Injury Epidemiologist- New York City Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

Injury Epidemiologist, Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention

The Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention (EDIP) identifies and assesses environmental and occupational health risks in New York City, and develops policies, programs and services to prevent environmental illnesses, injuries, and death. The Bureau is comprised of five programs - Injury and Violence Prevention, Healthy Homes, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education, Poison Control Center, and the Office of Environmental Investigation. EDIP's mission is to prevent environmental disease and injury in homes, communities, and the workplace, and to protect health by promoting healthy environments and health equity.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
• -Create and manage analytic datasets from multiple sources, including mortality and hospitalization; management activities include recoding variables, developing formats, and creating and maintaining associated documentation (codebooks, analytic guidance).
• -Analyze data from multiple sources including mortality, hospitalization, health surveys, syndromic surveillance and environmental investigations.
• -Assist with development of injury-focused and policy and program-driving analytic plans.
• -Conduct data analyses, write up and interpret findings and product data summaries, Agency publications and peer-review manuscripts – including all analytic activities related to the production of NYC's annual Child Fatality and Review Team report.
• -Conduct systematic literature reviews of best prevention practices.
• -Excellent oral and written communication skills for a range of audiences.
• -Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain relationships with external stakeholders with whom IVPP collaborates on prevention research.

Minimum Qual Requirements

1. 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 Skills

Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
Experience with International Classification of Disease (ICD)-10 codes, including differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding schemes
Experience in applied data analysis, and management and analysis of moderate to large size datasets using programming languages such as SAS, SQL and/or R.
Expertise using presentation software such as Excel and PowerPoint
Excellent oral and written communication skills for a range of audiences
Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain relationships with external stakeholders with whom IVPP collaborates on prevention research.

Additional Information

**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:

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 FORGIVENESS

The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with the DOHMH qualifies you as a public service employee and you may be able to take advantage of this program while working full-time and meeting the program’s other requirements.

Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements:

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service



"FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL”

To Apply

Apply online with a cover letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID search bar, enter: job ID number # 427664.

We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

The NYC Health Department is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and gender non-conforming persons to apply.

All applicants will be considered without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, age, prior record

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.

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