Data Analyst, Bureau of Tuberculosis Control

New York City, NY-posted 4 months ago

Full-time • Entry Level

Remote • Queens, NY

5,001-10,000 employees

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

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The Office of Surveillance, Informatics and Evaluation conducts surveillance of suspected and confirmed cases of TB; maintains the TB registry and case management system (Maven) of all TB cases, contacts to TB cases, persons suspected of having TB and children under 5 with latent TB infection (LTBI); conducts data analysis and research to describe the epidemiology of TB in NYC and to inform TB prevention and control policy. The office also coordinates interjurisdictional transfers of TB patients to ensure continuity of TB evaluation, treatment, and care. We are seeking a Data Analyst. This person will operate as part of the Data and Informatics Team to perform crucial data analysis of surveillance data for purposes including but not limited to epidemiologic monitoring, informing data-driven decisions by bureau leadership, fulfilling mandatory reporting requirements, fulfilling data requests from across the bureau, and coordinating with other bureaus and programs on priority cross-divisional informatics projects. The Data Analyst will also provide assistance in troubleshooting and administering Maven.

Support the unit's implementation of informatics projects under the supervision of the Senior Data Analyst.
Lead portions of the informatics work independently and report progress and challenges.
Respond to routine data requests from internal and external collaborators.
Maintain and create automated codes for routine reporting.
Learn universal database management techniques as well as those specific to the implementation of Maven (Conduent) for disease surveillance.
Assist in the development of new questions and reports.
Participate and lead Maven training during new hire orientation.
Perform quality assurance and data analysis on data collected by case management and surveillance staff.
Assist and coordinate batch data uploads for ad hoc projects as well as routine enhanced case investigations.
Conduct ad-hoc and routine data analysis on a wide variety of topics related to the surveillance and epidemiology of TB in NYC using SQL.
Participate in all aspects of the research process including generating project ideas, creating datasets, performing analyses, manuscript writing, and oral presentation.
Develop interactive dashboards in Tableau, R and/or Python.
Prepare, transform, and display data that communicates both epidemiologic and programmatic objectives effectively to target audiences.
Develop UI/UX skills and produce dashboards that display useful data in an appealing and intuitive way.
Participate in planning sessions to develop dashboards requested by other units within BTBC.
Monitor and triage issues with existing dashboards.
Participate in the monitoring of the unit's shared inboxes including triage of Maven issues, data requests, and general questions related to TB surveillance and epidemiology.
Assist in the creation and review of the yearly Annual TB Surveillance Report.

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.
For Assignment Level II and above, 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 with three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization.

Strong computer skills.
Proficiency with statistical programming languages, such as SAS, SQL, R, and/or Python.
Strong analytical skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize and multitask.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

Loan Forgiveness: Eligibility for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs.
Premium-free health insurance plan saving employees over $10K annually.
Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits based on the position's associated union/benefit fund.
Public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
Tax-deferred savings program.
Robust Worksite Wellness Program.

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