Research Scientist​/Research Scientist ; Epidemiology

Overview

Duties Description The Research Scientist 3 / Research Scientist 4 will join the Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology (DOSE) Unit within the Office of Drug User Health (ODUH, AIDS Institute) to lead data management for near ‘real-time’ surveillance activities. The incumbent will serve as liaison between NYS DOH units, divisions, and bureaus working with fatal and non-fatal overdose data to ensure accurate, timely and efficient data sharing across NYS DOH and with Local Health Departments (LHDs).

The incumbent will collaborate with data analysts across NYS DOH to understand, reconcile, and enhance multiple real-time data sources pertaining to drug overdose events; developing procedures to identify sudden increases in fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses. The incumbent will develop processes for data sharing, data quality assurance, and data dissemination to ensure rapid and accurate access to data related to fatal and non-fatal overdose for internal and external partners, including public relations and public safety as appropriate.

The incumbent will develop processes to collect, analyze, and interpret drug testing related data for drug overdose surveillance and evaluate new data sources to enhance data completeness and quality. The incumbent will develop and conduct data and geospatial analyses, utilizing SAS, SAS SQL, R, ARC GIS or other programming and/or mapping software, on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose data to inform program development and resource allocation.

The incumbent will work with DOSE staff to prepare data reports for internal and external presentations and for grant reporting purposes. The incumbent will design and conduct research and evaluation studies, participate in ODUH activities related to the AIDS Institute Research Agenda, and develop manuscripts. Conduct data analyses and data management on drug overdose data to reconcile data sources and establish baselines to develop historic trends.

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3) Develop processes and procedures for data sharing, data quality assurance, and data dissemination to assure rapid and accurate access to information related to sudden increases in fatal and non-fatal overdose events for internal and external partners as appropriate.

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4) Supervise the development of processes and procedures for data sharing, data quality assurance, and data dissemination to assure rapid and accurate access to information related to spikes and drug overdoses and that they are communicated to NYS DOH leadership and the public in a timely fashion.

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3) Develop measures, metrics, and performance monitoring indicators for ODUH programs utilizing overdose rapid response and AIRS service data.

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4) Supervise and provide advice on the development of measures, metrics, and performance monitoring indicators for ODUH programs utilizing overdose rapid response and AIRS service data.

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3) Represent the Office of Drug User Health and perform other appropriate related duties as assigned.

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4) Represent the Office of Drug User Health in high-level leadership meetings and perform other appropriate related duties as assigned.

Description The Research Scientist 3 / Research Scientist 4 will join the Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology (DOSE) Unit within the Office of Drug User Health (ODUH, AIDS Institute) to lead data management for near ‘real-time’ surveillance activities. The incumbent will serve as liaison between NYS DOH units, divisions, and bureaus working with fatal and non-fatal overdose related data to ensure accurate, timely and efficient data sharing across NYS DOH and with Local Health Departments (LHDs).

The incumbent will collaborate with data analysts across NYS DOH to understand, reconcile, and enhance multiple real-time data sources pertaining to drug overdose events; developing procedures to identify sudden increases in…