Senior Data Analyst, Program Integration

Job Posting Title:

Senior Data Analyst, Program Integration

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Hiring Department:

Department of Psychiatry

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Dell Medical School is seeking a Senior Data Analyst, Program Integration. This position will play a key role in interpreting and analyzing complex data sets to provide valuable insights and inform strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analysis, data visualization techniques, understanding clinic program improvement and integration and the ability to effectively communicate findings to stakeholders at all levels of the organization. The Senior Data Analyst, Program Integration will balance shifting priorities, cultivate highly collaborative partnerships with leadership and high-clinicians level management of programs, and use consistently good judgment. This position has an end date of 8/31/25, renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward program goals.

A flexible working arrangement agreement can be accommodated based upon the needs of the program and with supervisor approval. This position may require occasional work on-site for some of the scheduled work week. Remote work will require reliable internet access and a suitable, private workspace free from distractions.

Purpose

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Operations and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, the Senior Data Analyst, Program Integration will provide data leadership of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science’s Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health division (CABH) and Texas Child Mental Health Clinical Programs (TCMHCP) including Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT), Child and Perinatal Psychiatry Access Networks (CPAN/PeriPAN), the Child Psychiatry Workforce Expansion (CPWE) and other similar initiatives and programs. This position will provide leadership, consultation, presentation, and a systems/structures approach to ensure that the necessary data systems, policies, and supports available to understand and improve the quality of Dell Medical School and Texas Child Mental Health Clinical programs goals. The Senior Data Analyst, Program Integration, will develop and implement data management strategies and structures to support successful implementation, evaluation, growth and sustainment of behavioral health programs serving students, families, schools, and medical providers across Central Texas. 

Responsibilities

• Strategy Development: Collaborate with senior management, stakeholders and colleagues to understand business needs, define strategies, identify opportunities and address key challenges. Provide advanced analysis of existing data and structures, consultation, interpretation, and presentation of complex data environments. Develop innovative data-driven solutions for strategic decision-making and business growth.

• Clinical Program Integration & Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness, impact, and use of clinical programs and present to requesting stakeholders. Analyze program performance metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and outcome measures to assess program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.

• Team Leadership: Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a team of data analysts and data management technicians, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Assign tasks, set goals, and monitor progress to ensure timely and successful project completion. Lead recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development efforts for the data team. Supervise full-time staff and student assistants.

• Technical Expertise: Perform and review complex (senior-level) data analysis and data research work. Provide advanced analysis of existing data and satisfies ad-hoc reporting/analysis requests; serve as a first point of escalation for leadership. 

• Quality Assurance/Compliance: Oversee regular reviews and audits to identify and address data integrity issues. Define, develop, and implement data and reporting standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of analytical findings and deliverables. Implement necessary changes to ensure data quality improvement.

• Documentation & Reporting: Ensure comprehensive documentation of data analysis methodologies, specifications, tools, processes, and outcomes. Deliver clear, concise, and actionable reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate analytical findings, key insights, and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Oversee development of technical workflows, project plans, and timelines to ensure scalable data management processes and increase efficiencies across platforms, departments, teams, and institutions.

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, foster trust, transparency, and collaboration. Act as a liaison between the data analytics team and other units, clinics, and programs, facilitate communication and resolve conflicts, across the organization. Support continued collaboration with program coordinators and clinical staff, analyze quantitative and qualitative data from satisfaction surveys, focus groups, and other sources to monitor quality, assess fidelity of program implementation, and drive continuous improvement. Represent Dell Medical School in inter-institutional data governance committees and represent DMS TCMHCP at Consortium level.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and five years of high-level data leadership experience, including direct supervision of staff, with a demonstrated ability to manage within complicated and complex organizations or master’s degree and three years of similar experience. One year of full-time equivalent applicable experience may be substituted for each thirty semester hours of college credit earned, or vice versa; however, a minimum of one year of applicable experience is required. Demonstrated ability to solve problems, leverage critical thinking skills, manage conflict, make decisions independently, and ability to solve problems. High degree of sensitivity to stakeholder needs. Excellent communication, tactical and strategic planning, and supervisory skills are required. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree. More than five years of professional leadership experience with regional or state-wide initiatives. Familiarity with UT Austin policies, procedures, and systems. Experience administering mental health or education initiatives.

Salary Range

$90,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines

• Occasional interstate, intrastate and international travel

• Field work as necessary

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.