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New York State Department of Health · 17 hours ago

Research Scientist 2 (Epidemiology) - 13017

Albany, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$82K/yr - $104K/yr

3+ years exp

The New York State Department of Health is focused on enhancing public health through research and surveillance. The Research Scientist 2 will develop methodological approaches for drug overdose outbreak detection and conduct investigations using various data sources to characterize drug overdose events in New York State.

Health Care

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop novel methodological approaches for drug overdose ‘outbreak detection’

Establish a near real-time surveillance for drug overdose and spike rapid response activities

Conduct data management and data monitoring activities for information from emergency medical services (EMS), 911 dispatch data, and law enforcement mortality data

Assist in conducting public health investigation activities to investigate and characterize drug overdose spike events in New York State

Participate in research studies utilizing drug overdose emergency medical services (EMS), 911 dispatch data, and law enforcement mortality data

Collaborate with evaluation staff in the Office of Program Evaluation and Research (AIDS Institute) and prevention and harm reduction staff in the Office of Drug User Health to develop program evaluation projects and performance monitoring activities

Qualification

Public health surveillanceEpidemiologyStatistical softwareData managementStudy designData analysisInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in biology, biomedical science, environmental health, environmental science, epidemiology, infection control, public health, statistics/biostatistics, or a related degree

Three years of professional research experience in an appropriate field

Related degrees may include Economics, Education, Mathematics, Medical Anthropology, Medical Geography, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Psychology, Sociology, or other relevant Social Science, or Natural Science

Preferred

Strong background in public health surveillance and epidemiology

Public health and policy research, study design and execution

Analysis using epidemiological principles and methodologies

Experience with SAS, SQL or other statistical software, relational databases and graphical or geospatial software packages, e.g., Tableau, ARC GIS, SAS Viya

Experience with information technology and systems used for electronic public health reporting

Experience with large, population-based and other health-related data sets (e.g., SPARCS, ECLRS, vital statistics)

Experience with disease registries and working with confidential data

Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills