Evaluation Manager, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use

The Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use (BADU) works to close gaps and reduce overall morbidity and mortality related to alcohol and substance use among New Yorkers. BADU develops, implements, and evaluates interventions and prevention strategies through contracting of treatment, recovery and support services; policy analysis and development; epidemiology and surveillance; dissemination of treatment and management guidelines; harm reduction initiatives; public and provider outreach and education; and community involvement and interagency collaboration. The Bureau amplifies the voices of those most impacted and focuses on inequitable structural, social, service, and communication factors that drive disparities. The Office of Research, Surveillance, Policy, and Communications within BADU conducts alcohol- and drug-related surveillance, program evaluation and research, maintains databases, designs research protocols, produces reports, writes scientific articles for peer-reviewed journals, facilitates program and policy development, and develops messaging and other communication materials for provider and public audiences. With an annual budget of approximately $3 million dollars per year, Overdose Data to Action-Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions in Localities (OD2A: LOCAL) aims to strengthen NYC's response to the opioid overdose epidemic and reduce overdose deaths. Informed by critical new surveillance and in collaboration with cross-sector partners across levels of government, DOHMH will implement focused prevention and response strategies to reach populations that bear the heaviest burden of opioid use and associated morbidity and mortality. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: 1. Design, conduct, and report the results of program evaluations for all grant-funded activities. 2. Develop systems, including electronic data capture and storage, and identify the data needed to measure progress toward specific programmatic goals. 3. Identify opportunities for more efficient or impactful evaluation activities, including the use of existing longitudinal, administrative, or programmatic datasets. 4. Develop and share actionable findings from evaluations in various formats, including presentations and written reports (internal and peer reviewed). 5. Work with relevant staff and project stakeholders to effectively monitor and report on ongoing grant activities. 6. Extract, clean, and analyze data using SAS, R, SQL, Excel, and other platforms. 7. Build staff monitoring and evaluation capacity by providing ongoing support for collecting clean data, identifying indicators, and analyzing data. PREFERRED SKILLS: - A Master's degree, PhD, or DrPH with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health. - 5 or more years of relevant experience with increasing management responsibilities. - Demonstrated experience planning and conducting program evaluations in an applied setting. - Prior project management experience with a focus on being self-directed and goal-oriented, proactively collaborating externally and internally. - Demonstrated ability in providing strategic oversight for data collection, analysis, visualization and reporting. - Data analysis skills, using SAS, R, or similar application; knowledge of relational databases, Transact SQL-based databases, and management systems preferred. - Excellent computer skills, including MS Office. - Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills. - Experience working in a field related to substance use. - 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. CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST - 21744 Qualifications 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 full-time 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. NOTE: Probationary Period Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.