Hr Data Analyst - 72002362

Requisition No: 848327 

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: HR DATA ANALYST - 72002362

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 72002362 

Salary:  $80,000 - 90,000 Based on Experience 

Posting Closing Date: 03/19/2025 

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Data Science Analyst

State Human Resource Management

State of Florida Department of Management Services

This position is located in Tallahassee, Florida

 

Overview:

 

The Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency responsible for managing the real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, technology, private prisons, fleet, and federal property assistance programs utilized throughout Florida’s state government. Our motto is “We Serve Those Who Serve Florida.” To this end, DMS strives to continuously improve business processes and service delivery to create a better, not bigger government.  DMS employees embody four pillars on a daily basis: lead by example, serve with excellence, create efficiencies, and challenge the status quo.

 

The incumbent will serve as both a Data Science Analyst and Business Analyst within the Division of State Human Resource Management, providing research, data analytics, and project support for the Division of State Human Resource Management. This position is responsible for identifying and communicating data driven insights that allow managers, stakeholders, and other executives to make strategic business decisions. The incumbent will assist in developing innovative approaches and in analyzing identified challenges within the State Personnel System (SPS); determining root causes; developing solutions; implementing governance; writing reports; analyzing data sets; and providing data-based recommendations and reports on personnel issues. The duties and responsibilities of this position encompass data analysis and evaluation to inform solutions and provide consultation and subject matter expertise regarding trends and patterns impacting programs managed by the department.

 

Duties & Responsibilities

 

Business Analyst / Project Support: Contribute to the strategic direction of statewide projects impacting the SPS by coordinating special initiatives, conducting research, gathering and posting information for centralized access, recording and communicating action items, and reporting on project status as needed. Design surveys, opinion polls, or other instruments to collect data. Work closely with vendors procured by the division to review and provide feedback on work products. Assist in developing and managing software solutions to collect and analyze data that will be used to inform solutions and provide governance. Develop information materials and respond to inquiries related to ongoing projects. Assist in creating data driven presentations to inform senior policy makers on current projects and upcoming needs.

Data Analysis: Mine data and metadata from primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, then reorganize the data in a format that can be easily read. Clean and manipulate raw data using statistical software. Use statistical tools to interpret data sets, paying particular attention to trends and patterns that could be valuable for diagnostic and predictive analytics efforts. Develop advanced quantitative models using a variety of tools to support predictive assessments. Apply sampling techniques to determine groups to be surveyed or use complete enumeration methods. Identify business problems or management objectives that can be addressed through data analysis. Identify relationships and trends or any factors that could affect the results of research. Identify solutions to business problems, such as recruitment, retention, and compensation levels using the results of data analysis. Test, validate, and reformulate models to ensure accurate prediction of outcomes of interest.

Reporting: Prepare reports and graphical presentations that effectively communicate trends, patterns, and predictions using relevant data. Assist with the preparation of the State’s Annual Workforce Report. Create graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey the results of data analysis using specialized software.

Consultative and Technical Assistance: Provides consultative and research services to management, state agencies, and the public.

Communication: Create appropriate documentation that allows stakeholders to understand the steps of the data analysis process and duplicate or replicate the analysis if necessary. Communicate model behavior and results to Department leaders and other stakeholders. Deliver oral or written presentations of the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users.

Training: Complete topic research and train internal and external partners on key data analytics initiatives. Read scientific articles, conference papers, or other sources of research to identify emerging analytic trends and technologies.

Access to Confidential and Exempt Information: Assists state managerial employees as defined in s. 447.203(4), F.S., and has direct access to and regularly works with State Personnel System information relating to labor relations, negotiations, and collective bargaining that is confidential and exempt from public records, as provided in s.447.605, F.S.  If disclosed, this information could provide an employee organization with an advantage at the bargaining table or in the administration of the collective bargaining agreement.  Also has direct access to information relating to employee/employer relations, human resource management, and/or budget preparation and administration information, the improper disclosure of which is prejudicial to the state. The incumbent in this position is a confidential employee as defined in s. 447.203(5), F.S. 

 

Access to Sensitive Information: Works occasionally with employee records containing personal identifying  or medical information, the handling of which requires adherence to all appropriate security controls in order to maintain the privacy and integrity of the data. 

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

 

• An analytical mindset: problem-solving, attention to detail.
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate experience working under pressure with minimal supervision.
• Work both independently and collaboratively on shared projects with others.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft software, including Office, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint.
• Familiarity with data modeling and data architecture.
• Familiarity with data mining and data cleansing techniques.
• Familiarity with data analysis and evaluation.
• Familiarity with mathematical and statistical skills to help gather, measure, organize, and analyze data.
• Proficiency with business analytics/visualization tools, such as PowerBI, Smartsheet, etc.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

 

• At least 8-10 years of professional experience in data analysis, preferably in Human Resources.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field may be used to substitute for up to four years of required experience.
• Knowledge of the People First data warehouse.
• Proficiency in PowerBI and Smartsheet.

Our Organization and Mission:

Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Secretary Pedro Allende and DMS’ Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida’s state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, “We serve those who serve Florida.”

 

Special Notes:

DMS is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce.  Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following provided email addresses:
DMS.Ability@dms.fl.gov
DMS.Veterans@dms.fl.gov
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DMS Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 488-2707. DMS requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.