Overview
Job Description and Duties
The Syndromic Surveillance (SyS) Data Quality & Integration (DQI) Unit Chief supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan?by supporting the implementation, utilization, maintenance, and operation of the California statewide syndromic surveillance program (CalSyS). This program facilitates timely and broad monitoring of population health, ultimately leading to more rapid and targeted disease control and prevention strategies as well as increased situational awareness for public health response.
The Research Data Supervisor I (RD Sup I), under the general direction of the SyS Section Chief, is responsible for the direction, oversight, and operation of the unit, including supervision, recruitment, training, and mentorship for the unit’s team of Research Data Specialists, Analysts, and other lower-level staff. The DQI Unit Chief develops goals for the Unit and plans, organizes, prioritizes, directs, monitors, and evaluates work assignments of broad scope and complexity performed by the DQI Unit staff. The incumbent ensures public administration functions, including management and supportive staff services such as personnel, program planning and evaluation; employee training and development; and governmental policy and procedure affecting departmental research functions. Serves as department-wide subject matter expert (SME) on syndromic analytics related to business, data, customer service, and technology needs; provides overall technical direction on syndromic system development efforts; identifies and addresses policy and operational issues relevant to analytics, data sharing, and health information exchanges (HIEs) with internal government and external public health stakeholders; and performs research and develops and provides analytics services to optimize descriptive and predictive analytics capabilities department-wide. Works collaboratively with and in support of department-wide interoperability efforts and related workgroups.
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.
