Assistant Research Scientist

$56,112 - $63,650/Yr

Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene - Menands, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Menands, NY

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Assistant Research Scientist position at the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene involves supporting the Interoperability Implementation Project Manager within the Office of Mental Health's Office of Population Health and Evaluation Team. The role focuses on implementing interoperability solutions for data sharing and crisis coordination across New York State, as well as assisting the public health community in utilizing the PSYCKES application, which aids in quality improvement and clinical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate data collection activities including creating/modifying data collection instruments, e.g., online surveys and PDF forms.
• Establish and maintain systems for tracking and updating project materials.
• Develop tracking spreadsheets and monthly/quarterly progress reports using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Draft and send project communications.
• Schedule meetings/calls/provider interviews; prepare meeting materials; take detailed minutes and notes; lead and facilitate meetings; synthesize meeting information for dissemination; liaise between project participants and interoperability team.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Support the development of products to disseminate findings including PowerPoint presentations for conferences, written reports for internal and external distribution, and manuscripts for publication.
• Provide technical assistance via phone and e-mail to project participants and PSYCKES users, including processing requests for information, investigating and resolving reported issues, and updating tracking forms and managing databases.
• Participate in quality testing for the PSYCKES application; attend defect review meetings; track defects and communicate with members of the data analysis and programming team.
• Develop/update training materials; manage registration processes; coordinate and lead trainings including presentation or breakout session facilitation, technical support and assistance during trainings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, social work, public health, or a related social science field.
• One year of full-time work experience in any setting, or thirty credit hours of graduate study in an appropriate field may be substituted for the year of experience.
• One year of customer service experience.
• One year of experience with all Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in psychology, sociology, social work, public health, or a related social science, clinical, or research field.
• Two or more years of full-time work experience in any setting.
• One year of experience in a health or mental health setting and/or with health or mental health services research.
• Strong interest in and/or familiarity with front end applications, information technology systems, EHR/EMR.
• Experience using online survey-making tools.
• One year of experience maintaining databases.
• Two years of customer service experience.

Benefits

• Excellent Benefits Package