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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH)’s Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (BHHS) oversees the City’s response to viral hepatitis, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The Bureau’s mission is to improve the lives of New Yorkers by ending transmission, illness, stigma, and inequities related to viral hepatitis, HIV, and STIs. BHHS’s work includes testing initiatives; prevention, care, and treatment programming; epidemiology and surveillance; training and technical assistance; community engagement; social marketing; policy advocacy; and racial equity and social justice initiatives.

BHHS’s HIV Program includes the Epidemiology, Care and Treatment, Prevention, Clinical Operations and Technical Assistance, and Social Marketing and Community Engagement Programs. BHHS seeks a Director to lead its HIV Epidemiology Program.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

1. Direct the HIV Epidemiology Program (HEP), which has approx. 150 staff: oversee and support activities of the core Surveillance Unit, ACE Team, Data Support Unit, supplemental surveillance units, and other teams/units within HEP; directly supervise Unit directors and other senior staff in the program.
2. Provide strategic leadership and scientific direction for the efficient collection and timely analysis of data to describe the epidemiology of HIV in NYC; to this end, oversee the use and dissemination of epidemiology and surveillance data, including review of manuscripts and abstracts and, as needed, other external-facing communications products generated by HEP staff.
3. Set and monitor progress toward HEP goals and objectives, including its research and scientific agenda; contribute to BHHS and DOHMH goals related to HIV epidemiology; support evaluation of HEP performance via internal indicators.
4. Under the direction of the Executive Director of BHHS’s HIV Program, help to strategically plan, implement, oversee, and promote BHHS activities with respect to ending the HIV epidemic in NYC.
5. Conduct and contribute to activities to improve workforce equity, foster career and promotional opportunities within HEP for staff at all levels, including ongoing professional development of staff, review of hiring and promotional practices within the Program, and capacity building within the analyst team to engage with community around epi/surveillance data. Support senior staff in mentoring of junior staff and providing opportunities for advancement, promotion, and publication.
6. Provide forward vision, leadership and support for special projects within HEP, including but not limited to: molecular HIV surveillance; variant strain and subtype surveillance, expanded HIV surveillance and registry connectivity projects; provider data-sharing projects; cross-registry matches; HIV serosurveys and other laboratory-based studies; new research studies and special projects.
7. Maintain sound working relationships, develop new collaborations, and represent HEP within BHHS’s HIV Program and the bureau more broadly, Division of Disease Control, and with CDC, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, other local and federal agencies, and academic and community partners on activities related to HIV epidemiology in NYC.
8. Oversee HEP’s relationship with the two main local community-government planning groups the HIV Planning Group (HPG) and the Ryan White Planning Council (RWPC) namely through supervising the epidemiology liaison, providing guidance on content and mode of communication of information, and guiding special HPG/RWPC-involved projects and activities requested of the liaison or program.
9. Promote dissemination of epidemiologic analyses via scientific manuscripts and presentations at local and national scientific conferences and meetings, e.g., regularly submit abstracts and manuscripts for peer review and supervise/guide staff doing the same, and supervise the program’s media specialist/webmaster and production coordinators for the Annual Report, standard slide sets, and annual web tables.
10. In support of the Race to Justice Initiative and agency and bureau goals related to health equity, promote the collection, management, and analysis of data on the epidemiology of HIV in NYC in ways that identify health disparities and point to achievable objectives and actions that have the potential to advance health equity.
11. Provide direction and support for administrative needs of the Program.
12. Ensure compliance with HEP’s protocols, including data security and confidentiality and staff safety for onsite data collection.
13. Participate in DOHMH's Incident Command System and respond to Public Health emergencies as required by the agency.

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least a master's degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in "2" above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in "1" and "2" above.

NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Recommended skills and experience - Demonstrated track record of leadership and high-level managerial experience - At least 5 years’ experience in managing a large local or state HIV epidemiology and surveillance program - Familiarity with New York City, New York State, and CDC’s national surveillance systems and protocols - Familiarity with methods and analysis of supplemental surveillance systems, e.g., serosurveillance for variant strains and subtypes, molecular surveillance, incidence surveillance by classical methods, laboratory assays, or statistical modeling, expanded surveillance for social determinants of health, etc. - Strong record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations on HIV epidemiology - Advanced statistical analysis skills and demonstrated ability to guide staff in appropriate selection of analytic approach and procedures - Extensive experience with writing grants, cooperative agreements and developing budgets for funding for HIV surveillance and related activities - Experience with translating surveillance and related data to community audiences, and history of making and supervising presentations to communities, both professional and public

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.