Public Health Data & Research Assistant — Flexible Hours

New York State Department of Health; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday & Paid Time Off

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Pension from NYS Employees’ Retirement

Shift & Geographic pay differentials

Affordable Health Care options

Dental and vision benefits

Deferred Compensation plan

529 College Savings Programs

Job summary

The New York State Department of Health is seeking students (undergraduate or graduate) for part-time, temporary roles across administrative areas such as finance, public outreach, education, and operations. Telecommuting is permissible up to 50% of hours; salary determined by academic level.

Responsibilities include data collection and analysis, creating reports, and supporting program initiatives aimed at health equity.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple projects with various staff, prioritize assignments and meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) and other computer programs as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support research projects, develop written documents and contribute to shaping programs that advance health equity
• Prepare documents and reports, including correspondence to various stakeholders
• Design queries and reports using various software programs
• Collect data
• Conduct data analysis
• Develop statistical summary reports on identified performance indicators
• Create, build and maintain databases
• Update spreadsheets
• Respond to inquiries via email, mail and phone
• Work with various systems to intake and track data
• Assist with special projects
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Job description

The New York State Department of Health is seeking students (undergraduate or graduate) for part-time, temporary roles across administrative areas such as finance, public outreach, education, and operations. Telecommuting is permissible up to 50% of hours; salary determined by academic level.

Responsibilities include data collection and analysis, creating reports, and supporting program initiatives aimed at health equity.