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About the Role

The Data Governance Coordinator, Open Data will be responsible for the proper disclosure of the DOHMH's public data assets on the Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) central Open Data web portal. This role ensures the department’s compliance with Open Data Law, Local Law 11 of 2012. This law mandates that all NYC Agencies make their public datasets available on a single NYC Mayoral Office web portal (Open Data Portal), which is managed by the Mayor's Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI). DOHMH strives to make health data available to our constituents as one means to facilitate health equity.

Responsibilities

Engage DOHMH stakeholders to promote the importance of making health data available to NYC constituents, identify eligible datasets, and ensure timely data and documentation deliverables for Open data.
Creatively engage with DOHMH programs to help them showcase their data in Open Data.
Liaise with DOHMH information technology, legal, communications, and data steward personnel to ensure requirements are met and to prepare and deliver the agency’s Annual Open Data compliance plan.
Coordinate with DOHMH communications staff to perform public outreach and presentation with the aim of increasing strategic use of the City’s datasets and to comply with OTI requirements.
Coordinate and communicate with the DOHMH General Counsel Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Office to determine FOIL requests that are Open Data eligible.
Liaise with DOHMH stakeholders to prepare data for publication.
Collaborate with DOHMH statistician privacy liaisons to ensure data confidentiality and to structure public health datasets for Open Data release, where needed.
Ensure data prepared for publication are appropriately formatted and machine-readable while meeting the requirements of OTI.
Review data asset data dictionaries and corresponding metadata and documentation to ensure they meet OTI requirements prior to publishing.
Maintain governance tracking and communication systems keeping up-to-date contact information and timely, accurate and complete deliverables.
Address any delays or missed deadlines of data and metadata releases.
Address Open Data public inquiries through the coordination of responses from DOHMH data managers.
Liaise with the Division of Information Technology’s security and technical personnel to coordinate the automation of data updates, which will ensure the continuity of data availability.
Prepare and maintain documentation to support all operations pertaining to Open Data.
Document the rationale and justification for tools and services needed to maintain DOHMH compliance with Open Data.
Support the Data Governance and Informatics Unit in data governance operations, including scheduling meetings, developing agendas, documenting project conversations, and following up on next steps to ensure completion of all tasks.
As needed, support the DOHMH data agreements process which includes monitoring appropriate inboxes, developing and reviewing related document templates, and coordinating with DOHMH Office of General Counsel (OGC).

Requirements

Bachelors or Masters’ degree in a relevant discipline (information management, public health, law).
At least 2 years of previous experience working in fields related to data governance, health compliance and/or in health information and communication technology.
Capacity and willingness to learn how to use the NYC Open Data Portal, GitHub, AirTable, Visio, SQL, Microsoft 365 tools, and Adobe Acrobat.
Must be a pro-active and self-motivated individual with the ability to work in teams and in a highly dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and timelines.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement
Project management
Excellent communication (verbal & written)
Interpersonal skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to manage and report complex information
Data collection
Data analysis
Data interpretation
Ability to prioritize and work in fast-paced environment with hard deadlines
Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Information management
HIPAA and other health privacy and security standards
Public health
Law
Health data governance and its policies
Knowledgeable about health data, file layouts, data dictionaries
Ability to create and understand similar documentation
Use by data stewards and data analysts

Location

Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT)

Work Type

Hybrid
Temporary
Full-time

Experience Level

2 years of experience

Education Level

Bachelors or Masters degree

Benefits

Hybrid Work Schedule
Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental and Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
Commuter Benefits
Company Paid Life Insurance
Disability Coverage
403(b) with employer matching and discretionary company contributions
College Savings Plan
Ongoing trainings and continuous opportunities for professional growth and development

About the Company

With an annual budget of $2.3 billion and more than 7,000 employees throughout the five boroughs, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) is one of the largest public health agencies in the world, serving 8 million New Yorkers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
The Center for Population Health Data Science (CPHDS) aims to catalyze critical data modernization work and enable the agency to make progress toward linking public health, healthcare, and social service for timely and effective public action.
The selected candidate will be an employee of Public Health Solutions, a nonprofit organization which is the fiscal and administrative manager of the grant but will work be supervised by DOHMH.

Equal Opportunity

PHS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and veterans.