Overview
Job Description and Duties
The Covid Control Branch (CCB) coordinates and provides guidance on statewide COVID-19 case reporting, surveillance, epidemiologic investigations, laboratory testing, and on clinical and infection control issues. The Branch works closely with other Teams to help produce various daily reports for CDPH leadership and other stakeholders; these are often fast moving and changing as pan-respiratory surveillance evolves. The CCB works closely with local health departments, other state teams and agencies, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on public health surveillance and response. It is also poised to response to other epidemics as they may emerge.
The Research Scientist III (RS III), within the CCB Modeling Section, will provide modeling, analytical, and statistical support of high complexity for the study and forecasting of infectious disease data. The RS III is responsible for coordinating with internal and external partners around modeling tools and methodologies available. The RS III has direct responsibility, in collaboration with other team members, to produce infectious disease forecasts and other modeling deliverables via the California Communicable diseases Assessment Tool (CalCAT) and other means, and to help interpret and contextualize modeling evidence for stakeholders.
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.
