Regulatory And Policy Unit Manager
The Regulatory and Policy Unit Manager serves as the Division of State Emergency Medical Services' lead analyst for EMS, trauma, and disaster health regulation, policy, guidance, and legislative matters. The position develops and advances regulations in accordance with Public Health Law, the State Administrative Procedure Act, Department rulemaking procedures, and other applicable requirements; conducts health planning, policy, and legislative analyses; develops policy and guidance documents that provide operational detail, interpretation, and instructions not typically contained in statute or regulation; evaluates statewide system needs and performance; and prepares evidence-based recommendations for Division and Department leadership.
The incumbent leads the day-to-day operations of the Regulatory and Policy Unit and coordinates work with Division programs, Department legal counsel, regulatory affairs staff, legislative affairs staff, other governmental entities, regulated organizations, professional associations, and external stakeholders. The position ensures that regulations, policy and guidance documents, legislative analyses, and related materials are legally consistent, analytically sound, operationally feasible, clearly written, and aligned with Division priorities and statewide EMS system needs.
The position performs advanced regulatory, policy, legislative, and health-planning work involving complex and frequently evolving issues affecting New York State's EMS, trauma, and disaster health systems. Assignments may involve broadly defined concerns, incomplete or conflicting information, differing stakeholder perspectives, and changes in law, regulation, policy, technology, workforce conditions, health care delivery, or system performance. The incumbent independently interprets and applies Public Health Law, the State Administrative Procedure Act, existing regulations, Department policies, legal guidance, administrative precedents, health-planning principles, research findings, and State and national standards to determine whether an issue should be addressed through statutory change, formal rulemaking, policy or guidance, or another administrative action.
The incumbent develops policy and guidance documents that translate broad statutory or regulatory requirements into clear operational instructions, procedures, expectations, and implementation standards without exceeding legal authority or creating unintended requirements. The work requires analysis of legal, operational, fiscal, workforce, demographic, geographic, equity, and public-health implications; Reconciliation of differing interpretations and recommendations; And substantial judgment in developing recommendations, evaluating public comments and legislative proposals, resolving inconsistencies, and determining whether work products are complete and sufficiently supported for legal, executive, or Department review.
Major Functions & Associated Duties:
- Regulatory Development and Rulemaking
- Health Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning
- Policy Development, Implementation, and Lifecycle Management
- Legislative Analysis and Stakeholder Coordination
- Unit Leadership, Supervision, and Quality Assurance
Minimum Qualifications:
Permanent Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service as an Associate Health Planner, SG23 OR current DOH employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent competitive service in a title SG21 or higher and eligible to transfer under Section 52.6 of the NYS Civil Service law.
Non-Competitive Candidates via NY HELPS: Seven years of experience where your primary duty was performing two of the five activities below:
- Health services research and analysis of health care systems resources, beds, services allocations, or processes of care.
- Demographic or economic analysis for projecting need for health care facilities and services.
- Analysis of health care resources, staffing needs, usage patterns, health services quality, or patterns of clinical care.
- Health care policy development and analysis on a statewide, regional, or county basis.
- Preparation or review of CON applications in a State regulated health care facility or governmental agency.
Substitution: An associate degree may substitute for two (2) years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four (4) years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five (5) years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six (6) years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualification (Certifications / Licenses): Formal training or certification in public policy, regulatory affairs, health planning, legislative analysis, program evaluation, public health, health care administration, or a related field preferred.
Preferred Qualifications (Experience): Experience developing, interpreting, or implementing regulations, policies, standards, or guidance documents in government, health care, consulting, nonprofit, professional associations, or another regulated environment; Experience drafting policy documents, regulatory language, legislative analyses, reports, executive briefings, or formal recommendations; Experience conducting health-planning, policy, program, or system-performance analyses; Experience coordinating work with legal counsel, subject-matter experts, regulated organizations, governmental entities, or other stakeholders; Experience supervising staff or leading professional workgroups preferred; Experience in EMS, trauma systems, disaster health services, public safety, health care regulation, or a related field preferred.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge / Skills / Abilities): Knowledge of health planning, policy analysis, legislative analysis, regulatory development, administrative rulemaking, and program evaluation; Ability to interpret statutes, regulations, policies, guidance, legal opinions, and technical standards; Ability to research complex issues, evaluate qualitative and quantitative information, compare alternatives, and develop supportable recommendations; Ability to draft clear regulations, policies, guidance documents, analyses, reports, and executive materials; Ability to evaluate legal, operational, fiscal, workforce, and public-health impacts; Ability to reconcile differing perspectives and communicate complex information clearly; Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, supervise staff, and review professional work products for accuracy, clarity, and consistency.
Additional Comments:
Health Emergency Management Statement: All Division of State Emergency Medical Services staff are expected to participate in emergency management activities as part of their roles. While not all positions require regular deployment to disaster sites, all employees may be subject to 24/7 recall for emergency operations. This may involve irregular work hours, duties outside of the official position description, and assignments at locations other than the designated duty station. Travel in support of emergency operations may be extensive (lasting from days to weeks), with little advance notice, and may involve relocation to sites with physically demanding and challenging operational conditions.
When reviewing qualifications, omissions and vagueness cannot be interpreted in the candidate's favor. Candidates are responsible for providing accurate and clear descriptions of their experience demonstrating how they meet the minimum qualifications.
This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.
This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation.
We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
- Holiday & Paid Time Off
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Pension from New York State Employees' Retirement System
- Shift & Geographic pay differentials
- Affordable Health Care options
- Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
- NYS Deferred Compensation plan
- Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
- And many more...
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