Cannabis Data Coordinator Jobs

Department of Administrative and Financial Service

Office of Marijuana Policy

Public Service Coordinator I - Senior Data Analyst

JOB CLASS CODE: CA28 SALARY: $58,302.40 - $79,643.20/Annually

OPEN: June 6, 2022

CLOSED: June 15, 2022

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position reports directly to the Office of Cannabis Policy’s Director of Data Analytics.

The Senior Data Analyst will perform consultative services working with State agencies to gather, process and aggregate data that will directly influence the polices and processes adopted by the OCP. The Senior Data Analyst will produce complex data queries and a wide variety of electronic dashboards, charts and business reports. The Senior Data Analyst will also be responsible for determining the best way to present selected metrics to OCP leadership and will serve as a mentor to other Data Analytics team members. The Senior Data Analyst will resolve operational and data related issues that may arise in the track and trace, licensing, and compliance systems so that the OCP can best achieve their goals and objectives.

Specific duties include:

• Collects, analyzes and organizes complex datasets, facilitates electronic data exchanges with a wide variety of agencies and systems, and produces summaries, reports and informational dashboards.

• Accurately capture OCP business processes, translates business processes into system and/or data requirements, and develops project plans to help ensure that developed solutions match evolving rules, regulations, and procedures.

• Identifies and advises OCP senior leadership of emerging industry trends and related public health and/or public safety issues related to cannabis.

• Performs business and/or data analysis tasks as assigned by OCP senior leadership.

• Carries out data collection, data clean-up, and report development assignments related to OCP’s data lake.

• Actively works to safeguard sensitive and/or confidential data housed in OCP related systems, reports, electronic dashboards, databases, and websites.

• Facilitates the development of performance measures; integrates performance measures into business processes; and tests, audits, and validates system improvements.

• Develops effective, sustainable, and repeatable data management processes and trains other staff on these processes.

• Partners directly with Office of Information Technology (OIT), OIT-Project Management Office, Professional and Financial Regulations and/or external software vendors to support OCP related initiatives.

• Monitors OCP’s data lake and related data feeds and system interfaces to ensure proper operation.

• Monitors OCP’s licensing, track-and-trace and compliance systems and related data feeds and system interfaces to ensure proper operation.

• Trains OCP staff and contractors on the proper use of OCP systems and provides operational assistance when necessary.

• Serves as a mentor for other Data Analytics staff and advises OCP leadership of potential enhancements to existing systems and/or processes that would better support our operational needs and overall mission.

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of program and project management principles, methods, and techniques for developing, scheduling, and coordinating projects and resources.


• Knowledge of business requirements gathering methods and techniques.


• Knowledge of business process modeling methods and techniques.


• Knowledge of data flow modeling methods and techniques.


• Knowledge of licensing, compliance, and enforcement processes.


• Knowledge of data warehousing techniques and toolsets.


• Knowledge of data reporting toolsets.


• Knowledge of the SQL (Structured Query Language).


• Ability to formulate project goals, milestones, and estimated timeframes.


• Ability to accurately capture business requirements and develop business process models.


• Ability to accurately capture data requirements and develop system data flow documents.


• Ability to obtain, synthesize, and integrate a broad range of data, including regulatory information, industry trends, public health, and public safety datasets.


• Ability to identify and track key metrics that can be used to accurately represent industry trends and/or areas of specific interest.


• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders from multiple state agencies.


• Ability to develop queries and analyze a wide variety of datasets and report back on relevant trends, metrics and/or key performance indicators.


• Ability to monitor transactional and/or analytical systems and identify data-related issues as they arise.


• Ability to develop professional looking charts, reports, and informational dashboards.


• Ability to multitask and adapt to shifting priorities and/or deadlines.


• Ability to organize work and document progress.


• Ability to write technical reports and documents.


• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.


• Ability to serve as a technical mentor to other team members.

Preference will be given to candidates with the following skills and experience:

• A six (6) year combination of education and/or professional experience in data analysis and management, business information systems, systems analysis, business analysis, and/or related field.


• A demonstrated ability to electronically obtain, aggregate, query, analyze and properly manage a broad range of data sets from disparate sources for use in analytic reporting initiatives.


• Practical experience with modern data query languages, data management toolsets, data scrubbing and data transformation processes, data lakes and/or data warehouses, and data management best practices.


• Practical experience with modern data presentation toolsets, including charts, graphs, tables, spreadsheets, reports, and dashboards. (Examples: Tableau; SQL Server Reporting Services and/or Microsoft Power BI)


• Practical experience working as part of a data management unit and serving as a technical mentor for other team members.


• A demonstrated ability to perform independent research and analysis on complex datasets to identify patterns, trends, and emerging areas of interest or concern.


• A demonstrated ability to develop meaningful metrics and/or key performance indicators used to monitor and improve upon a variety of business processes, and to monitor the overall health of systems, business processes, market operations and evolution.


• A demonstrated ability to develop effective, sustainable, and repeatable data management processes.


• A demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to a diverse group of individuals in a logical, methodical, professional, efficient, and effective manner, separating out the “signal-from-the-noise”.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for an interview.

BENEFITS:

No matter where you work across Maine state government, you find employees who embody our state motto—"Dirigo" or "I lead"—as they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforce's health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package, including:

• Work-Life Balance – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.


• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($9,893.52-$11,057.52 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.

• Health Insurance Premium Credit – Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%. Visit the Office of Employee Health and Wellness for more information about program requirements.

• Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($350.40 annual value).

• Retirement Plan – The State of Maine contributes 17.96% of pay to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), on behalf of the employee.


• Gym Membership Reimbursement – Improve overall health with regular exercise and receive up to $40 per month to offset this expense.


• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts – Set aside money pre-tax to help pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and/or daycare expenses.


• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness – The State of Maine is a qualified employer for this federal program. For more information, visit the Federal Student Aid office.


• Living Resources Program – Navigate challenging work and life situations with our employee assistance program.

• Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including fathers and adoptive parents—receive four weeks of fully paid parental leave. Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.


• Voluntary Deferred Compensation – Save additional pre-tax funds for retirement in a MaineSaves 457(b) account through payroll deductions.


• Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Maine State Government is an Equal Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

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Full Job Description
Job Type: Full Time

Job Location: Denver

The Data Coordinator is a member of the Regulatory Affairs team and primarily responsible for maintaining and verifying multiple types of data. Raw data is obtained primarily from government agencies but can also be generated by team members.

Responsibilities

• Research federal, state, county, and city regulations. Identify those relevant to licensed operators in the cannabis industry.
• Working with our offshore data entry team, create regulation sets, perform quality control checks on their work assignments, and load the regulation sets to our compliance platform.
• In this manner, expand and maintain the accuracy of our regulatory library. You will use a variety of tools to ensure quality.
• Research state agencies to identify license types for cannabis businesses. Find sources of data for those license types and use those sources to ensure the accuracy of Simplifya Verified.
• Maintain internal documentation of data collection and updating procedures including manuals, guides, logs and release notes.
• Work with team members to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve errors in our regulatory content, regulation library, Simplifya Verified, and any other Simplifya product.

Skills

• Excellent data entry, analysis, transformation, and manipulation skills. Expertise with Google Sheets (preferred) or Microsoft Excel.
• Extremely high attention to detail and superb organizational skills.
• Ability to document tasks and assignments in an efficient, logical manner and provide the supervisor with concise and informative updates.
• Strong independent work ethic. We value individual accountability and expect employees to seek guidance when needed, keep co-workers apprised of status, multi-task, demonstrate initiative, and accomplish their assignments on time.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage workflow in a high-pressure environment.

Required/Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field.
• Experience in any of the following types of companies or industries would be helpful: software, startup, cannabis, regulatory, compliance, audit, licensing.

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Position Title: Data Coordinator

Summary: PotGuide.com is seeking a motivated, diligent, and skilled Full-Time Data Coordinator to join our growing team in the fast-paced cannabis industry. Candidates must be smart, motivated individuals with an attention to detail who enjoy working in a fun, fast-paced environment. This role will assist with maintaining the integrity of PotGuide’s various website directories, standardizing POS data feeds and compiling data for use in SEO. You should be comfortable working with large data sets and will need to be able to expertly apply them to quantitative functions and purposes.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain various cannabis directories across multiple states, ensuring quality and accuracy of data
• Research the operational status of new and current cannabis businesses
• Performs routine control checks of website data, correcting when necessary
• Review POS data feeds and assist standardizing the data
• Analyze multiple sets of data and documents
• Compile SEO data
• Locate and insert cannabis friendly events into our events directory

*Requirements:

• Strong computer skills, mid-level to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel

• High attention to detail and highly organized

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Passionate and knowledgeable about the cannabis industry

• Ability to multi-task with a sense of urgency in a start-up environment

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 1-2 years of work experience in a technical role

• Background check required after conditional employment offer

• 21+ age requirement due to nature of the industry

Brownie Points:

• Previous cannabis industry experience

• Strong knowledge of cannabis products

• Understanding of JSON data

• Google Analytics expertise

• Moz experience

• Experience with Umbraco CMS

• Experience in SEO

• HTML skills

Medical, dental and vision insurance is offered with company covering 75% of premium. PotGuide also offers vacation time (15 days to start), sick time and paid holidays. Currently we are working remotely with a goal of returning to an office environment in the Ballpark/RiNo area of Denver in Summer 2021.

About PotGuide:

PotGuide is the all-inclusive guide to the world of marijuana, educating consumers on all things cannabis and connecting them with relevant businesses, brands and service providers across the US and Canada. Specifically, PotGuide shows people where to buy (dispensaries, brands), where to stay (420-friendly lodging) and what to do (tours, events & activities), plus easy to digest legal information, educational content, dispensary deals, product information, and in-depth cannabis news and culture.

With over 1.5 million visitors each month, PotGuide is the leading website for marijuana enthusiasts to stay connected with cannabis culture and information. We're a privately held company based in Denver, CO. Learn more about us at PotGuide.com.

If you feel you meet the requirements and are interested in this position, please include a resume and cover letter. Applications without cover letters will be ignored.

Job Type: Full-time*

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:We're currently working remotely with the goal of returning to an office environment in Summer 2021. The interview process will be mostly virtual, with the possibility of a socially distant in-person interview if necessary.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Technical Data: 1 year (Preferred)
• Cannabis Industry: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Company's website:

• https://potguide.com/

Company's Facebook page:

• https://www.facebook.com/potguide

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Remote interview process
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Virtual meetings

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