Overview

Are you seeking a dynamic career with a purpose? Are you skilled in establishing collaborative relationships, providing excellent customer service, and serving as a leader in your organization? If so, then CDPH Office of Policy & Planning has a position for you.

The Research Scientist Supervisor II (Epidemiology and Biostatistics):

Serves as the Decision Intelligence Section (DIS) Chief.
Plans, coordinates, and directs the work and daily functions of the DIS.
Directly supervises a multi-disciplinary team of research scientists, statisticians, and analytical staff.
Supports CDPH in the achievement of excellence in decision making by developing, implementing, facilitating, and improving strategic decision-making methods for high stakes, high cost, and high impact public health decisions through proven decision intelligence practices and frameworks.
Oversees the analysis of difficult and complex major scientific research that has broad statewide scientific scope, high sensitivity, and policy impact to ensure data quality assurance, continuous improvement, and integration of behavioral economics in public health decision-making.
Supervises efforts such asConducting comprehensive health impact assessment and cost-benefit/cost-effective analyses,
Long-term strategic and health improvement planning to address current and emerging cross-cutting public health and equity priorities,
Policy analysis, and
Monitoring and impact evaluation.
Develops collaborative partnerships with health systems, academic partners, and other sectors.
Facilitates accountability for effective and efficient public health infrastructure funding.
Supports organizational capacity-building to foster a culture that encourages learning, continuous improvement, and empowerment of CDPH staff and team members.

THE CANDIDATE WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THEIR RESIDENCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: Butte, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Ventura Counties.

About The California Department of Public Health

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision

CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff­ members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.