JC-486368 – Mycobacteriology Specialist

Overview

This job announcement is a re-posting. If you have already applied to JC# 477773 you do not need to re-apply, we have your application on file.

The Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) provides reference, diagnostic and applied research activities for the detection, epidemiologic investigation, control and prevention of bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases in humans, food, water and other environmental sources.

*The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year.

*The CDPH is not currently an E-Verify employer.

Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by ensuring quality and providing timely and complex public health laboratory testing for diagnosis and epidemiologic investigation of tuberculosis, other mycobacterial infections, and fungal and parasitic diseases of great public health importance in the State of California.

The Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) Specialist organizes and performs the advanced, complex, and/or innovative testing and analyses that require independent action and judgment. The PHM Specialist works independently, with general guidance, to evaluate, validate, implement, and utilize sophisticated instrumentation, complex laboratory methods, and advance specialized software to detect, isolate, and identify microbial pathogens and genetic markers in a variety of clinical specimens and to perform comprehensive phenotypic and molecular characterization of antimicrobial drug susceptibility. The PHM Specialist provides technical expertise performing highly complex laboratory testing for a range of mycobacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, including but not limited to drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, species identification, and epidemiological strain typing and phylogenetic analysis.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGIST SPECIALIST
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:

Demonstrates independent thought, action, and judgement to solve scientific problems appropriate for a reference public health microbiology laboratory. Experience working in a CLIA regulated laboratory performing high complexity testing in the field of mycobacteriology is preferred.

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=486368

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.