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New York City: Data Analyst (City Research Scientist I), health informatics, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Job Title: Data Analyst (City Research Scientist I)
Organization: Bureau of Communicable Disease, New York City Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
Posted: 8/15/2007
Type: Full-Time
Classification: Biostatistics
Industry: Local Government
Number of Openings: 1
Location: New York City, NY USA
Compensation: $58,859 to $73,871
Position Description: Advances in information technology and health informatics have increased demand for persons skilled in data management, quality control and analysis. The Bureau seeks a qualified individual to: - Manage, clean and analyze communicable disease data - Monitor disease reports received through the Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS) to assure proper transfer and data quality - Write and debug SAS programs for statistical analysis, including descriptive statistics, time-trend and cluster analysis, and outbreak detection algorithms - Develop and evaluate new protocols for data QA\QC and analysis - Create and maintain disease outbreak databases in ACCESS - Participate in weekly rotation to analyze and report notifiable disease data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Assist staff with management and analysis of epidemiological data and respond to ad hoc data and analysis requests - Train and support surveillance staff in the use of the Communicable Disease Surveillance System (CDSS) - Design supplemental investigation form screens in CDSS to capture epidemiological information about reported infectious diseases - Generate reports using Crystal Reports - Write summary reports and research papers describing surveillance methodologies and results - Participate in conferences, meetings, and seminars related to infectious disease surveillance - Contribute to planning and implementation of agency emergency response activities
Qualifications: Demonstrated aptitude for maintaining, manipulating and analyzing high-quality public health databases. Experience with SAS and relational databases, including ACCESS. Experience with complex queries of MS-SQL databases. Knowledge of and interest in infectious diseases. Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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 (1) 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 (3) years of responsible full-time experience in the appropriate field of specialization, including one (1) year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or 3. Education and/or experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. However, all candidates must have a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and one (1) year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative, or research capacity as described in (2) above.
Organization Description: The Bureau of Communicable Disease within the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is responsible for the surveillance of 63 of the 88 infectious diseases that are reportable to the health department. In addition, we are responsible for responding to any cluster of unusual illnesses, when the cause is not yet known but is suspected to be an infectious etiology.
Closing Date: 9/30/2007
Contact Name: Trang Nguyen, Director, Data Analysis and Syndromic Surveillance Unit
Contact Location: 125 Worth Street
NY NY 10013
USA
Contact Phone: 212.788.4158
Contact Fax: 212.788.4278
Contact Email: tnguyen@health.nyc.gov
How to Apply: Send a cover letter and resume to Trang Nguyen, Director for the Data Analysis and Syndromic Surveillance Unit: tnguyen@health.nyc.gov AND Submit your resume online (JVN #: 816-08-0205BT): http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/hr/career.shtml
Additional Information: Contact Trang Nguyen, Director for the Data Analysis and Syndromic Surveillance Unit, with any questions or interest.
Organization: Bureau of Communicable Disease, New York City Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
Posted: 8/15/2007
Type: Full-Time
Classification: Biostatistics
Industry: Local Government
Number of Openings: 1
Location: New York City, NY USA
Compensation: $58,859 to $73,871
Position Description: Advances in information technology and health informatics have increased demand for persons skilled in data management, quality control and analysis. The Bureau seeks a qualified individual to: - Manage, clean and analyze communicable disease data - Monitor disease reports received through the Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS) to assure proper transfer and data quality - Write and debug SAS programs for statistical analysis, including descriptive statistics, time-trend and cluster analysis, and outbreak detection algorithms - Develop and evaluate new protocols for data QA\QC and analysis - Create and maintain disease outbreak databases in ACCESS - Participate in weekly rotation to analyze and report notifiable disease data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Assist staff with management and analysis of epidemiological data and respond to ad hoc data and analysis requests - Train and support surveillance staff in the use of the Communicable Disease Surveillance System (CDSS) - Design supplemental investigation form screens in CDSS to capture epidemiological information about reported infectious diseases - Generate reports using Crystal Reports - Write summary reports and research papers describing surveillance methodologies and results - Participate in conferences, meetings, and seminars related to infectious disease surveillance - Contribute to planning and implementation of agency emergency response activities
Qualifications: Demonstrated aptitude for maintaining, manipulating and analyzing high-quality public health databases. Experience with SAS and relational databases, including ACCESS. Experience with complex queries of MS-SQL databases. Knowledge of and interest in infectious diseases. Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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 (1) 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 (3) years of responsible full-time experience in the appropriate field of specialization, including one (1) year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or 3. Education and/or experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. However, all candidates must have a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and one (1) year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative, or research capacity as described in (2) above.
Organization Description: The Bureau of Communicable Disease within the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is responsible for the surveillance of 63 of the 88 infectious diseases that are reportable to the health department. In addition, we are responsible for responding to any cluster of unusual illnesses, when the cause is not yet known but is suspected to be an infectious etiology.
Closing Date: 9/30/2007
Contact Name: Trang Nguyen, Director, Data Analysis and Syndromic Surveillance Unit
Contact Location: 125 Worth Street
NY NY 10013
USA
Contact Phone: 212.788.4158
Contact Fax: 212.788.4278
Contact Email: tnguyen@health.nyc.gov
How to Apply: Send a cover letter and resume to Trang Nguyen, Director for the Data Analysis and Syndromic Surveillance Unit: tnguyen@health.nyc.gov AND Submit your resume online (JVN #: 816-08-0205BT): http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/hr/career.shtml
Additional Information: Contact Trang Nguyen, Director for the Data Analysis and Syndromic Surveillance Unit, with any questions or interest.
posted by Editor @ 8/15/2007
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