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NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 2 days ago

Violence Prevention Senior Researcher, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy

Manhattan, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is dedicated to protecting and improving the health of New Yorkers. The Violence Prevention Senior Researcher will manage injury-focused datasets, conduct analyses related to community violence, self-harm, and intimate partner violence, and contribute to program planning and policy efforts for violence prevention.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert on violence prevention by drafting policy position statements, supporting agency-wide efforts that require subject matter expertise in violence, fostering partnerships with external stakeholders, and developing an applied research agenda to support agency violence prevention work

Manage and analyze large datasets (mortality, hospitalization, health surveys) using SAS, SQL, or R to uncover actionable insights

Lead and collaborate on the development of injury-focused policy and program planning

Write and present data summaries, agency publications and peer-review manuscripts including analytic activities related to the production of NYC's annual Child Fatality Review Advisory Team report

Provide supervision, analytic support, and guidance to other analysts

Support Injury and Violence Prevention Program team efforts, in general, and perform other duties as assigned

Support emergency response as needed

Qualification

EpidemiologyData analysisSASSQLRViolence prevention researchPolicy analysisLarge dataset managementCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsMentoring

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

Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in epidemiology, public health, or a related field

Experience with violence prevention research or policy or both

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain relationships with external stakeholders with whom the Injury and Violence Prevention Program collaborates

Ability to read, interpret and synthesize epidemiologic and quantitative data, and other scientific literature

Experience with International Classification of Disease (ICD)-10 codes, including differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding schemes

Extensive experience in applied data analysis, and management and analysis of large size datasets using programming languages such as SAS, SQL and/or R

Experience mentoring and training less experienced analysts and scientists in data analysis and manuscript writing

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.

Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.

Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.