What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Analyst position at Syra Health?
SH 933 GIS Analyst, Indiana
Position Overview
The GIS Analyst or Spatial Data Analyst will prepare, analyze, and document geographic data that support public health mapping, dashboard products, and place-based interpretation. This role will help ensure maps, layers, boundaries, joins, and geographic assumptions are accurate, clearly documented, and appropriate for internal and public-facing use.
Key Responsibilities
Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds occasionally. Position requires sitting for more than 66% of time on duty. Use of hands to finger, handle, or feel over 66% of time on duty. Reaching with hands or arms less than 33% of time. Full ability to talk and hear. Correctable vision required for detailed spatial quality review.
*Syra Health Corp is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment. *
Position Overview
The GIS Analyst or Spatial Data Analyst will prepare, analyze, and document geographic data that support public health mapping, dashboard products, and place-based interpretation. This role will help ensure maps, layers, boundaries, joins, and geographic assumptions are accurate, clearly documented, and appropriate for internal and public-facing use.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare geospatial layers for dashboards and maps.
- Support ESRI, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Dashboards, or Experience Builder workflows.
- Map indicators by approved geography such as ZIP, ZCTA, tract, or county level.
- Prepare aggregate geography outputs for public-facing use.
- Document layer sources, joins, refresh steps, and spatial assumptions.
- Quality check legends, labels, filters, boundaries, and geographic interpretation.
- Education: Bachelor s degree in Geography, GIS, Public Health, Data Science, or a related field preferred.
- Certifications: GIS Professional (GISP) certification is a plus but not required.
- Experience: Demonstrated GIS experience required. Experience with public health or population-level data strongly preferred.
- Skills: Strong spatial data preparation and quality assurance skills. Ability to clearly document technical assumptions and communicate geographic limitations to non-technical audiences.
- Clear documentation of data sources, spatial joins, and refresh workflows
- Careful quality assurance of legends, labels, boundaries, and filters
- Effective collaboration with public health analysts, dashboard developers, and program staff
- Proactive problem-solving around ZCTA and ZIP code limitations
- Commitment to producing accurate, equitable, and publicly accessible map products
- Adaptability in working with diverse data sets including ACS, Census, PLACES, PRISM, emergency department visits, opioid, or surveillance data
- Work is primarily performed in an office or remote setting with extended periods using a computer monitor.
- Regular interaction with internal data users, epidemiologists, and communications staff.
- May involve rapid turnaround requests for map products or data layers.
- Occasional need to interpret ambiguous or incomplete geographic data.
Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds occasionally. Position requires sitting for more than 66% of time on duty. Use of hands to finger, handle, or feel over 66% of time on duty. Reaching with hands or arms less than 33% of time. Full ability to talk and hear. Correctable vision required for detailed spatial quality review.
*Syra Health Corp is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment. *