Special Projects Manager, Bureau of Data Technology & Strategy
About The Position
The Center for Population Health Data Science (CPHDS), launched in October 2023, aims to catalyze critical data modernization work and enable the agency to make progress toward linking public health, healthcare, and social service data for timely and effective publication. The goal is to make these data more accessible, timely, equitable, meaningfully usable, and protected, and actively used to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of New Yorkers. The CPHDS seeks to strengthen agency-wide data capabilities by empowering its workforce, enhancing intra- and inter-agency data sharing, and utilizing modern technology to yield trusted and integrated data and insights. A comprehensive view of city needs is required to enhance public health action and improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable New Yorkers. The Bureau of Data Technology and Strategy (DTS) is dedicated to the development of the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), a cloud-based data repository, data catalog, and analytics environment that supports public health analysis, program delivery, and decision-making at scale. DTS encompasses data strategy, data governance, data product management, data engineering, and data science capabilities.
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
- Experience managing staff.
- Experience in a public health environment.
- Experience managing complex relationships in a highly diverse and decentralized environment.
- Ability to propose new work streams that support and improve public health practice.
- Ability to adapt and work through uncertainty to achieve a goal.
- Hands-on experience with modern programming languages used for data, such as SQL, R, and Python.
- The ideal candidate would constantly learn, grow and help champion new data technologies, to create and improve the agency processes that improve the health of the NYC population.
Responsibilities
- Lead the integration of electronic case reporting, health information exchange, and laboratory data for chronic conditions.
- Write and present proposals to pursue resource and opportunities to support agency work.
- Manage junior data analysts and quality assurance staff.
- Manage technology project plans, timelines, tasks, and budgets.
- Collaborate with agency staff on innovative data technology projects.
- Prepare meeting agendas, presentations, diagrams, and lead meetings with internal agency teams.
- Implement and test novel data processing and analysis pipelines using agency approved software.
- Implement innovative data technology projects.
- Other duties, as assigned.
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.
- A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
- A tax-deferred savings program
- A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
