Public Health Specialist II
About the position The Public Health Specialist II will assist with collecting, analyzing, validating, and interpreting data reported to the New York State Department of Health via routine public health reporting. The Public Health Specialist II will assist with developing reports and summaries of data to highlight data quality, completeness, and conformance issues. The incumbent will support subject matter experts on improving and making more efficient respiratory disease surveillance activities. Responsibilities • Assist with collecting, analyzing, validating, and interpreting data reported to the New York State Department of Health via routine public health reporting. • Assist with developing reports and summaries of data to highlight data quality, completeness, and conformance issues. • Support subject matter experts on improving and making more efficient respiratory disease surveillance activities. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in a related field and one year of relevant experience in a public health, human services or health related program/organization; OR an Associate's degree in a related field and three years of such experience; OR five years of such experience. • A Master’s degree in a related field may substitute for one year of general experience. • Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required. • The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location specified in the job posting and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire. • Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables, is required. Nice-to-haves • Experience with advanced programming tools such as SAS, R, Excel macros, and/or SQL. • Experience collecting, analyzing, validating, and/or interpreting surveillance data and systems. • Experience in data preparation, including merging, cleaning, and transforming datasets. • Experience or training in health informatics, especially laboratory or medical coding (e.g., LOINC, SNOMED, IDC-10). • Demonstrated experience proofreading or preparing professional documents or correspondence. Benefits • Health, dental and vision insurance - Several comprehensive health insurance plans to choose from • Flexible benefit accounts - Medical, dependent care, adoption assistance, parking and transit • Generous paid time off - Paid federal and state holidays, paid sick, vacation and personal leave • Tuition support - Assistance is available for individuals pursuing educational or training opportunities • Retirement Benefits - HRI is a participating employer in the New York State and Local Retirement System and offers optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan. HRI provides a postretirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees to use towards health insurance premiums and eligible medical expenses • Employee Assistance Program - Provides educational and wellness programs, training, and 24/7 confidential services to assist employees, both personally and professionally Apply tot his job