JC-464740 – Section Chief

Overview

The Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS) is based on the Richmond Campus, locate in the Marina Bay area of Richmond, California, and employs more than 1,200 people. The CLS serves to protect and promote the health of all Californians through innovative and collaborative infectious disease and environmental testing, including provision of investigation and surveillance activities which form the basis of disease response and prevention. The CLS works to bring together emerging scientific capabilities in testing, analytics, and communications reflecting a new level of coordination, support, and leadership for the public health laboratory system at the state, local and national level. In addition, the Center relies on a continuous improvement infrastructure as a core value in developing solutions that emphasize a culture of quality and performance through performance management success. The Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) Branch, organized within the CLS, provides state-of-the-art diagnostic and reference laboratory services, applied research, training, and subject matter expertise for a wide range of bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and parasitic infectious diseases across this geographically large, populous, and diverse state.

Candidates in one of these classifications, where a Master’s Degree is required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 2% of their monthly base pay. Those where a Doctoral Degree is a required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 3% of their monthly base pay. Individuals with both a Master’s and Doctoral Degree will be given the best benefit in relation to salary shall only be eligible for only one amount.

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by providing public health laboratory testing to identify and characterize microbial pathogens and support outbreak investigations.

The Research Scientist Supervisor II (RSS II)  (Microbiological Sciences) of the Bacterial Diseases Section (BDS) provides overall guidance, supervision, administrative support, and scientific research consultation for a multifaceted program covering a range of bacterial pathogens of public health concern, including antimicrobial resistant organisms (e.g. carbapenem-resistant organisms, drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae), vaccine preventable pathogens, and other pathogens causing invasive disease in community and healthcare settings.  The RSS II may be delegated General and/or Technical Supervision over non-waived, high-complexity testing performed in the Section as defined by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), ensuring compliance with relevant federal, state, and local regulatory quality and safety policies and procedures across the breadth of work conducted in the Section. The incumbent works closely with internal and external public health partners at the federal, state, and local levels; serving as a subject matter expert, providing independent scientific recommendations and consultation, leading project planning and coordination, and making recommendations pertaining to applicable scientific policies.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

RESEARCH SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR II (MICROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES)
How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=464740

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.