Senior Data Analyst, Bureau of Vital Statistics

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Job Description

The Bureau of Vital Statistics is responsible for registering and certifying all birth, deaths, spontaneous and induced terminations of pregnancy in NYC. The bureau issues, analyzes and reports on 285,000 vital events each year. The bureau is a very large customer service operation, providing death certification services on a 24/7 basis, issuing more than 900,000 certified copies of birth and death records, and fulfilling hundreds of data requests annually.

NYC DOHMH has an opening for a Senior Data Analyst. This position will report to the Director of the Statistical Analysis and Reporting Unit in the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Office of Vital Statistics. Staff in this unit work on vital statistics data analyses, data requests, and research projects; they also provide data to DOHMH programs, other government agencies, non-profit organizations, academic researchers, and others for public health and administrative purposes.

Duties Will Include But Not Be Limited To

• Conduct statistical analyses of birth, death, other vital event data, and other registry or survey data, applying standard analytical tools to address the research questions posed.
• Serve as Statistical Analysis and Reporting Unit research and analytics lead, providing methodological and analytical assistance and support for individual projects.
• Involved in leading planning and implementation of analyses to be conducted in accordance with fiscal year goals and future analytic and research agendas.
• In partnership with the Director of the Statistical Analysis and Reporting Unit, answer questions from other staff about advanced statistical methods, including but not limited to learning new methods and educating others in these topics.
• Assist with Bureau of Vital Statistics surveillance, programmatic, and research projects, providing consultation, analyses, and/or vital statistics data access for approved users.
• Produce Annual Summary of Vital Statistics data tables and figures in collaboration with other data analysts. Collaborate with other analysts, both internal and external, on research projects.
• Work independently or collaborate with other internal or external researchers on analyses, reports, and peer-review papers, sharing findings with a wider audience.
• Supervise student workers on research projects that will advance analytic priorities of the agency. Represent division, bureau, and office in agency initiatives, as needed.
• Other tasks assigned.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• A master's degree or doctorate from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of public health, epidemiology, statistics, health economics, or data science.
• Academic training in public health, statistics, mathematics, including applied epidemiology. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Extensive experience using SAS and R, and experience using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint are also required.
• Familiarity with languages, such as SQL or Python will be a plus.
• Experience of completing analyses using vital statistics data and solid knowledge of statistical and mathematical methods, including experience with advanced analytics.
• Self-starter with strong initiative and sound judgment, who is able to work both independently and, in a team, to analyze data and provide written interpretations of both statistical methods and results.
• Experience presenting results to expert audiences, via forums like national public health conferences and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
• Knowledge and experience with electronic death and birth registration systems, the cause of death coding system within the International Classifications of Diseases (ICD) framework, and experience with large administrative datasets would be ideal.
• Experience in demography.
  
  

Why You Should Work For Us

• Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
• 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 and
• 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.
  
  

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at sahn1@health.nyc.gov or 347-396-6549.

CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - 21744

Qualifications

• For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) 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.
  
  

To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:

• 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; or
• 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; or
• 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.
  
  

Note

Probationary Period

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $106,117.00

Salary Max: $118,534.00