Surveillance Analyst, Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention

City of New York • New York City, NY

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

The mission of the Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention is to prevent environmental disease and injury in homes, communities, and the workplace, and to protect health by promoting healthy environments and health equity. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) seeks a Surveillance Analyst to join the Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention (EDP) within the Division of Environmental Health. The successful candidate will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of scientists, and analysts assisting with the maintenance of surveillance system applications, prepare quantitative reports, investigate reports of environmental diseases including childhood blood lead surveillance, and other duties as needed.

Requirements

• MPH or related master's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified above.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with SQL, SAS, R, and/or Python.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication and time management skills; ability to be respectful and understanding of the diverse perspectives of staff and work with them to resolve differences.
• Proficiency in navigating computer systems; ability to learn new data systems quickly and to comply with data integrity and security to safeguard all personally identifiable information.
• Experience with project management.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the maintenance of surveillance system applications used to receive, clean, standardize, transmit, and investigate reports of environmental diseases including childhood blood lead surveillance
• Conduct active and passive surveillance of childhood blood lead test reporting by clinical laboratories, point of care testing device facilities, and other health care providers that are required to report
• Facilitate enrollment and reporting for blood lead point of care device facilities throughout NYC
• Apply communication, data matching, and analysis to coordinate with Medicaid Managed Care Programs to develop and implement solutions to identify children who require blood lead testing
• Prepare quantitative reports for project/solution status and conduct presentations with program stakeholders and external partners
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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