Research Associate, Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations

City of New York • Long Island City, NY

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About The Position

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 as well as disseminating research, integrating data to monitor and evaluate evidence-based public health policies and programs, 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 a full-time Research Associate for the Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Possesses analytic skills, including data analysis using SAS, SPSS, Stata, R or another statistical package, as well as experience with qualitative research methods, including data collection and analysis. Desire to grow skills in research design and analysis.
• Experience and interest in working with justice-impacted or other marginalized communities.
• Experience using a racial equity lens to manage and conceptualize data.
• Experience with health services research, specifically using health encounter data, as well as program evaluation data.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and familiarity with project management a plus.
• Experience contributing to written products for a variety of stakeholders, including healthcare providers, program staff, and scientific audiences.
• Ability to quickly familiarize oneself with priority public health and health policy topics, without prior experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a resource for programmatic data management and quality assurance, including identifying and resolving data quality issues, conducting data cleaning, and communicating findings to relevant team members.
• Coordinate data-system related activities including database maintenance and case management system support. Support the development and facilitation of trainings and materials on data systems and tools for program staff.
• Ensure compliance with data governance policies by identifying confidentiality concerns and contributing to strategies that strengthen data security, appropriate use, and sharing.
• Support the development and maintenance of monitoring tools, such as program metrics and dashboards, to assess program performance and outcomes.
• Work with the Epi team to design, implement, and refine data collection instruments, protocols, and processes to enhance monitoring and evaluation of bureau programs.
• Contribute to the interpretation of program data to support data-informed decision-making across Epi and Program teams.
• Contribute to the design and lead the implementation of data visualization strategies to meet the needs of Epi, Program, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the development of dashboards and contribute to analyses to monitor publicly available data as well as data from criminal legal system agencies.
• Conduct literature reviews and contribute to the development of written materials such as reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Participate in special studies and activities as assigned and other duties related to surveillance, monito

Benefits

• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
• a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
• additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
• a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
• a tax-deferred savings program and
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees