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NY HELP Yes

Agency NYS Gaming Commission

Title Program Research Specialist 1

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Schenectady

Street Address 354 Broadway Center

City Schenectady

State NY

Zip Code 12305

Duties Description Under the direction and supervision of the Associate Administrative Analyst, the incumbent will perform duties that include, but are not limited to the following:• Review new products to determine appropriate themes and marketability. Make recommendations to the Division as needed; receive and verify vendor provided software is certified as documented by software certification vendor and coordinate installations to the central system. • Evaluate product mix change orders as well as software, printer and bill validator upgrades as submitted by each manufacturer and coordinate changes with the manufacturer, facility and Division personnel. • Work with Central System Provider to develop specific and routine reports and databases/spreadsheets to be distributed to Division and vendor end-users. Coordinate with end-users to ensure reports and databases/spreadsheets are received in a timely and accurate manner.• Assist in generation of millions of dollars in free-play coupons to be used at all Video Lottery facilities.• Reconcile monthly free play redemptions. • Work with facility and manufacturer personnel, as well as the Central System Provider, as a liaison to Video Lottery operations and traditional Lottery resources.• Evaluate sales information and trends for each track by manufacturer, game parameter, promotional event, hour of operation, and seasonality.• Assist staff with sales information reports, product evaluation, and product change verification/tracking responsibilities.• Manage proprietary Electronic Table Game (ETG) software - verification of certification, maintenance of current software database, sending out software needed for change orders, maintenance of ETG software controlled at the test lab, and inventory, collect and return outdated software versions to the machine vendors. • Track and disburse gaming machine security tape for gaming machines at all Video Gaming and Commercial Gaming facilities.• Assist the video lottery facility marketing departments with submission of free play promotions, review of same and tracking the efficacy of approved play.• Process weekly Net Win Variance Reports.• Process Electronic Table Games (ETG) sales reports.• Inquire with vendors on low/no sales on the operational statuses to understand the underlying reasons for the lack of activity.• Manage the Test Lab at the Central System Provider’s office, witnessing the installation and removal of gaming devices and observing all ETG software changes.• Send out product mix change order and software upgrade approvals.• Coordinate with end-users to ensure reports and databases/spreadsheets are received in a timely and accurate manner.• Travel to all facilities to assist with the resolution of local concerns, as directed• The incumbent's role necessitates a comprehensive understanding of all facets within the Gaming Division (Video Gaming, Commercial Gaming, Tribal Gaming, Interactive Fantasy Sports and Sports Wagering). This involves actively engaging with various teams and processes to gain insights into their individual functions and contributions to the overall operation.• Provide support to the Director and Deputy Directors of the Division with operational tasks between all Division areas.

Minimum Qualifications Permanent Qualification: Candidates must currently be a permanent Program Research Specialist 1; OREligible List Appointment: For appointment to a two-year traineeship leading to a Program Research Specialist 1, SG-18: Reachable for appointment from the following eligible list: 50002010 - (PCO) – Select TitlesTransfer Qualification: Candidates must be a current New York State employee eligible for transfer via Section 52.6, or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law.Open to the Public: Minimum Qualifications for: • Program Research Specialist Trainee 1: A bachelor's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics.• Program Research Specialist Trainee 2: A bachelor's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics, and one year of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data.• Program Research Specialist 1: A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics and two years of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations. Substitution: A master's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics may substitute for one year of experience.PROOF OF DEGREE IS REQUIRED WITH YOUR APPLICATION: PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, DIPLOMA, OR EDUCATION EVALUATION SHOWING YOUR DEGREE WAS AWARDED.*Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk of the NYS Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable companies who provide this service. This information can also be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications in the cover letter or resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.NY HELPS:This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply and complete a probationary period.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.Individuals certified eligible for the 55-b/c program under the Governor's Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55-b/c of the Civil Service Law are encouraged to apply. To be considered, 55-b/c candidates must provide a copy of their letter of eligibility with their response and meet the NY HELPS minimum qualifications listed below.

Additional Comments NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Gaming Commission employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the Gaming Commission’s Telecommuting Pilot Program Guidelines.Prohibition against Playing and Wagering:Commission employees and family members residing in their households are prohibited from purchasing Lottery tickets or claiming Lottery prizes. Commission employees are prohibited from wagering upon any horse racing, commercial gaming, video lottery gaming, Indian gaming, charitable gaming activities, interactive fantasy sports, and mobile sports wagering within the State. To avoid any appearance of impropriety of conflict of interest, Commission employees will be prohibited from all aspects of promoting, operating, and playing in any charitable gaming, which includes bingo and games of chance such as raffles, whether the organization conducting the game is required to be licensed by the Commission. The prohibition placed upon each Commission employee from assisting with any charitable gaming does not apply to the employee's family unless the employee thinks it presents a conflict of interest related to his or her job duties. Commission employees must also avoid any outside activities that could interfere or be perceived to interfere with their job duties.Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

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Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax (518) 388-3368

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 354 Broadway Center

City Schenectady

State NY

Zip Code 12305

Notes on Applying Email submissions are preferred. The job title and vacancy number should be indicated in the subject line.Please send your cover letter and resume in Word or PDF format. We are unable to open documents from Google Docs, Google Drive, OneDrive and/or "the Cloud".Please indicate your current Civil Service title (if applicable) and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.Your Social Security Number may be required to confirm your eligibility.