Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.

As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in 1822, to the COVID-19 pandemic we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs, and services. We serve as the population health strategist, and policy, and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.

Our Agency’s five strategic priorities, building off a recently-completed strategic planning process emerging from the COVID-19 emergency, are:
1) To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization, with faster decision-making, transparent public communications, and stronger surveillance and bridges to healthcare systems 2) Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes, and transforming our food systems to improve nutrition and enhance access to healthy foods
3) Address the second pandemic of mental illness including: reducing overdose deaths, strengthening our youth mental health systems, and supporting people with serious mental illness
4) Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health
5) Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change

Our 7,000-plus team members bring extraordinary diversity to the work of public health. True to our value of equity as a foundational element of all of our work, and a critical foundation to achieving population health impact in New York City, the NYC Health Department has been a leader in recognizing and dismantling racism’s impacts on the health of New Yorkers and beyond. In 2021, the NYC Board of Health declared racism as a public health crisis. With commitment to advance anti-racist public health practices that dismantle systems that perpetuate inequitable power, opportunity and access, the NYC Health Department continues to work in and with communities and community organizations to increase their access to health services and decrease avoidable health outcomes.

PROGRAM AND JOB DESCRIPTION:

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is one of the largest and most esteemed public health agencies in the world. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is situated within the Office of General Counsel (OGC) at the DOHMH. The IRB reviews and oversees human subjects research studies conducted by/or on behalf of the agency and its many public health programs that serve more than 9 million New Yorkers.

Under the supervision of IRB leadership, the DOHMH IRB is seeking an IRB Analyst to process submissions within target turnaround goals, generate reports, and assist with other IRB related tasks.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

The IRB Analyst will follow established procedures and practices to ensure research involving human subjects.

Comply with federal, state, local, and agency guidelines.

Adhere to confidentiality and security policies and procedures.

The IRB Analyst will also be responsible for providing guidance to research investigators and programs on the preparation of research protocols.

Process submissions sent to the IRB.

Maintain organized regulatory IRB files.

Monitor and tracks protocol regularly to ensure protocols are conducted within guidelines of IRB and Common Rule 45 CFR 46.

Ensure consistency of approved protocols with DOHMH policies, procedures, and goals.

Respectfully interact regularly with internal stakeholders/clients and external entities.

Participates in IRB related meetings with investigators and carry out assigned action items from such meetings.

Prepare materials for primary reviewers.

Assist with administrative IRB-related tasks (i.e., sending/responding to correspondence, monitoring inbox, answering phones, filing).

Complete ad-hoc projects as assigned by supervisor.

In the event of a health or emergency response, may be activated to function in a different role and/or capacity.

**Minimum Qualification Requirements: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory, fulltime experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position. Minimum of two years of experience as an IRB Specialist, IRB Analyst or a Certified IRB Professional (CIP). Familiarity with IRB procedures, the Common Rule 45 CFR 46 and understanding of research ethics. Excellent communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills. Strong research, project management, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Strong work ethic, organizational skills and attention to detail. Strong analytical skills and ability to manage and report complex information. Preferred experience working with the public health sector and coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders. Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment with hard deadlines. Interest in public health. Fluency in Office 365, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.