Director, Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention

The Injury and Violence Prevention Program ( IVPP ) monitors fatal and non-fatal injury and violence in New York City over time and place, identifies populations at risk, disseminates data and provides technical assistance on prevention policies and programming on a broad range of injury including traffic-related injuries, interpersonal violence, suicide, falls among older adults, and child injuries.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Duties will include but not limited to: Direct all programmatic and analytic expansion of the traffic safety portfolio of work.

Strategically plan and manage all tasks associated with program activities, under the guidance of SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely) program goals, objectives and activities.

Oversee development of analytic priorities, plans and products across all injury prevention projects

Supervise staff in ways that match their diverse styles, meeting regularly to guide analytic planning and analyses and other work assignments; provide timely feedback and exchange updates on progress; and foster staff development through teamwork and connecting staff to available learning opportunities.

Provide clear expectations to staff on standards and practices related to data acquisition, data protection, data management, data analyses, data communication.

Provide broad-ranging technical support for ongoing surveillance projects, including managing large datasets involving multiple years of data, data cleaning, such as ensuring consistent coding of variables, preparing datasets for analysis and conducting analyses.

Develop a range of data productions for multiple dissemination pathways, present data in written and oral form internally and to a range of key internal and external stakeholders

Develop and implement appropriate and timely staffing and spending plans for all grant and CTL program funds.

Identify relevant research opportunities to inform priority program and policy work. Perform all other responsibilities and projects as assigned by supervisors.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Experience in injury epidemiology, as relatively young field of applied public health.

Strong competency in managing multiple projects and their supporting teams.

Competency in statistics, SAS programming, STATA or R and data manipulation technologies.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including expertise in formatting and designing of reports, charts, graphs and tables.

Keen ability to read, interpret and synthesize epidemiologic and quantitative data, and other scientific literature.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational and management skills.

Experience managing staff and project research-related tasks and timeline.

Interest in and knowledge of injury and violence as public health constructs

PhD in epidemiology or related field preferred.

Why you should work for us:

- Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)
- Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
o a tax-deferred savings program and
o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
- Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
- Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [email protected] or 347-396-6549.


If you were educated outside of the United States, you must have your foreign education evaluated to determine its equivalence to education obtained in the United States. This is required only if you need credit for your foreign education in this examination. For more information, see the Foreign Education Evaluation Guide in the Required Information section on page 8.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and five years of full-time professional satisfactory experience acquired within the last fifteen years, in a health services setting such as a laboratory, hospital, or other patient care facility, or in a public health, environmental health, or mental hygiene program, at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial capacity, consisting of managerial experience clearly demonstrating the ability to perform difficult and responsible managerial work, requiring independent decision-making concerning program management, planning, allocation of resources, and the scheduling and assignment of work.

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. Education may be substituted for experience on the basis that each 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college in hospital administration, public health, public administration, business administration, management or administration can be substituted for one year of non-managerial experience up to a maximum of 60 semester credits for two years. However, all candidates must have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree and 18 months of managerial experience as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.