Manager for Translational Epidemiology, World Trade Center Health Registry

Job Summary

The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) is seeking a City Research Scientist to manage a newly established sub-unit devoted to Translational Epidemiology. This role involves overseeing and improving the effectiveness of the Treatment Referral Program, designing and integrating multi-source data pipelines for detecting 9/11-related emerging conditions, and serving as a resource for advanced predictive analytics.

Duties

• Design and integrate multi-source data pipelines, including aggregation/harmonization of diverse datasets into a layered public health surveillance architecture that supports real-time ingestion, data quality validation, and secure interoperability across platforms.

• Apply advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and anomaly detection to identify emerging health conditions, forecast risk trajectories, and generate actionable alerts for public health and WTC Health Program stakeholders.

• Serve as the quality assurance lead for data linkage to external administrative and clinical data sources, such as EHR, CMS, NY SPARCS, and the World Trade Center Health Program.

• Oversee day-to-day activities and administrative tasks associated with the Translational Epidemiology subunit in the Research and Survey unit, including WTCHR tracking of grant deliverables and oversight for interventions within the WTCHR.

• Supervise research staff, and interns/fellows, as requested.

Why Work For Us

• Loan Forgiveness: Federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or fully forgive your full balance.

• Benefits: Premium-free health insurance plan, additional health, fitness, and financial benefits, public sector defined benefit pension plan, tax-deferred savings program, and a robust Worksite Wellness Program.

• Work From Home Policy: Ability to work up to two days from home.

• Job Security: Enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

About the Employer

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC residents. We provide a wide array of 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 social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications for Assignment Level I:

  • A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.

• For Assignment Level II and above:

  • A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization;
  • Or a master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization;
  • Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above, with at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above.

Note: Probationary Period Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.