Research Analyst 3 (Medicaid Research Analyst)

Job Description

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

What you will be doing:

As the Medicaid Research Analyst, you will serve within the Systems and Analysis Unit and be responsible for planning and conducting complex, technical research and analysis to support the management and oversight of the Division's health services programs and projects. You will serve as the research team lead in coordinating and tracking research requests, designing and implementing comprehensive research methodology, and ensuring consistency, privacy, and security of research products.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Health Care Services vision is to: Innovate health plans that improve the quality of health care for all Alaskans, attract excellent providers, and be known for outstanding customer service. Division of Health Care Services' core values: Through quality service, prudent use of resources, and satisfied, productive employees, we will promote good health for the people we serve via

ACCESS

:

Articulate

Competent

Constructive

Ethical

Strategic

Sincere

If you embrace these values and want to help HCS achieve its mission, we encourage you to apply today.

The benefits of joining our team:

We are a dynamic, innovative, and fast-paced team.   All team members' input is valued, and we are always looking to provide growth and learning opportunities for our team members.

The working environment you can expect:

This position is located at 4601 Business Park Blvd, Bldg. K in Anchorage. The current schedule is one day in the office and four days of remote work.  Free parking is available at the office.

Who we are looking for:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies:

Attention to Detail

: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Computer Skills

: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

Creativity and Innovation

: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Research Analyst 3

:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

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Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application

(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.  They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.  They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines.   A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

Analysis and Assessment

: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.

Problem Solving

: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Technical Competence

: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Accountability:

Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education and/or progressively responsible professional experience which included investigative research or statistical analysis.

Special Note:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.

Current performance evaluation, if available.

A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications competencies.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you

must

answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application  If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed  Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application  (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts)  Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided a