Data Scientist

Job Title: Data Scientist
Department: Data Science and Research Unit
Division: Family and Child Health
Bureau: Office of School Health
Location: 30-30 47th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
Reports to Title: Research Scientist of Health Data
Direct Reports Title(s): Not applicable
Schedule & Hours: M-F, 9am–5pm; 35 hours per week
Workplace Flexibility Modality: Hybrid, 3 days in office (including Wednesdays), 2 days remote
Work Environment: Office Environment, occasional travel for meetings within the NYC boroughs.
Grant End Date: 3/31/2028 (possibility for extension depending on availability of funding)
Created Date: 2/5/2026

Revised Date:
Salary: $78,000-$80,000 annually
FLSA Classification: Exempt

Who We Are:
The Fund for Public Health in New York City (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.

Our Culture:
We embrace a culture of learning, collaboration, innovation, and well-being, where open communication drives our impact.

About The Role:
The Office of School Health is seeking a Data Scientist that will play a key role in efforts to improve public health surveillance among New York City public school students, including by supporting efforts to enhance data linkage and integration. This person will work under the supervision of a Research Scientist and the guidance of the Senior Statistician/Surveillance Director of the Data Science and Research Unit in the Office of School Health. The Data Scientist will also work closely with unit members on efforts to identify and maintain a large set of risk indicators to optimize health risk identification among the student population. These analytic and technical efforts will directly support the development and expansion of data resources and inform an understanding of the delivery of services to school-aged children necessary to evaluate student health and educational outcomes.

About the Program:
The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs, policies, services, and environments that support physical and socio-emotional health, and promote primary and reproductive health services, health equity, social justice, safety and well-being for New York City families and children. The division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child, woman, and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and developmental potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Under technical supervision and in coordination with project management efforts, serve as a primary analyst for efforts to determine the impact of program access on health and educational outcomes for school-aged children. Assisting in the design and implementation of surveillance projects, performing analysis, and reporting findings in manuscripts, official reports, and conference presentations.
• Contribute to data linkage efforts essential to maintaining and expanding the Student Population Health Registry, including by implementing data matching processes to support public health surveillance.
• Provide technical expertise to research design, data acquisition and management, and development of statistical/epidemiological modeling within a causal framework to characterize the impact of educational program access on children’s health.
• As needed, provide technical expertise in Data Science to OSH programs, including the development of causal and predictive models.
• As necessary, developing new approaches to utilize OSH’s integrated data system to characterize health risk among children. Extending these methods for use in program and policy evaluation. Contributing to the code base for the public health surveillance within OSH data systems.
• Other duties as assigned to support the overall goals and mission of the department/organization.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, data science, economics, or a related field preferred. Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience applying statistical and/or epidemiologic methods to administrative data, including educational and health outcome data, modeling and causal inference methods.
• Past research experience. Knowledge of research and evaluation methods.
• Experience with statistical programming software such as SAS, R, PYTHON, or STATA and other tools such as SQL.
• Specific training or project experience in evaluation, statistics, causal inference, educational measurement, or public health.
• Experience working on a technical team, with some project management experience. Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Curiosity and a desire to learn, excellent writing and speaking ability, and strong interpersonal communication skills.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check

Benefits:

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
• Medical, dental, and life insurance with low or no employee contribution
• A retirement savings plan with generous employer contribution
• Flexible spending medical and commuter benefits plan
• Meaningful work at an organization striving to advance health equity and social justice

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
FPHNY is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

At-Will Employment Statement:
Employment with FPHNY is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.

Residency Requirement: You must live in the New York City Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) to be considered for a position at FPHNY.