Job postings as of December 16, 2020

POSITION: Various positions being recruiter for through Workforce1 Career Center

ORGANIZATION: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene/WF1 Healthcare Career Center (click link for full descriptions):
  • Assistant Director, Field Operations
  • Clinical Director, Case Management
  • RN Supervisor
  • And more…

For all the positions listed, please registering online:

the Workforce1 pre-registration form: https://a801-worksource1.nyc.gov/

All resumes and confirmation numbers should be emailed directly to: ugrosso@edsisolutions.com

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POSITION: Various seasonal, full-time and part-time jobs and internships 

ORGANIZATION: Various organizations through the LIfeSci NYC Program

Things are ramping up here at the LifeSci NYC Internship Program. We are now placing students (and recent grads!) not only in summer internships, but in jobs and internships throughout the year as well.

While access to summer internship listings is available only to those who complete our online application (apply by our 12/31 Early Bird Deadline!) we currently have 15 companies hiring for 32 different non-summer internships and full- and part-time jobs (view Current Listings). 

 Our newest postings include:

• Bioinformatics Intern at Volastra Therapeutics (seeking senior or Master’s student with relevant expertise)
• Support Specialist at CipherHealth (full-time role open to those with 1-3 years tech support or customer services experience)

 Other highlights:

• Lab Intern, Lab Tech and Scientific Analyst roles (requiring varying levels of lab experience and time commitments)
• Full-time roles assisting in medical clinics (for students fluent in Chinese) and in billing and accounts receivable (Chinese skills not required)
• Opportunities for skilled web, software, & UI developers, and data engineers at several companies
• Roles for Machine Learning Interns who can also offer expertise in computational biology or computational chemistry
• Full-time opportunities for an Investor Relations Analyst and a Sr. Analyst / Pharmaceutical Market Access Consultant

Our online application for both summer and non-summer roles is available at http://bit.ly/lifescistudents.

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POSITION: Director, External Affairs

ORGANIZATION: HERE to HERE

About HERE to HERE:

HERE to HERE enhances paths to rewarding careers for young people by uniting employers, educators and community-based organizations in the Bronx and across New York City. Our vision is a thriving, inclusive economy, in the Bronx and elsewhere, driven by meaningful partnerships between young people and employers. We work closely with high schools, postsecondary programs (and particularly CUNY and its Bronx campuses), community-based organizations, public officials, and employers. Our goal is to build partnerships and policies that help employers identify the talent they need to thrive and ensure every student develops the passion, experience, and professional network to succeed in a career of their choice.

Reports to:

Vice President, Administration and External Affairs

Position Summary:

Over the past three years, HERE to HERE has successfully established itself as the intermediary that champions young people by working to redefine the systems that unfairly burden Black and Brown students as they pursue their career ambitions. We understand that the issues are complex and interrelated. That’s why we create effective partnerships, prioritize the thoughts and opinions of young people, and mobilize people and organizations demonstrating how our collective efforts to create a just and inclusive talent system will create lasting change. How we reinvent these systems determines our future.

HERE to HERE’s priorities are to elevate student career success as the shared and primary priority of students, families, communities, educational institutions, public agencies, employers, and elected officials and to Make best practice common practice by: (1) Mobilizing practitioners and policy makers through learning from data and practice; (2) Codifying best practice that places Bronx students at the center of the work; (3) Investing in opportunities that will accelerate and expand best practice; and (4) Reimagining existing policies, institutions, and infrastructure. 

Our focus for the next 18-24 months is:

• Adoption of the Key Distinguishers by practitioners, policymakers, and funders.
• Positioning occupations and competency plans as the organizing principle for Employer-Educator partnerships.
• Building the narrative and case for prioritizing student career success and work-based learning.
• Codifying and demonstrating authentic co-creation with students to create best practice and mobilize champions.
• Focusing on organizational well-being and sustainability, including deepening our diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging practices.

The Director, External Affairs will play a critical role in advancing our mission and these priorities through strategic and day-to-day responsibility for all communications and fundraising activities.

Reporting to the Vice President, Administration and External Affairs, the Director is responsible for working with HERE to HERE’s leadership team to plan, develop and implement HERE to HERE’s communications, public relations, and fundraising strategies, support the CEO to increase and diversify HERE to HERE’s funding base and Board of Directors, as well as explore opportunities. They will direct the marketing, communications and fundraising initiatives that support HERE to HERE’s strategic goals, enhance the organization’s visibility, and cultivate HERE to HERE’s brand.

To achieve this goal, the Director will:

• Lead a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that supports HERE to HERE in meeting its goals and mission through communications, and mobilizing key stakeholders to champion work-based learning and career pathways.
• Provide strategic and day-to-day oversight of public relations activities of the organization, including voice, messaging, content and visual presentation across all media,
• Support the CEO and others on the leadership team to develop and diversify the Board of Directors and the funder base
• Support CEO and VP, Administration and External Affairs through project management of board communications and board materials and regular communication with all funders.
• Support VP, Administration and External Affairs to develop HERE to HERE’s revenue diversification development efforts, maintain existing funding streams and donor relationships with foundation and institutional donors, government contracts, earned income, as well as other emerging revenue sources
• Collaborate with the senior leadership team to identify internal and external fundraising and donor communications opportunities and develop and execute appropriate strategies to support them 

For the first year of the role, we expect communications responsibilities to represent about 75% of workload, and development responsibilities at 25%. By the second year, with successful systemization of many communications functions, the balance would shift to 50/50.

Position Responsibilities:

Communications

• Direct and implement strategic communications efforts to increase HERE to HERE’s strategic goals, enhance the organization’s visibility, and cultivate and manage HERE to HERE’s brand for both internal and external audiences by developing content, managing public and media relations, and identifying new opportunities, while ensuring that all external materials align with and enhance HERE to HERE’s brand.
• Lead and oversight of the writing, design and production of all of HERE to HERE’s communications collateral and branded materials, such as informational documents, website content, digital media collateral, informational documents, digital newsletter and other e-updates, press releases, speeches, talking points, and other external content.
• Develop and advance relationships with local and national media that cover organization’s programs, expertise, and vision on issues such as career pathways, work-based learning, the future of work, employer engagement in developing talent pipelines, championing student voices.
• Coordinate development of a variety of editorial content, including blog posts, advocacy alerts, articles, Op-Eds and social media content. Facilitate media interactions, arranging interviews, op-eds, personal accounts, thought-leader bylined pieces, etc.
• Ensure all materials are up to date with current information in a fast-growing organization.
• Oversee the design and implementation of all donor and stakeholder communications.
• Manage and coordinate external consultants, including graphic designers, printers, website designers, strategic communications and PR advisors, and others.
• Share leadership of event planning and production for multiple audiences, including press, policy and individual and institutional donors.
• Working with the Director, Student Voice, coordinate student voice and engagement in events and public relations activities.
• Supervise communications team staff, currently one part-time role

Development

• Manage the strategic participation of key staff and Board Members in cultivating and stewarding strong relationships with funding sources and identify and initiate new opportunities to expand the foundation, corporate, and individual donor base, moving organization towards public charity status over 3 years.
• Maintain up-to-date calendar and work plans for all fund development efforts, including grant proposals and reports, mailings, marketing activity, and events.
• Oversee and prepare high-quality and timely grant proposals and reports, and assist in developing methods for identifying and evaluating program outcomes; Respond to government requests for proposals and other public sector funding opportunities.
• Develop and implement systems for recording, acknowledging and encouraging individual, institutional, and corporate giving.
• Serve as an engaging external representative of HERE to HERE, nurturing relationships with the Board, donors and partners.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the philanthropic landscape, in order to pursue an opportunistic partnerships as they relate to individual donors, major donors, giving trends, and charitable contributions.

Qualifications & Experience:

As part of this team, you will be most successful if you possess most of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5-7 years related experience in journalism, public relations, media, marketing or nonprofit communications OR 7-10 years related experience with 3 years of experience in director-level communications, fundraising, or Board-support roles;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with experience in strengths/asset-based language;
• Experience conducting media relations with up-to-date NYC contacts;
• Experience in producing outstanding communications and marketing materials in all media including print, web, social media, animated and live-action video; prefer experience in successful intermediary, advocacy and other collaborative campaigns and events;
• Experience managing staff and vendors and cross-department teams;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects;
• Commitment to collaboration and participating as a member of a team that recognizes that it is strengthened through its diversity; Nimble, resourceful, and responsive to the needs of team members up, down, and across HERE to HERE as well as the needs of critical partners;
• Strong interpersonal skills that inspire team members and colleagues with a commitment to excellence in communications;
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint excellence a must) and Google Suite. Experienced user of Adobe Creative Cloud required; experience with WordPress web editing software preferred;
• Proficiency with Hootsuite, Buffer or other social media monitoring software preferred, or willingness to learn and become proficient;
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout New York City using public transportation and to other cities (occasionally)

Compensation and Benefits:

This is a full-time overtime-exempt position. HERE to HERE staff have worked remotely since March 2020. When the office opens, this role will be based out of the HERE to HERE office, located in The Bronx and will travel throughout NYC via public transportation to meetings and events.

HERE to HERE offers extremely generous medical (including sponsored dependent and family plans), dental and vision insurance, Employee Assistance PRogram, 401K match, generous paid time off benefits (currently 20 days PTO and 13 paid holidays), and paid parental leave.

To Apply:

To apply online, visit the H2H’s SocialHire job board

[ http://socialhireheretohere.force.com//CMFSH__PositionDetail?id=a063h000004mv06 ].

Please be sure to include a cover letter and resume. We will request writing samples during the interview process. We will be reviewing candidates until we find the right person for the role.

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POSITION: City Research Scientist

ORGANIZATION: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene in the Bureau of Mental Health

Job ID: 434841 

# of Positions: 1

Business Title: Program Analytics and Reporting Lead, Bureau of Mental Health

Civil Service Title: CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST 

Level: 03

Title Classification: Non-Competitive

Job Category: Health, Policy, Research & Analysis

Career Level: Experienced (non-manager) Proposed Salary Range: $ 84,468.00 – $ 97,138.00 (Annual)

Work Location: 42-09 28th Street

Division/Work Unit: Mental Health

Job Description

The Bureau of Mental Health is responsible for mental health service delivery to residents of New York City. The Bureau fulfills this responsibility by managing the development, implementation, and oversight of ongoing and new mental health initiatives for all New York City residents.

The Bureau is also responsible for procuring and overseeing more than 400 treatment, rehabilitation, housing, case management, and advocacy contracted programs in addition to court-mandated Assisted Outpatient Treatment, Single Point of Access for people with serious mental illness, NYC Supportive Treatment And Recovery Team for people with first episode psychosis, NYC Safe and the Mental Health Service Corps. The Bureau aims to ensure full access to quality, community-integrated, recovery focused care for all residents and is committed to implementing ThriveNYC, the mental health roadmap for all. The Bureau is also responsible for implementing and overseeing a number of adult mental health focused initiatives.

One such initiative is Mobile Crisis. Mobile Crisis Teams (MCT) provide in-home behavioral health and crisis intervention services to children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing, or at risk of, a psychiatric crisis and are unable or unwilling to secure traditional mental health services in the community. MCT seeks to stabilize individuals in the community when possible, avoiding further crisis and unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization. MCT assesses an individual’s needs for services and supports and addresses them through appropriate linkage referrals.

The Office of Research and Evaluation supports Bureau Offices and leadership by conducting data analysis, program reporting, program evaluation, surveillance, needs assessment research, ad-hoc analysis, and by playing a central role in the development and management of data collection systems. In addition, we inform the general public through publications and presentations.

The Program Analytics and Reporting Lead will:

– Lead programmatic data activities including the development of data collection systems, reporting, ad hoc data analysis, and report generation/writing for programs such as Mobile Crisis, NYC Well, and supported housing.

– Work with program staff to identify business needs and translate these needs into specific and measurable program metrics for operational and performance management.

– Manage the processing, cleaning, and preparation of data for analysis; document data management procedures (e.g., data dictionaries, business rules); monitor data quality, identify issues and work with program staff to resolve.

– Lead the development of metrics to support process improvement.

– Lead the design and analyses of data to support planning for new initiatives, evaluate program outcomes and improve quality of services.

– Prepare reports and presentations of program performance data graphs/service trends; Clearly communicate (oral and written) results of analyses to program staff/leadership and other non-technical audiences.

– Respond quickly and accurately to ad hoc data requests from internal (e.g. Directors, Assistant Commissioners) and external audiences (e.g. public hearings, City Hall).

– Advise leadership and program stakeholders on interpretation and limitations of data analysis results and provide actionable recommendations.

– Manage multiple projects and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

– Supervise and mentor other research staff.

– Conduct special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qual Requirements:

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master’s 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 fulltime experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A master’s 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 master’s 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.

Probationary Period

Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Preferred Skills

• The successful candidate will have 3+ years full time experience processing, cleaning, manipulating, and analyzing large program or administrative datasets using statistical software such as SAS, SQL or ‘R’.
• Experience with Tableau or similar data visualization tools preferred.
• Experience supervising a team of data analysts preferred.
• The individual will possess project management skills as well as an ability to easily adapt to multiple programmatic and/or functional areas.
• Self-starter with ability to follow-up effectively and manage multiple priorities.
• The candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills, and experience with scientific writing.
• Competency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is needed.
• Prior experience in Mental Health and Substance use program analytics and evaluation a plus.

Additional Information

**IMPORTANT NOTES TO ALL CANDIDATES:

Please note: If you are called for an interview you will be required to bring to your interview copies of original documentation, such as:

• A document that establishes identity for employment eligibility, such as: A Valid U.S. Passport, Permanent Resident Card/Green Card, or Driver’s license.
• Proof of Education according to the education requirements of the civil service title.
• Current Resume
• Proof of Address/NYC Residency dated within the last 60 days, such as: Recent Utility Bill (i.e. Telephone, Cable, Mobile Phone)

Additional documentation may be required to evaluate your qualification as outlined in this posting’s “Minimum Qualification Requirements” section. Examples of additional documentation may be, but not limited to: college transcript, experience verification or professional trade licenses.

If after your interview you are the selected candidate you will be contacted to schedule an on-boarding appointment. By the time of this appointment you will be asked to produce the originals of the above documents along with your original Social Security card.

**LOAN FORGIVENESS

The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees. Working with the DOHMH qualifies you as a public service employee and you may be able to take advantage of this program while working full-time and meeting the program’s other requirements.

Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

“FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL”

To Apply

Apply online with a cover letter to https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/. In the Job ID search bar, enter: job ID number # 434841.

We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply, but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

The NYC Health Department is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and culturally responsive workforce. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and gender non-conforming persons to apply.

All applicants will be considered without regard to actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, age, prior record of arrest; or any other basis prohibited by law.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your resume that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program.

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.

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POSITION: Public Health Program Planner – Technology and Video Programs

ORGANIZATION: Sentient Research

About Sentient Research

At Sentient Research (www.sentientresearch.net), we specialize in innovative program planning, evaluation, research, and communications. Since 2007, we’ve worked with non-profit organizations and government agencies across the country and internationally on high-impact projects in health, education, and public policy. Recent projects have included: creating new programs in the U.S. and Mexico using entertainment education for family planning, STI prevention, and improving treatment outcomes for people living with HIV; developing a national toolkit to support the health and well-being of transgender women of color; developing a health and wellness app for young parents; and evaluating programs in nutrition, HIV/STIs, substance use, and adolescent health. 

We work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment and actively seek out challenging projects. We’re committed to doing work that makes a positive social impact and we contribute to public health science by publishing articles in academic journals and presenting at national conferences. We’re committed to fostering a supportive work environment that values diversity, inclusion, respect, integrity, social justice, creativity, and innovation.

Position

The Public Health Program Planner will assist senior staff with creating a new app to support young mothers and fathers. Duties will include coordinating with young parents and service providers, conducting research activities with these audiences, developing engaging content (e.g., writing articles), and helping project manage the video and technology aspects of the program.* The position will also include various duties related to developing and disseminating other Sentient Research programs (e.g., a youth mental health technology program and a youth sexual health video intervention), and promoting our work on social media.  

* Note that this is NOT a developer or a video production position – we contract out the technology (e.g., website/app/software) development and video production duties.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

1. Manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously 
2. Project manage the development of new technology and video programs
3. Assist with managing existing technology and video programs
4. Conduct formative and evaluation research (both qualitative and quantitative, including surveys, interviews, and prototype testing)
5. Write engaging public health content
6. Conduct social media and other marketing activities to promote our work
7. Represent Sentient Research on client meetings and calls

Required Qualifications

1. Education: Master degree or PhD in public health, sociology, communications, or relevant behavioral health field
2. Minimum of 3 years professional experience in program planning/development post master degree OR; minimum 1 year professional experience with a PhD 
3. Experience developing and/or managing technology-based public health programs (e.g., apps, websites, social media, and/or video)
4. Demonstrated experience creating engaging public health communications content 
5. Demonstrated excellent project management skills (including the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines, working with teams of internal and external staff, vendors, subject matter experts, and consultants)
6. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide variety of clients and target populations (e.g., youth, LGBTQ+ persons)
7. Excellent attention to detail 
8. Strategic thinker and problem solver
9. Ability to work independently with minimal direction
10. Highly proficient at Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Desired Qualifications

1. Experience working in sexual and reproductive health 
2. Experience working with youth
3. Experience with marketing and disseminating programs
4. Social media outreach and marketing experience
5. Focus group and in-depth interview moderation
6. Grant writing 
7. Fluent in Spanish 

Salary range: $60,000 – $77,000 per year, commensurate with experience

Location: this position will be remote. In the post-COVID-19 future, the position may require some travel. 

Please submit the following to Aaron Plant, Vice President of Sentient Research by email at aaron@sentientresearch.net

1)    Resume

2)    Cover letter (2 page maximum) including all of the following information: 

1. Briefly address how you meet each of the required qualifications and any desired qualifications you meet. Be sure that your cover letter addresses each qualification separately and clearly. Formatting with bullet points is strongly encouraged.
2. Describe any other skills that could be relevant to our work
3. Describe your ideal work environment (in terms of workload, work culture, pace, and interaction with co-workers and supervisor) 
4. Describe your ability to work from home, stay on task, and meet deadlines
5. Salary requirement (must be included)
6. Let us know how you heard about the position

3)    Writing samples (include 1-3 samples of your writing, including health communications content if possible)