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NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Data Analyst - New Family Home Visits (NFHV) Initiative, Bureau of Hepatitis, HI

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, United States,


Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises, we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities include:To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies.Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease.Address the second pandemic of mental illness.Reduce black maternal mortality.Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change.

Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond.

Program And Job DescriptionThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is expanding home visiting in NYC and streamlining how providers, organizations, and community residents can access quality home-visiting services. The goal is to improve maternal and child health and well-being by matching families' assessed risks to evidence-based (EB) or evidence-generating (EG) home visiting (HV) models.

DOHMH's New Family Home Visits (NFHV) is an innovative initiative that will strengthen how we serve families from pregnancy through the postpartum period. Through the NYC Coordinated Intake and Referral System (NYC CI&R), we are streamlining how clinical and community-based providers can connect families to home visiting services.

Duties Will Include But Not Be Limited ToOversee data quality assurance, including data checking, cleaning, recoding of variables and create and maintain SAS programs and datasets.Perform analysis of program and Unit data, run routine reports, collaborate with program staff to develop metrics to measure success and outcomes.Support and collaborate with the Research and evaluation Unit on program evaluation and preparation of reports.Produce tables, graphs, charts, and reports as requested for monitoring of program implementation quality.Document all processes and procedures utilized in creating and maintaining database(s).Collaborate with technology platform model developers, as needed.Train other staff, as needed, in data entry and data support procedures.Maintain up-to-date understanding of relevant data security and compliance protocols.Collaborate with relevant Bureau and Program staff to identify conference and journal submission opportunities.Attend project-specific meetings.Perform other related duties associated to the work described.

Minimum QualificationsA 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; or a master's degree with three years of responsible full-time research experience; or equivalent education and/or experience.Preferred SkillsKnowledge of maternal and infant health and home visiting programs.Proficient in SAS.Strong writing skills with experience in writing publications.Excellent communication skills.Ability to work on a multi-disciplinary team.

NOTE: This position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

Residency Requirement: New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.

Salary: $82,506.00 – $94,882.00

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