Research Scientist 1; Central Office

The minimum qualifications for appointment to a Research Scientist 1 position are a bachelor's degree and two years of professional research experience in an appropriate field OR a master's degree and one year of professional research experience in an appropriate field. Appropriate fields include Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or a related social science field, Biostatistics, Economics, Epidemiology.

Duties Description The NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking to fill Research Scientist 1, Grade 18, position in the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Office of Population Health & Evaluation (OPHE). OMH oversees a variety of initiatives and programs that serve adults with Serious Mental Illness and children and youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance. OPHE provides data collection, evaluation, data management, analyses, visualization and reporting to support these OMH functions. OPHE also maintains the PSYCKES application providing interactive data to behavioral health providers.
The incumbent of this position will support the OPHE Medical Informatics team. The goals of the Medical Informatics team are to coordinate development and testing of new data and features for PSYCKES and other OMH applications, provide high quality training and technical support to users, and promote effective implementation strategies for data exchange and interoperability solutions across New York State healthcare settings.
DUTIES DESCRIPTION:
• Project Coordination and Administrative Support: Coordinate data collection activities such as creating/updating data collection instruments such as online surveys and PDF forms. Establish and maintain systems for recording, tracking, and updating project materials. Develop tracking spreadsheets and monthly/quarterly progress reports using Microsoft Word and Excel. Send electronic mass mailings. Schedule meetings/conference calls; prepare materials for meetings; take detailed minutes and notes. Candidate must be highly organized individual with a strong attention to detail, relate well to a diverse group of project stakeholders, and have the ability to work both independently and as a part of a team.
• Technical Assistance and Management: Provide support via phone and e-mail to OMH application users and project participants by processing requests for information, investigating and resolving issues reported by users, and updating customer service tracking system. Provide guidance and expertise to other Research Scientists working on the OPHE Helpdesks and serve as liaison between other OMH and OPHE teams to field and resolve questions.
• Quality Assurance: Participate in quality assurance testing for the PSYCKES application. Track defects and communicate with members of the information technology and data analysis teams.
• Training: Develop and update training materials, schedule WebEx online webinars, coordinate and lead training webinars, and provide technical support and assistance during trainings.
• Evaluation and Dissemination: Qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Support the development of products to disseminate findings including PowerPoint presentations for conferences, written reports for internal and external (public) distribution, and manuscripts for publication.

Additional Comments Preference will be given to candidates with experience with NYS OMH Medicaid data or other large state or federal databases; expertise in Excel; expertise in sophisticated data modeling techniques; and experience with mental health populations and providers.

Specific scheduled hours and telecommuting availability for this position will be discussed during the interview process. Please note, employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to operational needs and Agency Telecommuting Program Guidelines.
The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health 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. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH 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 OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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Name Ciara Palmo

Telephone

Fax (518) 486-3897

Email Address OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12206

Notes on Applying To be considered for this position, interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #168205 in the subject line of your email when applying.

You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.