Research Scientist III

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Research Scientist III

Salary Grade 25: $93,896 - $113,337

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates to fill one position of Research Scientist III (Albany or NYC) in the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, Division of Planning, Research, Information Management & Evaluation to support evaluation for multiple initiatives funded by the Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF).

The Research Scientist III will demonstrate experience in both quantitative and mixed methods evaluation; experience working with large health related and administrative data sets, using SAS; collaborating with professional and support staff; strong organizational, writing, and oral communication skills; the ability to work cooperatively with diverse stakeholders; and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as evaluation specialist on multiple, concurrent projects.
• Conceptualize and execute a complete quantitative analysis:
  • Evaluate available data sources and develop an appropriate analytic plan;
  • Clean and prep large sets of data for analysis (e.g., variable construction, merging data files, data cleaning, manipulating and combining data files containing different levels of data);
  • Collaborate on survey development with subject matter experts, execute and analyze survey results;
  • Identify appropriate statistical analysis procedures used to determine best practices to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.
• Perform descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses of data.
• Utilize advanced research methods, identify gaps between recommended performance measures and existing data collection methods.
• Prepare tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results.
• Write clear and concise reports that communicate findings and make recommendations.
• Present evaluation results to diverse audiences in a variety of formats.
• Manage all aspects of assigned evaluations, with continuous process improvement.
• Collaborate with team to include project director, project coordinators, subject matter experts, providing technical assistance and guidance as needed.
• Stay abreast of new developments in the field of public health evaluation and share knowledge with colleagues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant social science AND 4 years research, evaluation, or data management experience; OR
• Master's degree or J.D from an accredited college or university in a relevant social science AND 3 years of research, evaluation, or data management experience; OR
• Ph.D. from an accredited college or university in a relevant social science AND 2 year of research, evaluation, or data management experience.
• At least 2 years of full time experience in organizing in organizing, managing, and analyzing quantitative data using descriptive

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience conducting program evaluations from start to finish is required, including samples of final products/reports.
• Expertise in the use of SAS, R or SQL.
• Experience in substance use epidemiology and substance use disorder treatment modalities is an asset.
• Knowledge of Salesforce customer relationship management platform.
• Ability to calculate, interpret, and communicate statistics from data systems and provide findings in a variety of formats to both technical and general audiences.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and critique empirical findings.
• Motivation to learn more advanced data skills independently and as needed for data projects.

Location: 501 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10018

Sponsorship Policy: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. OASAS does not sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.