The New York City Health Department's Division of Disease Control is responsible for the prevention, identification, surveillance, and control of infectious diseases in NYC.

The Division is composed of seven bureaus: Bureau of Division Management and Systems Coordination, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV and STIs, Bureau of Immunization, Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, Bureau of Public Health Clinics and the Public Health Laboratory.

We are seeking to hire a Senior Policy Analyst.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

- Conduct scientific research to inform the Health Department’s position on proposed federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.

- Assist in developing positions for the Division on policies related Division programs and the populations we serve.

- Create and maintain a research database to track developing federal, state and local laws.

- Draft comments, position statements, and memoranda on proposed federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

- Assist with communications projects, including reviewing and crafting provider- and public-facing research messaging.

- Assist in the Health Department’s COVID-19 response.

- Draft policies and protocols for the Division.

- Draft responses to inquiries from elected officials, the press, and constituents regarding the Division’s policies and programs.

- Coordinate with other Division bureaus on policy and programming initiatives.

- Attend policy-related conferences and events.

- Assist in the development of the Division’s annual legislative and regulatory agendas.

- Assist in developing and implementing cross-cutting policy initiatives impacting black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), immigrants, LGBTQI+ and TGNCNB persons, homeless and unstably housed persons, justice involved persons, and other priority populations.

- Participate in Health Department cross-divisional policy workgroups and initiatives.

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.

- Experience in legal and legislative analysis. - Knowledge of domestic infectious disease trends, epidemiology, and prevention. - Knowledge of and experience with health care access and payment systems, including New York State Medicaid. - Knowledge of and experience with infectious disease emergency preparedness and response planning and protocols. - Knowledge of and experience with infection prevention and control policies and programming within congregate residential settings. - Knowledge of health care delivery systems, health disparities, and social determinants of health. - Knowledge of BIPOC, LGBTQI+, TGNCNB, immigrant, justice-involved, and homeless and unstably housed health-related topics. - Strong writing skills with ability to communicate in different styles and to varied audiences (e.g., memoranda, policies, abstracts, manuscripts, grants, proposals, protocols, presentations, outreach materials, social media). - Excellent communication and coordination skills with ability to engage and facilitate cooperation among multiple stakeholders. - Project management skills. - Ability to prioritize work and produce high quality results on time with attention to detail, with minimal direction and supervision.

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.