Overview
Job Description and Duties
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 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.
The Research Scientist IV (RSIV) will serve as a Senior Science Advisor by leading the integration of Drinking Water & Radiation Laboratory Branch (DWRL), Environmental Health Laboratory Branch (EHL), and Food & Drug Laboratory Branch (FDL) into the Center for Laboratory Sciences, Division of Environmental Health Laboratories (DEHL). Responsible for consulting on effective coordination and alignment of the lab programs for testing workload; instrument allocation, operations, and maintenance; regulatory compliance, quality management systems, and laboratory information management; and research grants, contracts, and document approvals.
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.
