Research Analyst, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)'s Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) oversees the City's response to viral hepatitis, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Across a range of programs and through extensive collaboration with other parts of NYC DOHMH and external stakeholders, BHHS leads testing initiatives; prevention, care, and treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social justice initiative. The HIV Epidemiology Program (HEP) in the HIV Program in BHHS is responsible for monitoring trends in the HIV epidemic in NYC and developing programming to improve outcomes among people living with and at risk for HIV based on the latest information about the distribution and demographics of HIV in NYC.NYC has a large and diverse HIV epidemic, and programming and analyses of data from HEP inform HIV-related public health policy at the local, state, and national levels. The Core Surveillance Special Projects Unit within HEP is responsible for developing and conducting special projects related to HIV Surveillance such as: expanded HIV surveillance (Project EXPAND) and registry connectivity projects. Expanded HIV surveillance includes developing methods to collect additional data among newly diagnosed persons within priority populations and among those whose primary cause of death was HIV to better describe these populations and identify missed opportunities for HIV prevention. Registry connectivity projects entail linking surveillance data to other electronic medical record systems to provide real-time alerts to providers with the overall purpose of engaging those out of care.

Duties Will Include But Not Be Limited to:

• Lead and manage all qualitative assurance (QA) activities for Project EXPAND, which include: o QA activities for QDS Warehouse data imports and import logs o Write and maintain SAS code for QA checks of imported interview data o Check completion of tracking sheets and create progress reports for data collectors o Generate routine reports and tables at end of each interview cycle o Conduct satisfaction assessment surveys to interview participants at the end of each interview cycle o Present results of QA activities at biweekly team meetings
• Act as main liaison with the HIV Surveillance Operations and Core Analysis units in maintaining ongoing investigation list of cases found through interviews with discrepant data.
• Assist in training data collectors in Project EXPAND activities.
• Maintain QDS CAPI survey instrument, including ongoing CAPI survey programming and related documentation.
• Assist Senior Research Analyst in cleaning and analyzing data related to Project EXPAND.
• Assist other special projects in QDS CAPI survey programming, piloting and data cleaning.
• Conduct data analysis and data dissemination with Core and Special Projects surveillance data.
• Contribute to routine HIV surveillance activities including: fulfill data requests, contribute to quarterly analytic datasets, contribute to surveillance annual report, slide sets, surveillance tables, and other dissemination products.
• Assist with and contributes to the development of the registry connectivity projects including quality monitoring, data reports, data management and cleaning, and data visualization.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency with SAS
• Experience with and understanding of surveillance data and quality assurance strategies
• Excellent interpersonal, research, written and verbal communication skills
• Detailed oriented with outstanding organizational skills, and able to multitask in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Demonstrate ability to work with a diverse staff of epidemiologists, analysts and public health advisors 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: o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment. o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund. o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement. o a tax-deferred savings program and o 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! Commitment to Equity: 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 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.

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.

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.