The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)'s Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) oversees the City's response to viral hepatitis, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Across a range of programs and through extensive collaboration with other parts of NYC DOHMH and external stakeholders, BHHS leads testing initiatives; prevention, care, and treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; research and evaluation; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social justice initiatives. The mission of BHHS HIV program is to end HIV transmission, promote the health of all New Yorkers with or vulnerable to HIV, reduce HIV-related inequities and combat stigma. The HIV Program ACE (Assess. Connect. Engage.) Team of the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is responsible for providing partner services to approximately 2000 New Yorkers newly diagnosed with HIV each year, including the identification, tracing, notification and HIV-testing of their sex and needle-sharing partners. ACE staff ensures that all newly HIV-diagnosed persons are linked to HIV clinical care. ACE staff undertake the continuous education of providers and community members about HIV- related laws and regulations and build/maintain structure for timely reporting of HIV diagnosis and linkage to care and services for patients and partners to further curb further spread of HIV.

The ACE unit is looking for a Data Analyst to support the activities of multiple ACE projects.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Develop SAS programs to utilize HIV Surveillance System data and other internal data sources. This includes matching, merging, and cleaning data to create assignment lists.
• Carry out routine functions of data management such as data monitoring and quality assurance; Serve as backup analyst to the database manager.
• Contribute to the maintenance, review and update of the ACE database, protocols and standard operating procedures.
• Create and Maintain SAS programs and data dictionaries for data collection forms.
• Provide reports and data visualizations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Address data requests. Create program tables, slide sets, and assist in preparing analytical datasets.
• Prepare and contribute to abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations for scientific conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
• Deliver oral presentations of epidemiologic and operational analyses to diverse audiences, both scientific and non-scientific.
• Coordinate with eD2C funding clinics to facilitate the linkage of HIV clients to care by managing monthly case list creation, executing weekly pre-check list transfers, and providing routine communication and technical assistance to clinical partners to ensure data accuracy and program adherence.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• At least 2 years’ experience in working with surveillance or large-registry data, hospital or Medicaid data or similar large complex, relational databases
• Advanced SAS and SQL skills.
• Familiarity with MS Access, Tableau, and REDCap strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of epidemiological method and concepts.
• Experience with scientific data collection, interviewing and survey research.
• Experience with data quality assurance and knowledge of QA best practices.
• Ability to work with a diverse staff of epidemiologists, analysts, and public health advisors.
• Knowledge of HIV epidemiology and previous experience in the field of HIV research strongly preferred.
• Have strong analytical, organizational and communication skills; demonstrated ability to manage projects.

Why you should work for us:

• Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:

o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
o a tax-deferred savings program and
o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.

• Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.

- Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of 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 social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

Commitment to Equity:

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at sahn1@health.nyc.gov or 347-396-6549.

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Data Analyst, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI