JC-465475 – Research and Analysis Section Chief

Overview

The Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) promotes public health policy priorities and supports CDPH capabilities for community health improvement, informed policy development, research and analysis, integrated planning, decision intelligence, lean transformation, and grants management. The OPP leads comprehensive assessment, long term strategic and health improvement planning to address current and emerging cross-cutting public health and equity priorities, conducts policy analysis, monitoring and impact evaluation, cultivates 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.

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.

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.

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/Biostatistics) serves as the Research and Analysis Section Chief and provides strategic leadership, oversight, supervision and mentoring for technical staff conducting analyses related to the State Health Assessment and Improvement Plan process including the California Community Burden of Disease Engine, the State Health Assessment Core Module, Let’s Get Healthy California indicators, the State Health Equity Plan, and other OPP initiatives.

As a CDPH employee, you may participate in programs and services including:

Employee Wellness Program
Resilience and Professional Development Webinars
Mentoring Program
Leadership Development Program
Clifton Strengths Engagement
1:1 Coaching and Teambuilding
Book Club
Lean Training
Employee Assistance Program
Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

RESEARCH SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR II (EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATISTICS)
Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate’s relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Supervisorial experience facilitating collaborative team efforts to support projects on public health and equity related issues.
Experience leading assessment and evaluation activities including data collection, analysis, visualization, and interpretation of both quantitative and qualitative data with a focus on applying statistical, epidemiological, and social/behavioral methods.
Experience coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder data initiatives with internal and external partners at the state and local level.
Experience leveraging individual, team and community data and research perspective to inform public health policy, data governance, and program improvement strategies.
Comprehensive knowledge of core public health principles. Extensive knowledge of epidemiologic principles, public health surveillance and data systems, social determinants and disparities analysis, and evaluation design.
Experience with data tools and platforms for data extraction, processing, visualization, data-sharing and project management (e.g., R, R Shiny, SAS, ESRI ArcGIS, Tableau, HTML/CSS, Python, JavaScript, MS Project, RBA, Azure DevOps, Github, Databricks, and Snowflake)
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=465475

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.