City of New York

We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.. Within the division, the Bureau of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) focuses on identifying and minimizing the risks of environmental and engineered hazards through field inspection, surveillance, scientific and engineering analysis, and data collection.. ESE is looking to hire a City Research Scientist I to serve as a Data Analyst to support the Data, Research and Evaluation Team. The data unit is responsible for supporting regulatory units within ESE by performing analysis on environmental data from a wide variety of engineering and scientific data sources from the built environment.. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: Assist with utilizing data analytics and database administration to dig into inspection and research data to enable better decision-making through improvements and recommendations that align with strategic Agency objectives and ESE's regulatory enforcement goals for building water systems.. Troubleshoot data tools including internal web-based portals, custom third-party mobile inspection and compliance tools, tools in Microsoft Office format (Access VBA), and data/spatial analysis and programming applications (ArcGIS, Tableau, SQL Server).

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HIRING RATE: $70,.00-----FLATEstablished in , the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live. As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in , to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others. Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are: 1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods 3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness 4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health 5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change Our 7,-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In , the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:The Division of Environment Health has a mission to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach and education, surveillance, and enforcement. Within the division, the Bureau of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) focuses on identifying and minimizing the risks of environmental and engineered hazards through field inspection, surveillance, scientific and engineering analysis, and data collection. ESE is looking to hire a City Research Scientist I to serve as a Data Analyst to support the Data, Research and Evaluation Team. The data unit is responsible for supporting regulatory units within ESE by performing analysis on environmental data from a wide variety of engineering and scientific data sources from the built environment. The analysis is used to evaluate regulatory strategies, identify risks such as from waterborne disease or radiological exposure, and determine effective mitigation practices. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: Assist with utilizing data analytics and database administration to dig into inspection and research data to enable better decision-making through improvements and recommendations that align with strategic Agency objectives and ESE's regulatory enforcement goals for building water systems. Assist with database design and front-end development to support the relationship between data, field operations, compliance, and technical units at ESE including training staff in data collection practices and finding ways to make data accessible to staff. Troubleshoot data tools including internal web-based portals, custom third-party mobile inspection and compliance tools, tools in Microsoft Office format (Access VBA), and data/spatial analysis and programming applications (ArcGIS, Tableau, SQL Server). Assist with documenting data modifications, data definitions changes, and policy changes that affect data interpretation. Assist with performing data validation, data cleaning and quality assurance checks in accordance with best practices. Document tools and data collection procedures such as in standard operating procedures. Assist with preparation of reports and real-time data analysis useful for assessing and presenting programmatic outcomes. Assist with preparation of reports and real-time data analysis useful for assessing and presenting programmatic outcomes. Assist with data, research and evaluation analysis designed to answer research questions and evaluate data collection and program performance related to building water systems. Help with User Assessment Test (UAT) of new changes/features implemented by third party vendor to the field data collection app and web-based application that is utilized by the program. Assist with emergency response activities in response to epidemiological surveillance signals and other imminent public health risks. Help prepare executive summary to Agency leadership and work with units to execute emergency response protocols. Additional Notes:Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:- A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver’s license. - Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title. - Current Resume - Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone) Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting’s “Minimum Qualification Requirements” section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card. **LOAN FORGIVENESSAs a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at StudentAid.gov/PSLF."FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL”Minimum Qualifications1. 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: 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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 SkillsExperience with data-management systems, exploratory data analysis and data visualization, developing informatics reporting tools for field operations and research driven activity, integrating data across multiple data-sources, applying statistical and evaluation measures to complex data and report writing.Experience with GIS based mapping applications.Familiarity with establishing complex data architectures and working with XML and SQL.Residency RequirementNew 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.

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