New York State Health Foundation

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Policy & Research Officer will strengthen the capacity within NYSHealth to conduct research and analytics that will inform the policy discussion in New York.

Position Responsibilities:

• Identifying new research ideas, including developing research designs.
• Conducting and overseeing assessments and background research to track policy developments and help determine how NYSHealth should respond to emerging issues.
• Conducting and overseeing statistical analyses
• Writing publications for the NYSHealth website, as well as peer-reviewed publications.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in Public Policy, Health Economics, Health Services Research, or a related field is required. Ph.D. preferred.
• 3–5 years of relevant work experience as a policy analyst/researcher within a health-oriented research/policy organization, a government agency, think-tank, foundation, or consulting firm.
• Understanding of New York State health policy issues and familiarity with the policy-making processes at the State and local levels is preferred.
• Professional experience with statistical programming software such as SAS, and with using large and varied datasets is required

Send résumé, statement of interest, and salary expectations to HR@nyshealth.org and include “Policy and Research Officer” in the subject line. For full job description details, visit https://nyshealthfoundation.org/careers/ .