Special Assistant, Bureau of Office of Chief Medical Officer

The Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness (CHECW), CHECW"s work focuses on social determinants of health, including environmental and commercial determinants, and addresses both upstream and downstream factors to improve health and well being of New Yorkers. The Office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO Office) aims to bridge NYCs healthcare systems with the health department to expand and strengthen bidirectional communication and engagement around the emerging health needs and risks of NYC communities. These capabilities are achieved by coordinating and streamlining agency-wide provider communications, using content tailoring approaches by leveraging a health provider contact information database, and leverage community connections to increase agency reach to providers. Specifically, the CMO Office focuses on keeping the health providers abreast of healthcare affordability opportunities for all New Yorkers and works to coordinate front-line health worker engagement activities to connect New Yorkers to benefits and resources that supplement healthcare affordability obstacles. The CMO Office works closely with the Commissioners Office and Divisional leadership to strategically plan and implement agency-wide e forts and response to public health priorities and emergencies. The Office of the Chief Medical Officer seeks to hire a Special Assistant.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

• Conduct outcome and impact evaluations of CMO Office programs related to provider engagement, healthcare workforce unification, and frontline public health services delivery.
• Collect primary data, such as provider communication analytics tracking and public health workforce engagement, in support of office goals and projects to include in Agencys Quality Performance Report (OPR).
• Assist with and conduct assigned research, literature reviews, memos, including work on the application anti-racist public health practice, and data collection instruments to improve and streamline provider engagement e forts across agency.
• Work closely with other members of the CMO Offices team, ensuring seamless support for daily tasks, meetings, reports, and activities, as well as high-priority projects including al provider engagement and community health worker activities.
• Support and staff CMO and Deputy CMO with internal and external meeting coordination and preparation, follow-up items and activities, document review and approval process, and other related activities.
• Manage goal gathering and reporting projects, including the Agencys Quality Performance Report (QPR), provider communication analytics tracking, and publication tracking.
• Coordinate and manage requests to CMO Office, including coordination of a meetings with CMO and Deputy CMO to share information and build collaborative relationships across agency and oversee of the offices pre-approval and review request processes.
• Assist with and conduct assigned research, literature reviews, memos, and other summaries, including work on the application anti-racist public health practice.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base on critical issues in public health, chronic disease prevention and management, place-based work, community engagement, bridging public health and health care, COVID-19, and social determinants of health, including research, policy, and programmatic interventions.
• Coordinate and lead staff across the office to create, refine, format, proof-read, and organize deliverables, metrics and reports, applying a racial equity lens to documents in review.
• Manage and/or lead special projects at the request of the Deputy CMO, as needed.
• Organize Office activities, including staff meetings and guest speakers. Attend meetings and events on behalf of the CMO Office, as requested.
• Maintain and improve upon organizational systems to manage information flow within the CMO Office.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and team skills.

Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Keen attention to detail; ability to work independently and exercise a high degree of initiative.

Ability to work independently and exercise a high degree of initiative, apply project management strategies.

Accomplish tasks and solve problems; experience and ability to critically review and assess the scientific literature.

Keen ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments; comfort and competence with data interpretation and reporting.

Experience and comfort applying a racial equity lens

Why you should work for us:

• Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:

o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.

o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund.

o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.

o a tax-deferred savings program and

o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.

• Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of 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 social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at sahn1@health.nyc.gov or 347-396-6549.

CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - 21744

Minimum Qualifications

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters 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 masters 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 masters 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.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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/.

Residency Requirement

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.

Additional Information

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 individuals sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.