Associate Program Research Specialist

Associate Program Research Specialist

Health Research, Inc. is seeking an Associate Program Research Specialist to oversee communicable disease surveillance, data integration, and monitoring activities within the Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health. The incumbent will work within a regional office to strengthen public health surveillance infrastructure and support timely, data-informed decision-making to improve population health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and implementation of standardized surveillance and monitoring processes to enhance situational awareness, data quality, and reporting consistency.
• Coordinate surveillance activities, integrate multiple data sources, and develop analytic products to support public health action.
• Provide oversight for the assessment of surveillance and data needs in collaboration with state and local partners.
• Advance the use of existing data systems and tools, and develop reports, dashboards, and other data products for internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee efforts to improve data workflows, strengthen cross-program coordination, and ensure surveillance activities align with statewide priorities and public health response.
• Work closely with Metropolitan Area Regional Office Epidemiology program and data teams to support surveillance operations, monitor disease trends, and response activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of research experience in data collection and analysis; OR
• An Associate's degree in a related field and six years of such experience; OR
• Eight years of experience.
• A Master’s degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with public health and/or community-based research and evaluation techniques.
• Experience translating raw data into a user-friendly format for end-users.
• Experience determining information needs, appropriate data sources, and collection methods.
• Experience performing statistical analysis methodologies.
• Experience using programming tools such as SAS and SQL.
• Experience performing data analysis from a relational database.

Conditions of Employment

• Grant funded position.
• Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• Travel up to 25% of the time will be required.
• The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location and in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts prior to hire.
• This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
• HRI participates in the E-Verify Program.

About Health Research, Inc.

Join Health Research, Inc. (HRI) in our mission to make a difference in public health and advance scientific research! HRI plays a crucial role in advancing the strategic goals of the New York State Department of Health (DOH), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC), and other health-related entities. We offer a robust benefits package including health, dental, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous paid time off, tuition support, retirement benefits, and an employee assistance program.

Key skills/competency

• Communicable Disease Surveillance
• Data Integration
• Public Health Infrastructure
• Data Analysis
• SAS
• SQL
• Reporting
• Program Management
• Epidemiology
• Research Experience