City of New York · 9 hours ago
Research Associate, Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations
Long Island City, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$88K/yr - $101K/yr
3+ years expThe City of New York is dedicated to improving the health of its residents, and they are seeking a Research Associate for the Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations. This role focuses on supporting programmatic initiatives through data management, quality assurance, and contributing to evidence-based public health policies and programs.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a resource for programmatic data management and quality assurance, including identifying and resolving data quality issues, conducting data cleaning, and communicating findings to relevant team members
Coordinate data-system related activities including database maintenance and case management system support. Support the development and facilitation of trainings and materials on data systems and tools for program staff
Ensure compliance with data governance policies by identifying confidentiality concerns and contributing to strategies that strengthen data security, appropriate use, and sharing
Support the development and maintenance of monitoring tools, such as program metrics and dashboards, to assess program performance and outcomes
Work with the Epi team to design, implement, and refine data collection instruments, protocols, and processes to enhance monitoring and evaluation of bureau programs
Contribute to the interpretation of program data to support data-informed decision-making across Epi and Program teams
Contribute to the design and lead the implementation of data visualization strategies to meet the needs of Epi, Program, and other internal and external stakeholders
Lead the development of dashboards and contribute to analyses to monitor publicly available data as well as data from criminal legal system agencies
Conduct literature reviews and contribute to the development of written materials such as reports, manuscripts, and presentations
Participate in special studies and activities as assigned and other duties related to surveillance, monitoring
Qualification
Required
A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health
A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization
A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1' or '2' above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in '2' above
Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in '1' and '2' above
Preferred
Possesses analytic skills, including data analysis using SAS, SPSS, Stata, R or another statistical package, as well as experience with qualitative research methods, including data collection and analysis
Desire to grow skills in research design and analysis
Experience and interest in working with justice-impacted or other marginalized communities
Experience using a racial equity lens to manage and conceptualize data
Experience with health services research, specifically using health encounter data, as well as program evaluation data
Strong written and oral communication skills and familiarity with project management a plus
Experience contributing to written products for a variety of stakeholders, including healthcare providers, program staff, and scientific audiences
Ability to quickly familiarize oneself with priority public health and health policy topics, without prior experience
Benefits
A premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
A tax-deferred savings program
A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
Company
City of New York
City of New York, often called as New York City, is the most populous city in United States.
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Funding
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