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SalaryNon-Competitive: Bachelor's degree in Biology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Infection Control, Statistics/Biostatics, Biomedical Science, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Nursing or a related degree and four years of professional post-degree research experience in the appropriate field; or a Master's Degree and three years of such experience; or a doctorate in the appropriate field and one year of such experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in conducting outbreak investigations, hospital infection prevention and control and/or conducting research to reduce healthcare-associated infections, providing technical assistance and training to healthcare providers, presenting research findings to professional/scientific audiences; current certification in infection control (CIC), strong organizational and analytic skills; and excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt them to various audiences and settings.
The Research Scientist 3 is assigned to the Bureau of Healthcare-Associated Infections (BHAI) Healthcare Epidemiology & Infection Control Program (HEIC) and stationed in one of the Regional Offices. The incumbent will perform outbreak investigations of healthcare facility-associated infections, focusing on communicable diseases and other emerging pathogens, and provide guidance and technical assistance to facilities and other internal and external partners on surveillance methods, infection prevention practices, and outbreak reporting. The incumbent will conduct independent studies/research related to these activities.
- Holiday & Paid Time Off
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
- Shift & Geographic pay differentials
- Affordable Health Care options
- Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
- NYS Deferred Compensation plan
- Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
- And many more...
For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.
The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm
