Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

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Agency Health, Department of

Title Research Scientist 2 - 22021

Occupational Category I.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade 22

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $79928 to $101197 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Division of Nutrition/Evaluation, Research, and Surveillance Unit

150 Broadway

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12204

Duties Description The Research Scientist (RS) 2 will conduct basic and advanced research, statistical analysis, study design, survey design and implementation, data collection and analysis, outcome interpretation and report development and publication in support of the New York State Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Under the direction of a senior Research Scientist, the RS 2 will assist with the evaluation of cross-cutting initiatives in the New York State WIC program, including enhanced fruit and vegetable benefits, remote appointments, medically indicated infant formula prescriptions, and WIC technology modernization. The incumbent will design, pilot-test, and implement SAS-based algorithms for extracting, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual WIC transaction data that can be used to tack trends in program participation and benefit utilization over time. The incumbent will assist with the development, conduct, and translation of WIC special projects studies and disseminate results that can be used by nutrition program administrators to implement and evaluate evidence-based practices with the goal of enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of WIC-supported public health nutrition initiatives and strategies.

Minimum Qualifications G22: A Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Infection Control, Statistics/Biostatistics, Biomedical Science, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, or a related degree. Related degrees may include Medical Anthropology, Psychology, Nutrition, Nursing, Pharmacology, Mathematics, Education, Medical Geography, Sociology, Economics, or other relevant Social Science, or Natural Sciences and three years of post-degree professional research experience in the appropriate field; OR a Master’s degree in one of the above fields and two years of such experience in the appropriate fields; OR a Doctorate in the appropriate field. Preferred Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have experience in the development and management of a large database that is used to support a public health surveillance system. They will have knowledge of principles and methods of public health surveillance and experience in applying the standard criteria for evaluating the effectiveness and usefulness of public health surveillance systems. Experience in the following areas is also preferred: an ability to link public health program knowledge to conceptual modeling, statistical analysis, and interpretation of results; evidence of excellent analytic and critical thinking, and scientific writing skills; a track record of presenting surveillance and research results to technical and non-technical audiences; intermediate or better proficiency in Statistical Analysis System (SAS) programming, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; and experience in spatial analysis using ArcView or other publicly-available software.

Additional Comments Permanent, full-time, non-competitive appointment.Degrees awarded from educational institutions outside of the United States, or its territories must be independently verified for equivalency. Please see https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm for additional information.Candidates, when applying, please indicate how you possess a full scope of professional research experience that includes problem definition, planning research approaches, conducting studies, collecting and processing data, ad interpreting and reporting findings.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...NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.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. 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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Name Human Resources Management Group, GV/RS2/22021/DON

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference GV/RS2/22021/DON included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, GV/RS2/22021/DON, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.