Director of Syndromic Surveillance Unit,
Bureau of Communicable Disease
NYC Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene
The Bureau of Communicable Disease tracks over 73 infectious
diseases and investigates disease outbreaks in New York City. The bureau is looking for a highly qualified
epidemiologist to direct the Syndromic Surveillance Unit responsible for the
processing and analysis of surveillance data.
- Supervise City Research Scientists who conduct daily operations of the Bureau’s syndromic systems.
- Maintain, refine and implement the Bureau’s syndromic systems to: detect and respond to statistical signals, provide situation awareness and advance the use of data for non-infectious disease surveillance.
- Administer current grants to enhance systems and disseminate data.
- Seek new grant funded opportunities and assist with co-writing proposals.
- Collaborate with other local, state and federal agencies and academic experts on outbreak detection methods and infectious disease modeling.
- Respond to internal and external requests for technical assistance on the use of syndromic data systems.
- Serve in an emergency response role, with a focus on data management and analytic needs for the Department in the event of any public health disaster.
- Review abstracts and manuscripts.
- Mentor staff and students
Preferred Skills
Knowledge and experience with communicable disease
epidemiology, outbreak investigations, advanced statistical and epidemiologic
methods to detect disease aberrations; public health informatics with ability
to interact and provide input on issues related to information systems and
software application development; significant administrative and supervisory
experience, including grant writing, project management and supervising
technical staff; ability to coordinate interdisciplinary workgroups and the
ability to implement, interpret and assess agency and programmatic objectives
and plans. Excellent writing and speaking ability, strong interpersonal
communication skills and time management and organizational skills.
How to Apply
Apply online with a cover letter to
https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job
ID search bar, enter: job ID number # 116345.
The
City of New York/DOHMH is an equal opportunity employer.
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