Project Coordinator

Job Title: Project Coordinator
Department: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Division: Division of Disease Control
Bureau: Bureau of Communicable Disease
Location: 42-09 28th St, Queens NY 11101
Reports to Title: Zoonotic and Vectorborne Disease Epidemiologist
Direct Reports Title(s): NA
Schedule & Hours: M-F, 9am –5pm; 35 hours per week
Workplace Flexibility Modality: Hybrid, flexible
Work Environment: Office Environment, occasional travel for meetings and presentations within the NYC boroughs
Grant End Date: 6/30/2026
Created Date: 12/17/2025
Revised Date: 12/17/2025
Salary: $75,000-$79,410 annually
FLSA Classification: Non-exempt

Who We Are:
The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.
Our Culture:
We embrace a culture of learning, collaboration, innovation, and well-being, where open communication drives our impact.
About The Role: We are seeking to fill one avian and novel influenza project coordinator position in the Bureau of Communicable Disease. This position will serve as primary support for epidemiologic investigations for avian influenza/novel influenza viruses in NYC, develop/protocols, and summarize data. They will have experience in epidemiology and data management and analysis and will participate in a wide range of activities. They will report to the Bureau of Communicable Disease (BCD) Zoonotic and Vector-borne Disease Unit Animal Health Team Lead and will collaborate with the Disease Investigation Unit as well as Respiratory Pathogens Unit.

About the Program: The Bureau of Communicable Disease (BCD), part of the Division of Disease Control, is composed of seven units/programs which are responsible for monitoring and investigating 73 infectious diseases including viral hepatitis, foodborne, waterborne, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. BCD also monitors and analyzes trends in disease data and provides consultation to the medical community and the public on the recognition, prevention and control of communicable diseases.
Responsibilities:
• Oversee contact investigations (people and pets) related to avian influenza detections in animals
• Develop and maintain protocols related to avian and novel influenza for contact tracers, on-call physicians, and BCD staff including questionnaires, data entry tools, and trainings
• Conduct trainings for interns and rapid response teams on case and contact investigations and data entry
• Conduct routine and ad hoc analyses and prepare summaries of surveillance data, including analyses to identify clusters, or changes in epidemiologic trends
• Participate in outbreak investigations and as needed special epi projects on avian and novel influenza viruses
• Collaborate with outreach and health education staff to provide input for initiatives related to avian influenza and respiratory diseases, as well as a variety of diseases and conditions managed by the Bureau of Communicable Disease including foodborne, waterborne, zoonotic and vector-borne associated diseases
• Participate in development and maintenance of presentations to internal and external audiences

• Participate as needed on other animal disease investigations
Understanding and addressing cultural differences, health inequities and disabilities when interacting with a diverse population in the workplace and the general public
• Participate in cluster and outbreak investigations, as needed
• Other duties as assigned to support the overall goals and mission of the department/organization


Requirements:
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and two years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to above.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check
Benefits:
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
• Medical, d