Job | Communicable Disease Data Analyst & Informatics Specialist @ NYC Health Dept

Communicable Disease Data Analyst & Informatics Specialist

The Bureau of Communicable Disease (BCD) tracks 73 infectious diseases and investigates outbreaks in New York City. The Bureau receives electronic case reports from laboratories and providers and is working to leverage electronic health records and health information exchanges to improve case reporting and investigation.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Serve as primary data analyst supporting BCD projects related to leveraging of electronic health
  records and health information exchanges to improve case reporting and investigation.
• Collaborate with Division of Disease Control (DDC) informatics staff and Division of Information
  Technology and Telecommunications (DIITT) staff on informatics projects related to provider
  reporting.
• Coordinate project to advance national standards and implement inter-jurisdictional electronic
  case notification.
• Support daily operations, maintenance and quality assurance for surveillance data residing in and
  extracted from Maven, BCD’s reportable disease surveillance database, EDRI and ECLRS (DIITT systems
  which deliver and process electronic reports).
• Act as BCD liaison for Reporting Central, web-based application for provider reporting. Track
  changes and perform QA testing as required.
• Assist with Ebola data cleaning, reporting and analysis.

Minimum Qual 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

1. 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
2. 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.

NOTE:

Probationary Period

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Preferred Skills:

The candidate should have experience with public health disease surveillance and informatics. The ideal candidate will have strong SQL and/or SAS

To Apply:

Civil Service Title: CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Title Code No: 21744

Level: 01

Job Category: Health

Work Location: 42-09 28th Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101

Career Level: Experienced (non-manager)

Proposed Salary Range: $ 56,555.00 – $ 68,431.00 (Annual)

Work Location: 42-09 28th Street

Division/Work Unit: Communicable Diseases

Apply online with a cover letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID search bar, enter: job ID number # 197677. We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

POSTING DATE: 06/26/2015
POST UNTIL: 07/10/2015

Last Updated on December 17, 2017 by HepFree NYC