Research Scientist II

Health Research, Inc. • Albany, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Research Scientist II will primarily be responsible for performing data analyses and data management activities for birth defects surveillance projects. The incumbent will work within the Birth Defects Lifespan Studies Section in the Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Center for Environmental Health. The incumbent will be a part of a team of multidisciplinary public health professionals to contribute toward developing a standardized surveillance database of individuals living with birth defects; will clean, link, and evaluate birth defects registry, healthcare encounter, specialty clinic, and vital records data using SAS; will work with other staff to perform data quality and consistency checks. The incumbent will also perform literature searches, develop research questions and analysis plans, interpret results, and collaborate with applicable staff to generate scientific manuscripts, reports, posters, and presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health or a related field and three years of research experience; OR a Master’s degree in a related field and two years of research experience; OR a Doctorate in a related field.
• Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables, is required.
• The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location specified in the job posting and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire.

Nice To Haves

• A graduate degree in epidemiology or biostatistics.
• Experience in birth defects surveillance and research.
• Experience with birth defects registry, healthcare encounter data (SPARCS, Medicaid), and Vital Records data.
• Experience linking large public health and administrative data sets.
• Proficiency with MS Access databases and strong SAS programming skills for data management and analysis.
• Experience managing and analyzing data on muscular dystrophies, specifically Duchenne or Becker, Myotonic, Facioscapulohumeral, Emery-Dreifuss, Limb-girdle, Congenital, and Distal muscular dystrophies.
• Experience with multivariable analyses, evaluating and interpreting scientific data.
• Experience with manuscript, poster, and slide preparation for publication and presentation.

Responsibilities

• performing data analyses and data management activities for birth defects surveillance projects
• work within the Birth Defects Lifespan Studies Section in the Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Center for Environmental Health
• contribute toward developing a standardized surveillance database of individuals living with birth defects
• clean, link, and evaluate birth defects registry, healthcare encounter, specialty clinic, and vital records data using SAS
• work with other staff to perform data quality and consistency checks
• perform literature searches
• develop research questions and analysis plans
• interpret results
• collaborate with applicable staff to generate scientific manuscripts, reports, posters, and presentations

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance - Several comprehensive health insurance plans to choose from
• Flexible benefit accounts - Medical, dependent care, adoption assistance, parking and transit
• Generous paid time off - Paid federal and state holidays, paid sick, vacation and personal leave
• Tuition support - Assistance is available for individuals pursuing educational or training opportunities
• Retirement Benefits - HRI is a participating employer in the New York State and Local Retirement System and offers optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan. HRI provides a postretirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees to use towards health insurance premiums and eligible medical expenses
• Employee Assistance Program - Provides educational and wellness programs, training, and 24/7 confidential services to assist employees, both personally and professionally

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level