About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $65,523.00 - $108,113.00. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

This is a limited position with an expected end date of December 31, 2025, with the possibility of extension.

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. In this position, you can expect to work in the office a minimum of 3 days per week. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days. The office for this position is located at 101 W. Colfax Ave a minimum of 3 days per week.

What You’ll Do

Denver's Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) is dedicated to advancing Denver's environmental and public health goals. DDPHE works collaboratively with city, state and community partners to conduct education, community engagement, and enforcement to promote healthy people, healthy pets, and a sustainable environment. DDPHE oversees a number of services related to public health and the environment and is comprised of seven divisions: Shared Services and Business Operations; Community & Behavioral Health; Public Health Investigations; Denver Animal Protection; the Office of Medical Examiner; Emergency Management and Medical Operations; and Environmental Quality. For more information on DDPHE’s programs and services, visit the DDPHE website at: Denver Department of Public Health and Environment.

We foster an inclusive culture by respecting the values, customs, and authenticity of everyone and by implementing equitable public health strategies so Denver communities can thrive.

The Epidemiology and Data Science section, within the Division of Shared Services and Business Operations, has an opening for a Data Analytics Associate beginning on January 1, 2025. This analyst will work for 2/3 of their time on the Roads to Recovery program, while the remaining third will be applied to other data systems, analysis, and reporting projects with various DDPHE divisions. Roads to Recovery is a Mayoral Initiative providing intensive case management to justice-involved Denver residents with high-acuity behavioral health challenges. Roads to Recovery works across city agencies and service providers to move participants struggling with substance use or mental health out of the criminal justice system and into a coordinated intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation pipeline.

Specifically, as the Data Analytics Associate, you will:

• Managing and further developing the Roads to Recovery program database (housed in SharePoint lists), data collection tools, related workflows, and reporting.

• Supporting the Roads to Recovery program team with data-related needs and support on an ad hoc basis, including building new workflows, updating dashboards, writing queries, conducting analysis, and providing training to data users.

• Creating dashboards reporting key Roads to Recovery program metrics.

• Cleaning and maintaining Roads to Recovery program data.

• Analyzing and visualizing quantitative and qualitative program data.

• As needed, completing other data-related projects for the department, including projects related to animal protection, residential and restaurant inspections, air and water quality testing, behavioral health programming, population health analysis, internal operational improvements, etc.  Projects may include building, maintaining, and refreshing dashboards; writing queries for ad hoc data needs and analysis, creating data visualizations and providing data-related support and training.

• Along with all DDPHE staff, actively participate in emergency preparedness and response team activit