RESEARCH COORDINATOR

New York City, NY • Manhattan, NY

73d

About The Position

The DSS Accountability Office (DSS-AO) is responsible for protecting the integrity of social services programs administered by the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) and ensuring that DSS complies with all statutory, regulatory, and contractual standards. The Accountability Research and Response unit conducts in-depth social policy and operational research to ensure that DSS adheres to all statutory, regulatory, and contractual standards. AR&R also designs and conducts pilot demonstration programs aimed at making DSS social service delivery more efficient and effective. AR&R is recruiting for (4) four City Research Scientists II to function as a Research Coordinator.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to the above, with at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in data analytics with extensive knowledge of DSS programs and systems.
• Experience using SQL, Excel, Python, SAS, Stata, SPSS, or R.
• Experience researching program operations and organizational structure.
• Strong qualitative research and interviewing skills.
• Strong writing skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and navigating ambiguity.
• Track record of fostering innovation, cross-usage of large complicated data sets, prioritize initiatives and coordinate the deployment of complex projects across departments and different groups of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex high-level policy analyses and data research projects in areas of social service integrity and programmatic controls.
• Ensure services meet compliance requirements and standards of social service integrity based on the various facets of integrity controls.
• Observe and evaluate agency or city data using Medicaid Data Warehouse, New York City open data, interagency data-sharing agreements.
• Review large complex internal and external data sets utilizing predictive modeling, geospatial analysis, risk regression models, scoring mechanisms and highly quantitative research.
• Utilize various statistical tools using computer software applications such as SPSS, SQL, geo-mapping tools; data collection from data warehouse and scientific surveys for integrity research studies.
• Identify relevant policy and programmatic vulnerabilities conducive to integrity control issues and/or compliance.
• Synthesize findings on public policy analysis and research progress reports in the field of integrity controls.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees