Lead will support, and contribute to, the development of a long-term organizational strategy related to data life cycle management, data storage, security and compliance measures, and analytics products to be used cross functionally and by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The Strategy Lead will use razor sharp emotional intelligence to align interdepartmental goals and priorities with the realities of resource constraints and regulatory limitations; all with a longer-term vision of a modern data stack capable of repeatedly surfacing insights necessary to provide the best possible service to members.
JOB DUTIES :
- Become proficient in understanding, communicating, and advocating for the Agencies objectives.
- Understand the current challenges and how to measure them in terms of risk and impact to short, medium, and long-term objectives.
- Perform Gap analysis and process improvement ideation.
- Work with senior leadership and agency program teams to create strategy frameworks and roadmaps.
- Build and nurture relationships with cross functional business partners and leaders from teams inside and outside of DPH as well as technical leaders in the Executive Office of Technology Services & Security (EOTSS).
- Become proficient in policies and processes within State Government and practice the appropriate sensitivity and empathy in daily communications and interactions.
- Lead cross functional, internal teams through various projects.
- Participate in, and facilitate, meetings across all levels of state government as well as create and / or contribute to relevant documentation.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS (Special Skill Set, Abilities & Knowledge) :
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE : (Education, Years Experience & Certificates) :
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.
