Program Research Specialist 1 (Full Time On Site Position)

• Title: Program Research Specialist 1
• Location: Albany, NY
• Schedule: Monday-Friday
• Work hours: 9:00am-5:00pm
• Salary: $66,951-$85,138
• Apply by: 08/14/2025

Minimum qualifications

For the Program Research Specialist Trainee 1:

Bachelor's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics

For the Program Research Specialist Trainee 2:

Bachelor's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics, and one year of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data

For the Program Research Specialist 1:

Bachelor's degree including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics and two years of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.

How to apply

For more information about the position, view the job announcement https://statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacancyDetailsView.cfm?id=193464

Apply now using our Web Application https://www7b.tax.ny.gov/HELP/gateway/HELP.home

Job Duties

• Work under the general direction of a Program Research Specialist 2 or other managerial official.
• Assist in the analysis, evaluation, and reporting for operating programs and projects.
• Responsible for the creation of studies and collection of data for published and internal agency statistics and records.
• Perform various tasks associated with data collection, manipulation, analysis, and evaluation.
• Prepare tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing statistical results using a variety of analytical tools.
• Participate in Department wide initiatives and projects as needed and report progress, issues, and risks to supervisors.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, with a variety of individuals and groups including program research staff and management officials.
• Meet the Department's time and attendance rules.