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City of New York

Program Manager, Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention

City of New York, New York, New York, United States, 10001

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Program Manager, Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention

The mission of the Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention is to prevent environmental disease and injury in homes, communities, and the workplace, and to protect health by promoting healthy environments and health equity. Duties will include but not be limited to: Manage day-to-day administrative tasks associated with grant implementation, including cross-unit internal coordination, developing timelines, staff allocation, and budgeting. Hire and supervise CRS II staff and interns. Oversee staff conducting analyses of micromobility injury hospital data to support, inform, and evaluate new or existing program initiatives for traffic safety. Assess existing traffic injury data sources, including SPARCS and Syndromic Surveillance, for the opportunity to improve understanding of the burden of micromobility injuries by age, neighborhood of residence, and other socio-demographic factors. Assimilate and analyze multiple data sources from emergency department and inpatient hospital admissions data. Provide support for ongoing surveillance projects, including managing large datasets involving multiple years of data, data cleaning, such as ensuring consistent coding of variables, preparing datasets for analysis and conducting analyses. Participate in coordination among external research partners. Conduct quality assurance of other analyst's work and project outputs. Provide technical and analytical support for data collection, management, and reporting for micromobility injury measurement efforts. Create and format publication-quality data tables and reports for internal and external use. Create, revise and maintain data management documentation, including data dictionaries and codebooks. Present data in written and oral form internally and to key stakeholders. Analyze surveillance and program initiative data and produce reports for internal and external dissemination. Perform all other responsibilities and projects as assigned by supervisors. Preferred Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills, and experience with scientific writing. Competency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is strongly preferred. The individual will possess project management skills as well as an ability to easily adapt to multiple programmatic and/or functional areas. Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-disciplinary team environment. A background and experience in research and data analysis is highly desirable. Experience in mentoring and guiding less experienced analysts and scientists in data analysis. 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. Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as: A premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually. Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund. A public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement. A tax-deferred savings program. A robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers. Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home. Job Security: You could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work. 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. The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals.