Data Analyst, Bureau of Application Development and ...

Job Description Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live. As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City's yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others. Our Agency's five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are: 1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a "response-ready" organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods 3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness 4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women's health 5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism's impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021, the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes. PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION: The nation's leading local health department seeks a Data Analyst to join its award-winning, innovative technology team in revolutionizing public health IT. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) uses the latest technologies and enterprise-wide application solutions in its groundbreaking work to promote and protect New Yorkers' health and improve DOHMH's business operations. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: The Bureau of Application Development and Database Administration is seeking a dynamic individual who will work on Data Analysis for multiple Health systems. The candidate will have exposure to a wide range of public health GIS & Informatics applications. The candidate will: Provide support for a variety of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) productors such as Tableau Server, PowerBI Report Server, ArcGIS, Survey123, and ESRI Mobile applications *Work with different vendors to perform ArcGIS server installation, maintenance, and provides general system supports such as applying recommend upgrades, security patches. *Perform data visualization and dashboards using different platforms such as Tableau, PowerBI Report Service. Prepare and produce interactive maps and status reports, such as dashboards that allow researchers to perform data quality check, create new datasets and modify existing datasets using and data quality tool modifying existing datasets using data science tools such as Python, R and geoprocessing. Manage process automation for application deployment, and maintenance suing python and/or R/RStudio Providing technical assistance and advice to product engineers and BI analysts. Assist in the implementation and improvements to our agency wide Python server via Jupyterhub server, the RStudio server, ArcGIS server, and other ESRI related products. Documenting, tracking, and monitoring problems to ensure timely resolution, as well as setting up, configuring, and supporting internal and/or external computer network operations. * Creating software design documents, architecture plans, and requirements. *Work with Agency data owners to catalogue their data, map to organizational standards, and assist with integration into a customer relationship management platform. *Assist in the coordination of Agency research efforts through creating and customizing online surveys using Survey123 in collaboration with Bureau of EPI Services and Division of Disease Control Health Informatics Unit. **IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES: Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as: A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver's license. Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title. Current Resume Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone) Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting's "Minimum Qualification Requirements" section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses. If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card. **LOAN FORGIVENESS As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's /PSLF. "FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL" "This position MAY be eligible for remote work up to two days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program." Qualifications A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations; A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations; Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Created: 2024-11-05