The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. We exist to provide answers in support of families, victims, and community during times of profound need.

OCME is seeking an employee to provide programmatic support for a variety of worksite wellness initiatives that aim to improve the health and well-being of our employees. The OCME Wellness Program focuses on improving the health and productivity of the agency’s workforce of approximately 730 employees. The program’s core mission is to create a workplace that engages and empowers employees to live healthy, active lifestyles and to utilize health and well-being services, programs, and resources offered to NYC employees and their families. To achieve this goal, OCME works closely with the City Wellness Program, Work Well NYC, to develop and implement programming across 4 key areas: healthy eating, physical activity, mental well-being, and preventative health behaviors. The OCME Program Assistant will support program development and implementation, create promotional materials, and track program outcomes. Projects and responsibilities can be shaped by personal interests and skills, but will include:

- Researching innovative and effective workplace wellness programming in relevant topic areas
- Developing educational materials to promote health and well-being.
- Working with program staff to support successful implementation of workplace programs (i.e., physical activity challenges, flu vaccination clinics, and chronic disease prevention)
- Compiling and summarizing data
- Supporting special events, as needed
- Strategizing ways to promote engagement among OCME employees at all.
- Making site visits to assist with program implementation.

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.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/

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.