Data Analyst

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Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy

• Job Posting closes: November 27, 2025
• Required documents uploaded by: November 27, 2025

Kansas Department of Health and Environment:
Our agency is led by Secretary Janet Stanek, who was appointed by Gov. Kelly in Dec 2021. KDHE is comprised of three divisions: Public Health, Environment, and Health Care Finance (which includes the State's Medicaid program, KanCare). We are the only agency in the nation to have these three entities under one roof which allows us to take a holistic approach to improving and protecting the health and well-being of all Kansans.

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About The Position

• Who can apply: Anyone (External)
• Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified
• Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Flexible schedules available)
• Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes
• Veterans' Preference Eligible: Yes

Compensation:

• Hourly Pay Range: $23.26-$26.46
• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
• Sick & Vacation leave
• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
• Fitness Centers in select locations
• Employee discounts with the STAR Program
• Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position Summary & Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The Data Analyst (K

We are looking for a Data Analyst to help support the Pharmaceutical Program. You will be providing insights that help us to make sound and informed program decisions. There will be routine reports to aggregate to monitor compliance and/or FWA, track utilization and/or cost-savings, project expenditures, and sometimes answer general questions. Your resourcefulness and creativity may be challenged, as there may be times where instructions are given in the form of broad goals and objectives. If you like thinking outside of the box and learning new ideas and developing new techniques, then you might enjoy this job

Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data using appropriate statistical techniques and computer software to obtain and present findings. Information is used to design, monitor, and analyze the effectiveness of existing Medicaid and health related programs for the State of Kansas. Perform economic modeling using various statistical techniques. Design queries and collect data from Medicaid database system to track multiple funded services to report on usage trends, costs, efficiencies, and effectiveness of health programs. Creates and maintains queries for utilization across managed care encounter data and specific populations when requested. Maps and traces data across multiple systems to identify and assist in resolving problems. Creates and maintains documentation for each report. Data is gathered from agency's system, other states or other national sources.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
Performs ad hoc analysis and interprets results for a wide audience including DHCF staff and stakeholders. Provides data for legislative and fiscal impact requests for policy analysis. Responds to written and verbal inquiries concerning Medicaid data. Displays a readiness to expand workload to meet leadership expectation

Maintains professional currency in the DHCF purchased data analytical system as well as use of the latest analytical tools and methods. Maintain professional currency in health care and health care purchasing as these topics pertain to other job tasks.

Qualifications

• Licensing & Certification:

• Valid Driver's License - Incumbent is required to have and maintain a valid driver's license when operating a state vehicle, a private vehicle, or a rental vehicle for the benefit of the State

• Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years' experience in collecting, evaluating, studying or reporting on statistical, economic, fiscal/budget, legislative, healthcare or administrative information or data

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and data cleanly and concisely

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree - Healthcare, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or other similar degree

• Proofreading, editing, attention to detail
• Experience in health care or insurance
• One year experience performing analysis of procedures, policies or programs
• Ability to effectively collaborate with others while working independently
• Medical billing experience
• Healthcare field or insurance work experience

• Able to communicate information effectively orally and in writing.

• Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements:

• Minimum Requirement after Transition Period: High school diploma or equivalent, six months experience determining Long-Term Care, Elderly and Disabled, or Family Medical eligibility and has successfully completed KDHE Eligibility Training course Kansas Tax Clearance Certificate: A valid Kansas Tax Clearance Certificate is a condition of employment for all employees of the State of Kansas. Applicants (including non-residents) who receive a formal job offer for a state job, are required to obtain a valid Tax Clearance within ten (10) days of the job offer. A Tax Clearance can be obtained through the Kansas Department of Revenue who reviews individual accounts for compliance with Kansas Tax Law. If you have a missing tax return(s) or you owe taxes to the State of Kansas, please know that the Kansas Department of Revenue will work with you. The Kansas Department of Revenue can set you up on a