Executive Director - 00056220 na Georgia Department of Community Health, GA

About the Department

Pay Grade: SE

The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is one of Georgia's four health agencies serving the state's growing population of over 10 million people. DCH serves as the lead agency for Medicaid, oversees the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) and Healthcare Facility Regulation, impacting one in four Georgians.

Through effective planning, purchasing and oversight, DCH provides access to affordable, quality health care to millions of Georgians, including some of the state's most vulnerable and under-served populations. Six enterprise offices support the work of the agency’s three program divisions. DCH employees are based in Atlanta, Cordele and across the state. 

DCH is committed to providing superior Customer Service and Communication, embracing Teamwork and fostering Accountability to ensure that our internal and external customers and stakeholders feel included, respected, engaged and secure. 

DCH is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Healthcare Analytics Executive Director over the Office of Analytics and Program Improvement (OAPI). The Healthcare Analytics Director is responsible for driving anticipatory insights into operations, health trends, health policy, managed care performance, program outcomes and integrity that will support and aid DCH in making business decisions regarding health policy. The Healthcare Analytics Executive Director also provides strategic leadership to the IT department as a member of the IT department's Leadership Team (LT). The Office of Analytics and Program Improvement (OAPI) is the source for DCH-related healthcare analytics program improvement initiatives across the agency.

Position Duties

Monitor industry best practices and advises on emerging data technologies that are most relevant to the agency's goals and evolving needs

• Fulfill the agency's mission by providing resources, products, and services that departments, staff, partners, and citizens depend upon for their business needs
• Participate in strategic planning and budgeting of the business unit and implementation of goals and objectives 
• Manage compliance with rules, regulations, and policies 
• Identify analytics capabilities across DCH for operational streamlining, efficient use of resources and standardization of data analysis and reporting methodologies 
• Oversee process for DCH data collection, and coordinate with business unit owners to determine areas where additional data collection is necessary 
• Oversee the development of systems and tools to centrally manage and analyze data and enhance business intelligence reporting 
• Oversee the proactive development of analytics insights, in coordination with business owners, that inform DCH’s work and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of service delivered 
• Support the translation of analytics insights into recommendations for Executive Leadership and business owners 
• Demonstrate high level of experience and knowledge concerning the protection, use, and disclosure of protected and personal health information in accordance with HIPAA and other applicable state and federal rules and regulations 
• Drive intra-departmental coordination in data analysis, business intelligence, and reporting 
• Establish and evaluate analytics and data standards, policies, governance and standardized business processes around data requests and workflow procedures 
• Oversee the development of the analytics work-plan and strategic business plans supporting program development and grant preparation 
• Prioritize and respond to internal and external data and reporting requests 
• Interviews, hires, directs, trains, and evaluates the performance of employees
• Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited college or university in a relevant field of study, six (6) years’ professional related experience and five (5) years' experience in the management of professional level staff Or associate’s degree/vocational certificate and fifteen years' experience in management professional level staff; may substitute experience for education on a year-for-year basis

* References will indicate a history of acting as diplomatic, experienced analytics and business professional with negotiation and change-agent capabilities

Knowledge Of:

• Data Security Controls
• Data Integration and Transformation

Skilled In:

• Data Governance 
• Agile Project Management
• Resource Allocation

Ability To:

• Conduct use-case modeling, object modeling, and data modeling of the agency’s data repositories
• Mitigate risk associated with the adoption of innovative technologies, while continually seeking opportunities to improve operational efficiency
• Create a culture that invests in people, promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, values collaboration, and partnership, while holding people accountable to the highest levels of integrity
• Provide leadership that is engaging and collaborative, with a sophisticated ability to work with other leaders to set the best balance between strategic initiatives and other agency priorities
• Analyze, appraise, and organize facts and present such materials in clear and logical form for oral and written presentation
• Maintain confidentiality

Preferred Qualifications (Preference will be given to candidates who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, demonstrate some or all of the following skills /experience)

License/Certification:

• ITIL Foundations certification and/or training
• Agile Project Management certification and/or training

Knowledge Of:

• Operational Data Stores
• Data Lake Architecture
• Analytics and Data Architecture Methodologies 
• Change Management
• Government Operations

Skilled In:

• Risk Management
• Business Process Development
• Data Analytics Interpretation and Presentation

Ability To:

• Manage and work within a very fast-paced, quickly evolving organization and to steer and track multiple complex priorities
• Develop strategic plans, or experience in other warehousing planning roles
• Analyze, design, develop, implement, and maintain training procedures and practices

Other Qualifications

EARN MORE THAN A SALARY! In addition to a competitive salary, the Georgia Department of Community Health offers a generous benefits package, which includes employee retirement plan; paid holidays annually; vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, legal, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, health and child care spending account.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. 

THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SATISFACTORY APPLICANT POOL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT WORK EXPERIENCE LISTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. CURRENT GEORGIA STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WILL BE SUBJECT TO STATE PERSONNEL BOARD (SPB) RULE PROVISIONS. THE POSITION MAY BE FILLED AT A LOWER OR HIGHER POSITION LEVEL.

This position is un-classified and employment is at-will. Candidates for this position are subject to a background history and reference check. 

For more information about this job contact: http://dch.ga.gov