Research Scientist I

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Research Scientist I

Salary Grade 18: $34.64/hour - $41.67/hour

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates to fill a position of Research Scientist I in the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, Division of Planning, Research, Information Management, and Evaluation, Bureau of Research and Program Evaluation to provide support for qualitative research and program evaluation.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with qualitative interview data, including data cleaning, coding, and analysis using NVivo.
• Facilitate qualitative interviews including outreach, scheduling, recording, and transcription.
• Develop, maintain and run monthly processes to update reports, conduct data quality checks, and conduct visualization quality checks.
• Develop and maintain data and project documentation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Biostatistics, Math, Computer Science, Data Science, or a closely related field and 2 years of full-time professional experience, OR;
• Master's degree in Social Work, Biostatistics, Math, Computer Science, Data Science, or a closely related field and 1 year of full-time professional experience, OR;
• D.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with qualitative data collection and analysis
• Expertise in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience with healthcare delivery and/or administration

Location: 501 7th Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10018

Sponsorship Policy: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. OASAS does not sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/ . Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) 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. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH 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 that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.