Director, Methods & Modernization Unit, Bureau of Vital Statistics

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Job Description The Bureau of Vital Statistics is responsible for registering and certifying all birth, deaths, spontaneous and induced terminations of pregnancy in NYC. The bureau issues, analyzes and reports on 285,000 vital events each year. The bureau is a very large customer service operation, providing death certification services on a 24/7 basis, issuing more than 900,000 certified copies of birth and death records, and fulfilling hundreds of data requests annually. Duties will include but not be limited to: Advanced Analytics and Methods Development Public Health Research and Scientific Leadership - Lead the development and application of predictive modeling for mortality rates, life expectancy, and related population health outcomes. - Design and implement anomaly detection and early-warning systems to identify unexpected patterns by cause, geography, or demographics. - Advance geospatial analytic methods to support neighborhood-level surveillance and equity-focused analysis. - Lead and contribute to applied public health research using vital statistics data. - Translate methodological advances into analytic products that inform policy, planning, and public communication....