What are the responsibilities and job description for the BIOSTATISTICIAN 3 position at State of Nevada?
State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
BIOSTATISTICIAN 3
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $73,309.68 to $109,640.88 PAY GRADE: 38
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy
Department: Health and Human Services
Division: Administrative Services
Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa
Job Class Code: 07.761
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 50401
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 02/05/2025
Close Date: 02/12/2025
Recruiter:
JON TERRAZAS
Phone: (775)684-0116
Email: j.terrazas@admin.nv.gov
JON TERRAZAS
Phone: (775)684-0116
Email: j.terrazas@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another 6 Days 9 Hrs 12 Mins
The Position
Positions allocated to this series perform complex mathematical and statistical analysis on public health databases by applying statistical theories and principles to determine cause and effect relationships.
Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
This Biostatistician 3 position in the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Analytics will support the Fund for a Resilient Nevada. The Fund for a Resilient Nevada was established in Nevada Revised Statutes and is specific to the state's portion of opioid litigation recoveries. This position will be responsible to analyze data to produce a variety of deliverables to support the Fund for a Resilient Nevada as required by NRS and particularly with the development of the legislatively mandated statewide needs assessment and statewide plan to identify priorities related to addressing opioid-related risk, harms and impacts. Additionally, this position will be responsible for supporting the program by compiling statistics, key metrics, performance and outcome measures, reports, and dashboards and completing various analytical projects as assigned. This position will also supervise a small team of analysts and will become a subject matter expert and technical lead responsible for all data-related activities associated with the program. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-7_0/
To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in statistics, mathematics or closely related field and two years of professional experience in biostatistics linking data elements in a comprehensive data warehouse, monitoring data connection activities and preparing statistical reports based upon analysis of data; OR a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in statistics, mathematics or closely related field and three years of professional experience as described above; OR two years of experience as a Biostatistician II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Special Requirements
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continued employment.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
Salary : $73,310 - $109,641
