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City of New York · 1 month ago

Informatics Analyst, Division Management & Systems Coordination

Long Island City, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$88K/yr - $101K/yr

2+ years exp

The City of New York is seeking an Informatics Analyst for the Division of Disease Control to support infectious disease control work. The role involves executing electronic case reporting, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with healthcare organizations to enhance public health initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Work with the Information Strategy Unit to execute, implement, and maintain electronic case reporting (eCR)

Oversee process to routinely research, analyze, monitor, evaluate, and report on eCR to ensure data quality and reporting compliance

Assist data quality assurance staff in the coordination of research efforts across eCR-related projects and with troubleshooting complex reporting issues

Liaise with health care organizations (HCOs) to implement, maintain, and comply with reporting requirements; aid eCR team with updating and certifying HCO onboarding status

Interface with the disease surveillance programs, the Division of Information Technology (DIT), and external partners to develop and maintain tools to improve the monitoring, management, and integration of eCR data

Manage external relationships with hospital and healthcare networks, technical support staff, and internal surveillance programs to support eCR onboarding processes, troubleshoot challenges, implement solutions, and evaluate results

Assist with projects to build and prepare reports and assessment tools

Help monitor system performance to ensure appropriate data transfer in a 24/7 data processing environment

Clearly document work in letters, guides, technical manuals, and agency issue tracking tools

Prepare presentations, manuscripts, and reports describing initiatives, systems, methodologies, evaluations, and results as well as participate and represent DOHMH in conferences, meetings, and seminars

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

SQLHL7PowerBIInformaticsElectronic Health RecordsData IntegrityInterpersonal CommunicationTime ManagementWriting Skills

Required

A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health

To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have: A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or Education and/or experience which is equivalent to '1' or '2' above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in '2' above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in '1' and '2' above

Preferred

MPH or related master's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified above

Experience with Microsoft Excel, SQL, HL7, and PowerBI

Informatics experience and/or experience with electronic health record (EHR) systems

Strong interpersonal communication and time management skills; ability to be respectful and understanding of the diverse perspectives of staff and work with them to resolve differences

Ability to learn new data systems quickly and to comply with data integrity and security to safeguard all personal identifiable information

Excellent communication and writing skills

Benefits

A premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.

Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.

A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.

A tax-deferred savings program

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.