Health Analyst

The Office of Labor Relations (OLR) represents the Mayor in the conduct of all labor relations between the City of New York and labor unions representing employees of the City. The Commissioner serves on behalf of the Mayor as the City’s liaison with both labor and management in the private sector. The office is authorized by Executive Order 38 (February 7, 1967), amended by Executive Order 13 (July 24, 1990). Additionally, OLR administers the Health Benefits Program, Management Benefits Fund, Employee Assistance Program, Work Well NYC, Medicare Part B Reimbursement and Pre-Tax Benefits & Citywide Programs including the Deferred Compensation Plan and NYCE IRA. In addition to negotiating collective bargaining agreements, OLR serves as a resource to agencies with regard to workforce labor issues and works with the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC) to pursue innovations in a variety of areas, particularly regarding City health insurance programs. The staff at OLR assist their fellow agencies in handling personnel and payroll issues, conducting labor-management meetings, representing the City at representation hearings, and handling all employee grievances and arbitration matters while also negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the City's 149 bargaining units.

Job Responsibilities: The health analyst will work for a small team dedicated to developing health strategies and cost savings for the employees of the City of New York. The Health Analyst is expected to research health-related topics, labor/management issues, past contracts, pertinent legislation, and employee benefit enhancements, and work with insurance carriers and municipal unions.

Under direct supervision, the employee should assist the team in assembling, modelling, validating, and analyzing data on trends in the City's healthcare system. He or she should provide actionable insights into decision-making to support the City's triple aim of improving the quality of care, reducing costs, and improving the patient-experience. Data visualization will help frame the big picture.

The candidate should assist in preparing reports, reviewing information to validate decisions, and in making recommendations on changes. In addition, the applicant is expected to pull and integrate data from different sources, evaluate and reprocess raw data, and dig into the data to identify discrepancies and/or patterns.

With training and guidance, the City Research Scientist Level 1 should also provide input for Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposals (RFP) including implementation and communications. Working knowledge of the health care sector is integral in understanding the complexity that the job entails.

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.

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.

Preferred Skills

Required Skills

• A master’s degree in health care, health information management, public health or related field and full-time professional experience in the health care/health insurance sector or employee benefit design or economic planning.
• Analytical thinking, understanding of medical terminology, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

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 it with the agency representative at the time of interview.