NY HELPYes

AgencyMedicaid Inspector General, NYS Office of the

TitleProgram Research Specialist 1/Trainee 1/Trainee 2

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade14

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

Salary RangeFrom $53764 to $66951 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 800 North Pearl St.

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12204

Duties Description Duties for this role:
*Collaborate closely with the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) to support audit activities by vetting data through the MDW and utilizing Draft Audit Report (DAR) and Final Audit Report (FAR) procedures.

*Verify and validate all contractor-submitted data for accuracy and completeness.

• Review and vet claims prior to the issuance of each DAR/FAR to prevent intra-agency duplication of efforts.

• Assist in creating and assembling DAR/FAR attachments.

*• Review provider responses for each DAR/FAR and enter relevant information into OMIG’s data management tracking systems, updating audit records as needed.

• Analyze OSC audits and prepare related reports.

• Create and maintain provider management tracking systems.

• Support monthly data feeds and meet ongoing reporting requirements for audits and contractor activities.

• Work with the Office of Counsel on document preparation and hearing-related needs.

• Produce ad-hoc reports to support management decision-making.

• Utilize Access, Excel, and SQL Developer to analyze and verify claim data in monthly data feeds, OMIG projects, and contractor audits.

• Assist in maintaining and updating the RAC SharePoint site.

Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with data, reports, or audit-related documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Access, SQL, or similar analytical tools.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when reviewing information.
• Ability to analyze data, identify issues, and summarize findings clearly.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to support multiple assignments.


***Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications for appointment under the NY HELPS Program:

Either 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

OR

2. 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 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 directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.

*For the purposes of this examination qualifying mathematics courses will include actuarial science, finance, and mathematics.

PLUS TWOYEARS of professional* research experience in the collection and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review and analysis of program operations.
•Substitution for ALL Titles: J.D. or master's degree may substitute for one year of the experience; a doctoral degree may substitute for two years of the experience.


*Professional research experience cannot be part of your degree requirements. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the supplemental coursework and degree requirements for this examination. Include the name of the college or university, course title, date received, and number of semester credits received per course in the "coursework" section of the online application. If applying with a paper application, you may attach a copy of your transcripts for verification of coursework and degree requirements.

Experience limited to general, non-professional research tasks (for example, legal citation research, bibliographical research, or incidental research functions as part of a non-research job) will NOT be considered qualifying.

Your required educational credentials must have been awarded by an educational institution accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States (U.S.) Department of Education/Secretary of Education. If awarded by an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of companies that provide these services (fees must be paid to the company you choose) can be found at: http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You will be required to provide this information to the hiring agency at the time of interview.

Additional Comments The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage those with unique backgrounds and contributions such as education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs to apply.

We provide reasonable and religious accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please send a request to RARe-quest@omig.ny.gov.

OMIG does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to open documents from Google Docs, Google Drive, OneDrive, Apple Pages, and/or “the cloud”. Please submit resume as a Word or PDF attachment.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Amber F.

Telephone

Fax

Email Address recruitment@omig.ny.gov

Address

Street 800 North Pearl St.

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

Notes on ApplyingPLEASE PUT PRS 1 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL. Please include your Resume, Cover letter that clearly details how you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this title, and a copy of your official transcript(s) in order to verify eligibility.