Research Analyst, Bureau of Mental Health
About The Position
The Bureau of Mental Health’s (BMH) mission is to improve mental health and wellness for people in New York City, and to eliminate racial and other long-standing societal disparities by providing services, resources, and opportunities to New Yorkers that are grounded in accurate, data-driven information that fosters community participation, thus reducing the stigma around mental health. To accomplish this mission, the Bureau of Mental Health contracts for supportive housing, crisis intervention, mental health treatment, care coordination and psychiatric rehabilitation services. The bureau directly operates the City’s court-mandated Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program, Single Point of Access (SPOA) to mobile treatment and care coordination, and the NYC Supportive Transition and Recovery Team (NYCSTART) for young adults experiencing a first episode psychosis. The bureau also evaluates mental health services and conducts population level surveys and behavioral health care system surveillance to identify gaps care and inform decision making, advocacy and policy.
Requirements
- 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; 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.
Nice To Haves
- Strong analytic and statistical skills with the ability to manipulate and analyze data using statistical software such as SAS and R.
- Ability to design and produce dashboards, reports, and maps using Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, and GIS tools to enhance interpretation of mental health surveillance data.
- Competency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is needed.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the planning, development, and implementation of population level mental health surveillance and research. This includes participating in the development and maintenance of adult mental health surveillance systems in NYC, including but not limited to syndromic emergency room visit data, suicide deaths, psychiatric hospitalizations, calls made to NYC 988, and 911.
- Design, conduct, and interpret analysis of both administrative datasets and survey data as they relate to mental health (SPARCS psychiatric data, Vital Statistics suicide death data, data from epidemiologic investigations, etc.) to evaluate the prevalence, patterns and trends of mental health outcomes, patterns and trends of service utilization, and associations with social determinants of mental health.
- Participate in investigations of surveillance clusters or signals, following surveillance investigation protocols.
- Assist with the identification and implementation of new surveillance data sources and/or methodologies
- Ensure surveillance indicators are measurable, standardized, and designed to support demographic disaggregation to identify and monitor disparities among historically marginalized populations.
- Leverage surveillance and program data sources to support the planning and resource allocation of mental health programs.
- Monitor surveillance systems for data quality issues, anomalies, and outliers, investigate discrepancies, and apply corrective actions as needed.
- Pre-process, clean, and prepare data for analysis using SAS and/or R; and assist in data management efforts through data quality review and thorough documentation of data management decisions.
- Respond rapidly and accurately to internal and external requests for data.
- Create graphics, tables, slides and dashboards. Effectively present and interpret data findings verbally, in writing and in graphical format to internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist in the writing of technical and research publications based on findings from the above analyses for internal and external stakeholders.
- Conduct literature reviews to inform research questions, analysis design and outcome measures.
- Collaborate with other research, surveillance, and evaluation staff.
- Conduct special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
- Incorporate an equity lens throughout all aspects of work.
Benefits
- Federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs
- Premium-free health insurance plan
- Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
- Public sector defined benefit pension plan
- Tax-deferred savings program
- Robust Worksite Wellness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
