Epidemiology Unit Director, Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations (HPJIP)

New York City, NY-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Remote • Queens, NY
5,001-10,000 employees
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
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The Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations (HPJIP) aims to reduce the negative social and health consequences of justice system involvement through innovative policy and practice change. By centering community, addressing racial inequities, honoring lived experience, and elevating trauma-and-resilience-informed-approaches, we promote evidence-based best practices to address the needs of those disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system. The Epidemiology Unit is responsible for providing support to HPJIP programmatic initiatives, conducting public health surveillance, and generating new knowledge about the health of justice-impacted New Yorkers by publishing relevant data and research and ensuring the Bureau's work is rooted in scientific evidence. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Mental Hygiene seeks one (1) full-time Director of the Epidemiology Unit for the Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations.

  • Directing and overseeing all HPJIP public health surveillance, program monitoring, evaluation and research activities.
  • Leading a team of eight research and evaluation staff members in the Epidemiology Unit.
  • Providing expert input on research questions, analytical guidance, research instruments, and publications.
  • Supporting staff in the development and dissemination of internal and external publications, including agency data briefs, reports, and peer-reviewed publications.
  • Collaborating with internal and external partners to identify, integrate, and analyze available health data.
  • Leading the incorporation of criminal legal system measures on DOHMH surveys and subsequent analyses.
  • Preparing written documents, including grant proposals, study protocols and IRB applications, manuscripts, memos, reports, and presentations.
  • Participating in special studies and activities as assigned and other duties as deemed necessary by the Assistant Commissioner of HPJIP.
  • 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.
  • Minimum two years of strong senior-level team supervisory experience.
  • Demonstrated expertise in epidemiological data analysis and health services research.
  • Experience using a racial equity lens to develop research plans and ideas.
  • Experience developing strategic working documents, such as research agendas and analytic plans.
  • Experience with scientific writing as demonstrated through a strong track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Strong analytic and statistical skills, with experience manipulating and analyzing data using statistical software.
  • Familiarity with the experiences and needs of people impacted by the criminal legal system.
  • Experience with behavioral and physical health data sources.
  • Loan Forgiveness: Eligibility for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs.
  • Premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually.
  • Public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
  • Tax-deferred savings program.
  • Robust Worksite Wellness Program.
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