About Public Consulting Group

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, clients in six Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

PCG is committed to a diverse workforce; a reflection of our clients and the people they serve. Our organizational culture attracts and rewards people who are results-oriented and interested in making an immediate impact on their community as well as their own career.

This position is in PCG’s Human Services practice area on the Aging & Disability Services (A&D) team. The A&D team works with states and providers to design, develop, refine, evaluate, and manage programs that support older adults and people with disabilities. Our mission is to help our clients improve the lives of the people they serve. The A&D team is seeking to add a skilled Data Analyst that will help us fulfill this mission.

The data analyst must be able to draw sound conclusions based on data analysis and communicate findings effectively, both in person and in writing. The ideal candidate excels in the collection of cost data and other information from providers, as well as the analysis and manipulation of large datasets. The data analyst should have a passion for doing high quality work, continuously learning and improving, effectively analyzing cost data, ability to develop rate calculation methodologies and regularly exceeding clients' expectations. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they can excel both in a fast-paced team environment and autonomously. Experience with government agencies and/or human services organizations is preferred but not essential.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assisting team members in completing various tasks and projects primarily related to Aging and Disability’s evaluation initiatives.
• Integrates data from multiple data sources or functional areas, ensures data accuracy and integrity, and updates data as needed.
• Design, aggregate, and perform statistical analysis on data based on scope of work.
• Provides guidance, oversight, and development assistance to less senior analysts. Delegates project tasks.
• Assumes a team lead role, monitoring day-to-day operations of the quantitative portions of projects.
• Develops methodologies, research questions, evaluations and analysis plans.
• Reviews results and prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation of outcomes.
• Identifies, analyzes and interprets trends or patterns in complex data sets
• Aids the decision-making process of evaluation teams by building results that present both insightful data summaries and clear support for conclusions and recommendations.
• Facilitates discussions with client stakeholders, including interpretation of findings, development of reports and disseminating results.
• Identifies and creates systems that lead to efficiencies and improvements for social services programs.
• Values diversity and takes pride in developing and/or supporting a team dynamic that brings together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions.
• Understands and can operationalize both the service delivery system for programs which are administered by states and monitored by federal regulators.

Required Skills

• Project Management – Provide conceptual oversight and guide the quantitative analyses.
• Research Design – Methodologies, evaluations and analysis plans.
• Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting – Guides the conduct of data analysis of complex data sets, including statistical tests.
• Mastery of analysis software such as SQL and R.
• Data Collection – Provide guidance in the development of quantitative data collection tools.
• Report Preparation.
• Collaborates with evaluation stakeholders in interpreting findings, developing reports and dissemination strategies.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 4-6 years of experience in quantitative or Mixed Methods analyses/evaluations (qualitative/quantitative analysis skills).

Preferred Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in conducting research or program evaluations of social services agencies.
• Knowledge or experience engaging stakeholders or providing training
• Knowledge or experience in supporting employment for people with disabilities, including vocational rehabilitation programs or services

• Master’s degree

Applicants from across the US will be considered. Regular work duties are completed virtually/remote, but may require up to 25% travel.

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Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by applicable law, PCG provides the following reasonable range of compensation for this role: $72,000 - $85,000 . In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role.

Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.