Assistant Research Scientist/Research Scientist 1/2 (Biostatistics, Health Informatics) - 63315

G14 - Bachelor’s degree and one year of post-degree professional research experience in an appropriate field. Substitution: 30 graduate hours leading to an advanced degree in an appropriate field may be substituted for the required experience.

G18 - Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration and policy, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, social sciences, engineering, health economics, economics, finance, or a related degree. Related degrees may include Computer Science, Bio-informatics, physics, genetics, or analytics, and two years of post-degree professional research experience in an appropriate field and two years of post-degree professional research experience in an appropriate field. Substitution: master’s degree in an appropriate field may substitute for one year of experience.""

G22 - Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration and policy, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, social sciences, engineering, health economics, economics, finance, or a related degree. Related degrees may include Computer Science, Bio-informatics, physics, genetics, or analytics. AND three years of post-degree professional research experience in the appropriate field; OR a Master’s degree in one of the above fields and two years of such experience in the appropriate field; OR a Doctorate in the appropriate field.

Preferred Qualifications: Strong statistical and data management skills. Proficient in the use of SAS and/or SQL, Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point. Prior experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau. Experience with extracting, merging and linking health care datasets for the application of higher order analysis. Knowledge of statistical methods and their application for predictive analytics. Familiarity with quality improvement concepts and methodologies. Excellent communication and organizational skills. The ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.Strong statistical and data management skills. Proficient in the use of SAS and/or SQL, Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point. Prior experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau. Experience with extracting, merging and linking health care datasets for the application of higher order analysis. Knowledge of statistical methods and their application for predictive analytics. Familiarity with quality improvement concepts and methodologies. Excellent communication and organizational skills. The ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.

The Assistant Research Scientist/ Research Scientist 1/ Research Scientist 2 in the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Quality and Patient Safety will help to ensure that all New Yorkers irrespective of their person and care setting will have access to health care services that are safe and of the highest quality consistent with the best available evidence. The Assistant Research Scientist/ Research Scientist 1/ Research Scientist 2 will work for the Director of the Managed Long Term Care Evaluation Unit to help the Office meet its expanding responsibilities to promote health care quality and patient safety through a variety of data-driven means including quality measurement and reporting, research, evaluation, and health information analysis.