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The Youth and Family Training Institute (YFTI) provides comprehensive training, coaching, credentialing, and evaluation of Family Driven Teaming programs across the state. The YFTI Evaluation Department also contracts with providers, counties, and states to provide evaluation services to federal and state grants and contracts, specializing in individualized data collection and visualization. This position will be within the Data Integration division of the Evaluation Team and will report to the Senior Systems Analyst. This team is responsible for ensuring that the data our department receives is integrated into our system accurately and proficiently, as well as ensuring the data collected is returned to our stakeholders in a way that is most usable and digestible. The employee will gain hands on experience with numerous tools / software including Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access VBA, and our Data Visualization software (iDashboards).

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities:

+ Provides ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting for staff as necessary.

+ Develop and disseminate data management and tracking programs necessary for research protocols, with an emphasis on development of common and compatible data entry and management programs.

+ Assists with the creation, institution and enforcement of data collection and management policies and procedures, including the design of standard reports, database documentation, quality control procedures and security standards.

+ Assists with the training of entry level personnel in the design and maintenance of forms and programs for data entry.

+ Independently perform statistical analysis and design and produce ad hoc reports as needed by projects.

+ Communicate effectively with the research, clinical and administrative staff to maintain efficient communication about data gathering, data entry and statistical analysis.

+ Data management and tracking.

+ Typically has completed a four-year academic degree including courses in computer programming, systems analysis, system development, or systems engineering

OR

+ has acquired Core IT skills and knowledge via practical experience.

+ Completes on-going training on-the-job, through courses, self-study, certifications and/or advanced degrees to maintain and enhance technical and business capabilities.

+ Demonstrates thorough understanding of the fundamental tools and concepts of one of the information technology professional disciplines (i.e., Applications, Business Analysis, Customer Service, Data, Networking, Operations, Security, Systems Engineering, etc.) and applies that understanding to make independent practical contributions to IT work within a particular UPMC department or function.

+ Higher education (Bachelors/Masters) may be required per Grants

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

+ Act 33 with renewal

+ Act 34 with renewal

+ Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran