Research Scientist 4 (Health Informatics)
People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for · Schenectady · New York
- Role
- Data scientist
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
- Closes
- Dec 4, 2026
- Salary
- $111,708 to $137,590 Annually
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Summary
The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities seeks a Research Scientist 4 to lead the newly established Performance Metrics Team within the Bureau of Population Health. This role involves supervising two Research Scientists and developing, testing, and maintaining performance metrics with a specific focus on measures for the Intellectual and Developmental Disability population. Responsibilities include research and data analysis, collaboration with stakeholders, and driving quality improvement through data-driven decision-making.
Key qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and five years of professional research experience in public health, epidemiology, medicine, program evaluation, statistics, biostatistics, psychology, sociology, or related field
- Proven experience leading and managing analytical, performance metrics, or program evaluation teams
- Experience with statistical software packages such as SAS, R, and/or SQL
- Experience analyzing and working with large healthcare datasets, preferably Medicaid data
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of statistical methods for predictive analytics and national healthcare quality indicators
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