What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Program Analyst, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI position at NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development?
The Division of Disease Control's mission is to safeguard the health of New Yorkers through identification, surveillance, treatment, control, and prevention of infectious diseases, which is achieved through varied and interrelated endeavors of its seven Bureaus. The Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections' (BHHS) mission is to improve the lives of New Yorkers by ending transmission, illness, stigma, and inequities related to viral hepatitis, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections. BHHS accomplishes its mission through testing initiatives; prevention, care, and treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social justice initiatives. The mission of BHHS HIV program is to end HIV transmission, promote the health of all New Yorkers with or vulnerable to HIV, reduce HIV-related inequities and combat stigma.
The HIV Program ACE (Assess. Connect. Engage.) Team of the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is responsible for providing partner services to approximately 2000 New Yorkers newly diagnosed with HIV each year, including the identification, tracing, notification and HIV-testing of their sex and needle-sharing partners. ACE staff ensures that all newly HIV-diagnosed persons are linked to HIV clinical care. ACE staff undertake the continuous education of providers and community members about HIV- related laws and regulations and build/maintain structure for timely reporting of HIV diagnosis and linkage to care and services for patients and partners to further curb further spread of HIV. In addition, the HIV program Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) is an HIV surveillance system that selects a representative sample of HIV-diagnosed adults, including those not receiving HIV care, from HIV case surveillance registries in 23 sate and metropolitan areas, including New York City. MMP allows data collection from HIV-diagnosed persons on clinical and behavioral information relevant to clinical outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral and other medical treatments, and relevant data on those who are out-of-care, with the ultimate goal of guiding HIV prevention, preventive behaviors, and service utilization. The HIV Epidemiology program is looking a CRS III to serve as a Senior Program Analyst for the ACE and MMP.
Duties Will Include But Not Be Limited To
Develop programs to utilize HIV Surveillance System data and other internal data sources. This includes matching, merging, and cleaning data to create assignment lists.
Design new and efficient forms and databases using approved software while exploring new software to enhance utility.
Conduct routine data transfers and quality assurance on interview and medical record data.
Regularly review data collection and management functions and procedures to meet ACE and MMP program needs.
Create and Maintain SAS programs and data dictionaries for data collection forms.
Provide reports and data visualizations for internal and external stakeholders.
Address special data requests. Create program tables, slide sets, and assist in preparing analytical datasets.
Prepare and contribute to abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations for scientific conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
Deliver oral presentations of epidemiologic and operational analyses to diverse audiences, both scientific and non-scientific.
Participate in bi-monthly conference calls and attend required trainings.
Supervise and train one City Research Scientist II.
Advanced SAS, SQL, and VBA (or equivalent) skills.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of REDCap, PowerBI, and Tableau.
Experience working with large, complex datasets (example: hospital data, Medicaid, pharma).
Experience creating complex databases in MS Access.
Prior experience managing large relational databases.
Strong analytical skills and knowledge of epidemiological method and concepts.
Experience with scientific data collection, interviewing and survey research.
Experience with data quality assurance and knowledge of QA best practices.
Ability to work with a diverse staff of epidemiologists, analysts, and public health advisors.
Knowledge of HIV epidemiology and previous experience in the field of HIV research strongly preferred.
Have strong analytical, organizational and communication skills; demonstrated ability to manage projects.
Why You Should Work For Us
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
Minimum Qualifications
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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.
The HIV Program ACE (Assess. Connect. Engage.) Team of the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is responsible for providing partner services to approximately 2000 New Yorkers newly diagnosed with HIV each year, including the identification, tracing, notification and HIV-testing of their sex and needle-sharing partners. ACE staff ensures that all newly HIV-diagnosed persons are linked to HIV clinical care. ACE staff undertake the continuous education of providers and community members about HIV- related laws and regulations and build/maintain structure for timely reporting of HIV diagnosis and linkage to care and services for patients and partners to further curb further spread of HIV. In addition, the HIV program Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) is an HIV surveillance system that selects a representative sample of HIV-diagnosed adults, including those not receiving HIV care, from HIV case surveillance registries in 23 sate and metropolitan areas, including New York City. MMP allows data collection from HIV-diagnosed persons on clinical and behavioral information relevant to clinical outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral and other medical treatments, and relevant data on those who are out-of-care, with the ultimate goal of guiding HIV prevention, preventive behaviors, and service utilization. The HIV Epidemiology program is looking a CRS III to serve as a Senior Program Analyst for the ACE and MMP.
Duties Will Include But Not Be Limited To
Develop programs to utilize HIV Surveillance System data and other internal data sources. This includes matching, merging, and cleaning data to create assignment lists.
Design new and efficient forms and databases using approved software while exploring new software to enhance utility.
Conduct routine data transfers and quality assurance on interview and medical record data.
Regularly review data collection and management functions and procedures to meet ACE and MMP program needs.
Create and Maintain SAS programs and data dictionaries for data collection forms.
Provide reports and data visualizations for internal and external stakeholders.
Address special data requests. Create program tables, slide sets, and assist in preparing analytical datasets.
Prepare and contribute to abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations for scientific conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
Deliver oral presentations of epidemiologic and operational analyses to diverse audiences, both scientific and non-scientific.
Participate in bi-monthly conference calls and attend required trainings.
Supervise and train one City Research Scientist II.
Advanced SAS, SQL, and VBA (or equivalent) skills.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of REDCap, PowerBI, and Tableau.
Experience working with large, complex datasets (example: hospital data, Medicaid, pharma).
Experience creating complex databases in MS Access.
Prior experience managing large relational databases.
Strong analytical skills and knowledge of epidemiological method and concepts.
Experience with scientific data collection, interviewing and survey research.
Experience with data quality assurance and knowledge of QA best practices.
Ability to work with a diverse staff of epidemiologists, analysts, and public health advisors.
Knowledge of HIV epidemiology and previous experience in the field of HIV research strongly preferred.
Have strong analytical, organizational and communication skills; demonstrated ability to manage projects.
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.
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
Minimum 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.
- 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.
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
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 : $95,070 - $109,330
