Nutrition & Healthy Eating Research Analyst, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention

Job Description

The Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW) seeks to eliminate racial and other inequities resulting in premature mortality. With an unwavering grounding in history and structural analysis, CHECW works to increase visibility of the harm perpetuated by centuries of racist, socially unjust policy while pushing towards redress for the most impacted NYC communities. CHECW addresses inequity across community and healthcare systems in partnership with community, faith-based, and health care organizations. CHECW's work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve health and well being of New Yorkers. CHECW is comprised of the Bureau of Bronx Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Harlem Neighborhood Health, the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, the Bureau of Health Equity Capacity Building, the Bureau of Equitable Health Systems and the Bureau of Finance, Administration and Services. The division's Deputy Commissioner also serves as the Agency's Chief Medical Officer. The Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention (BCDP) works to eliminate racial inequities and reduce overall premature mortality by tackling big tobacco, big salt, big sugar, and other commercial determinants of health. As part of prevention and wellness promotion, BCDP employs evidence-based policies, programs, communications, and research to advance its objectives, as well as spearheads and evaluates innovative projects to develop new approaches to addressing chronic disease. The bureau supports work spanning Tobacco Policy and Prevention Programs, Healthy Eating Initiatives, Active Design, Public Health Detailing, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, and the Hypertension Initiative.

The Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention is seeking a detailed oriented individual who has experience conducting research and evaluation activities. The Nutrition & Healthy Eating Research Analyst will sit within the R & E Unit and report to the Senior Research Analyst, while working closely with Healthy Eating Unit.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
- Developing or assisting in the development of data collection tools (surveys, focus group guides, key informant interview guides).
- Assisting in the collection of quantitative and qualitative data, such as fielding surveys in community settings, conducting focus groups or key informant interviews with community stakeholders. - Reviewing, cleaning, coding, and analyzing data using R, SAS and/or Excel.
- Creating, manipulating, and managing datasets for program data.
- Developing and/or supporting implementation of evaluation plans for BCDP's programs and policies.
- Assisting in the development of analytic plans. Drafting reports, data finding summaries, presentations, and data visualizations for internal and external audiences.
- Contributing to the preparation of grant requests to support unit and bureau efforts, as opportunities arise. Identifying and developing opportunities for collaboration with internal and external researchers and stakeholders.
- Providing additional research, evaluation and analytic support as necessary for BCDP programs.

PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Expertise in managing, cleaning, analyzing, and reporting on quantitative data, including large datasets.
- Experience with chronic disease research (e.g. food insecurity, healthy eating, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and contributing factors).
- 3 years' experience in public health research practice.
- Experience in using common statistical software (SAS, SUDAAN, STATA, R) for the analysis of complex survey, administrative, and other data.
- Familiarity with peer-reviewed literature on chronic disease prevention, health equity and strategies to eliminate racial/ethnic inequities in health outcomes.
- Understanding of common statistical terminology and procedures (e.g., regression modeling, time series analysis).
- Commitment to and connection with NYC communities that experience avoidable and unjust differences in health outcomes.
- Excellent analytical skills and reasoning.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Experience utilizing mixed methods, including qualitative data.
- General appreciation for data quality.

Why you should work for us:

- Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
- Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
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