Assistant Research Scientist / Research Scientist 1 / Research Scientist 2

Description

Duties Description

The Research Scientist 2 will conduct specific research projects to support data-driven decision making on current initiatives. This includes absorption analyses, predictive modeling, and forecasting analyses. The Research Scientist 2 will also develop new reports, dashboards, and analyses. The incumbent will be responsible for performing the following functions:

• Responsible for conducting all phases of ongoing surveillance and research projects
• Act as a database manager of various federal and state database systems
• Assist the project team in designing and creating a dashboard
• Develop predictive models for evaluating and forecasting the future of healthcare in New York State

Assistant Research Scientist (Health Informatics), SG14

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher in public health, health informatics, data analytics, epidemiology, statistics, public administration, government analytics, mathematics, social sciences, engineering or a related field and one year of professional research experience* in an appropriate field.

Research Scientist 1 (Health Informatics), SG18

Bachelor's degree or higher in public health, health informatics, data analytics, epidemiology, statistics, public administration, government analytics, mathematics, social sciences, engineering or a related field and two years of professional research experience* in an appropriate field.

Research Scientist 2 (Health Informatics), SG22

Bachelor's degree or higher in public health, health informatics, data analytics, epidemiology, statistics, public administration, government analytics, mathematics, social sciences, engineering or a related field and three years of professional research experience* in an appropriate field.

• Substitution: 30 graduate hours leading to an advanced degree in an appropriate field may be substituted for the required experience.
• Substitutions: master's degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year of experience, and Ph.D. in an appropriate field may substitute for an additional year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications: A master's degree and post degree professional experience in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools, in the context of analysis and visualization of large data sets.

Additional Comments

This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

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For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.