Behavioral Health Data Scientist (Human Services Data Scientist)

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

 
King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community.
 

Are you a skilled data scientist with a commitment to social justice and utilization-focused performance measurement? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with partners to facilitate data-informed decision making? Are you interested in putting your skills to work to make a difference in your community? If so, King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is looking for you!

 

DCHS has a tremendous opportunity for a behavioral health data scientist to partner with one of the Country’s largest human services departments in advancing a cutting-edge collaborative model supporting behavioral health and recovery or pro-equity, community-driven programming to support people in King County! This position is centrally located within the Performance Measurement and Evaluation (PME) unit of the DCHS Director's Office but will help support the Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD). PME is composed of a team of dedicated data scientists and program evaluators who work with partners within and outside of DCHS to provide insights for data-informed program and policy decisions and test innovative approaches to tackle a variety of system, policy, and service delivery challenges. 

 

This position will support BHRD’s crisis and commitment services, including programs or services designed to provide intervention, outreach, or prevention all along the crisis continuum. You will be working with a team of extremely talented data scientists and evaluators to develop performance measures and dashboards, to conduct advanced quantitative analyses and to prepare reports that can inform business operations and improve King County’s behavioral health delivery system for the benefit of its clients. 

 

This Term-Limited Temporary position is anticipated to end 18 months after the start date. If filled by a King County employee who has passed their initial probation, the TLT will be as a Special Duty Assignment (SDA).

 

WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to all qualified candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. Interviews for this selection process will take place on or around December 18, 2023, with the possibility of second round technical interviews happening on or around January 2, 2024.

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Candidates who wish to be considered for this position must submit an online King County application and respond to the supplemental questions. Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the requested and relevant information in the online application and supplemental questionnaire. Applications and/or supplemental questionnaires that state, “see my resume” are considered incomplete and will not be considered to be competitive.

 

Additional Job Information:

 

WORK SCHEDULE/CONDITIONS: This is a Special Duty Assignment (SDA), or Term-Limited Temporary (TLT) position anticipated to end 18 months after the start date but subject to change dependent on operational need. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime. Typical hours are Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm. This position is represented by PROTEC17.

 

MISSION CRITICAL POSITION STATUS: This position has been designated non-mission critical. Unless otherwise directed by the County Executive, department director or agency head, all employees, regardless of designation, are expected to report to work or request leave during an emergency or inclement weather. For more detailed information, please visit HR Policy County Operations During Emergency Situations and the King County Guidelines for Workforce Management in an Emergency.

 

TELEWORKING REQUIREMENT: The work associated with this position will be performed through a combination of teleworking complemented with onsite work and meetings as needed. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
  

Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. Please note that when an employee conducts work that is likely to bring them in contact with another individual, safety precautions are required, including the wearing of masks in some situations. King County is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint.
    
King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.  

 

RECRUITER: Susan Churchill, susan.churchill@kingcounty.gov