Drug-Checking Data Analyst, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use
Core
Develop and implement data collection, analysis, and reporting systems for a drug-checking initiative to monitor the unregulated drug supply and inform public health strategies.
Role type
Public health data analyst (drug surveillance)
Builds
Data products, dashboards, and reports for internal stakeholders and external partners to support harm reduction and policy development.
Domain
Public health / Substance use / Harm reduction (via careerplan.io/jobs/3743990015879746-drug-checking-data-analyst-bureau-of-alcohol-and-drug-use-at-city-of-new-york)
Required skills
R, SQL, REDCap, data cleaning, data quality assurance, epidemiologic data analysis, database management, data visualization, IRB protocol support, manuscript preparation
Preferred skills
Public health program monitoring, quality improvement, substance use/harm reduction field knowledge, survey data collection, Power BI/Tableau
Technologies
R, REDCap, SQL, Excel, Power BI, Tableau
Responsibilities
Extract, clean, manipulate, and analyze drug-checking data; perform quality assurance checks on program data; support the design of new analysis methods; maintain the drug-checking database and documentation; create internal and external reports and dashboards; assist with IRB applications and peer-reviewed manuscript development.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC