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State of New York - Albany, NY
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Assistant Research Scientist/Research Scientist I/II in the New York State Department of Health's Office of Health Services Quality and Analytics (OHSQA) will contribute to ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to safe and high-quality health care services. This role involves working with the Bureau of Quality Measurement and Evaluation to promote health care quality and patient safety through data-driven research, evaluation, and health information analysis. The position supports the collection and reporting of quality and care management data, and assists in ongoing research studies related to Medicaid Health Home and Health Plan programs.
Responsibilities
- Support the collection and reporting of quality and care management data.
- Assist in original research studies and conduct analyses to evaluate Medicaid managed care health plans and Health Home care management programs.
- Manage the intake of large care management activities data files and an enrollment database.
- Develop reporting tools, including custom-built SAS or SQL programming to produce tables and figures.
- Investigate and track the quality of care delivered to set priorities for future policy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration and policy, epidemiology, statistics, mathematics, social sciences, engineering, health economics, finance, or a related field.
- For Assistant Research Scientist: One year of professional research experience in an appropriate field.
- For Research Scientist 1: Two years of professional research experience in an appropriate field, or a master's degree may substitute for one year of experience.
- For Research Scientist 2: Three years of professional research experience in an appropriate field, or a master's degree may substitute for one year of experience, and a Ph.D. may substitute for an additional year of experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Strong data management and data validation skills.
- Experience with extracting, merging, and linking health care datasets for higher order analysis.
- Proven experience developing statistical programs in SAS and/or SQL languages.
- Knowledge of statistical methods and their application for predictive analytics.
- Familiarity with quality improvement concepts and methodologies.
- Experience with data visualization software such as Tableau.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and Power Point.
- Excellent communication, organization, and program management skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Benefits
- 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
