The Bureau of Vital Statistics is responsible for registering and certifying all birth, deaths, spontaneous and induced terminations of pregnancy in NYC, and the NYC DOHMH is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to work on vital statistics data analyses, data requests, and research projects.
Requirements
- Extensive experience using SAS and R
- Experience using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
- Familiarity with languages, such as SQL or Python
- Experience of completing analyses using vital statistics data and solid knowledge of statistical and mathematical methods, including experience with advanced analytics
- Knowledge and experience with electronic death and birth registration systems, the cause of death coding system within the International Classifications of Diseases (ICD) framework, and experience with large administrative datasets
- Experience in demography
- Academic training in public health, statistics, mathematics, including applied epidemiology
Responsibilities
- Conduct statistical analyses of birth, death, other vital event data, and other registry or survey data, applying standard analytical tools to address the research questions posed.
- Serve as Statistical Analysis and Reporting Unit research and analytics lead, providing methodological and analytical assistance and support for individual projects.
- Involved in leading planning and implementation of analyses to be conducted in accordance with fiscal year goals and future analytic and research agendas.
- In partnership with the Director of the Statistical Analysis and Reporting Unit, answer questions from other staff about advanced statistical methods, including but not limited to learning new methods and educating others in these topics.
- Assist with Bureau of Vital Statistics surveillance, programmatic, and research projects, providing consultation, analyses, and/or vital statistics data access for approved users.
- Produce Annual Summary of Vital Statistics data tables and figures in collaboration with other data analysts.
- Work independently or collaborate with other internal or external researchers on analyses, reports, and peer-review papers, sharing findings with a wider audience.
Other
- A master's degree or doctorate from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of public health, epidemiology, statistics, health economics, or data science
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are required
- Self-starter with strong initiative and sound judgment, who is able to work both independently and, in a team, to analyze data and provide written interpretations of both statistical methods and results
- Experience presenting results to expert audiences, via forums like national public health conferences and peer-reviewed manuscripts
- New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment
