RESEARCH SCIENTIST III (EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATISTICS)

State of California • Sacramento, CA

45d • Hybrid

About The Position

THERE IS ONE VACANCY BEING ADVERTISED ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES. THE INCUMBENT WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THE RESIDENCE OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE COUNTIES ARE: Sacramento or Contra Costa Incumbents 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. The Reporting and Analytics Team is a key component of CalCONNECT, California's case investigation and contact tracing platform. The Research Scientist III (RS III) manages disease investigation, contact tracing, and other related datasets used to support the public health functions of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state and local partners. The RS III supports CDPH's mission and strategic plan by using a high degree of technical expertise to coordinate, manipulate, and maintain CalCONNECT' s case investigation and contact tracing data. Responsibilities include data management, quality control, data flow process evaluation, planning of data system architecture, technical documentation, and general support for CDPH's reporting and analytic needs. May serve as scientific advisors or consultants to other lower-level scientists in CalCONNECT. The Research Scientist III works under the general supervision of the Research Scientist Manager of the CalCONNECT Branch. Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDPHRecruitment You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Requirements

• You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
• In order to be considered for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts official or un-official and/or Degree for education verification
• For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.
• A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (499820) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.
• 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 CalCareers Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.
• If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email [email protected] for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.
• Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered.
• Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

Responsibilities

• Manage disease investigation, contact tracing, and other related datasets used to support the public health functions of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state and local partners.
• Coordinate, manipulate, and maintain CalCONNECT' s case investigation and contact tracing data.
• Data management
• Quality control
• Data flow process evaluation
• Planning of data system architecture
• Technical documentation
• General support for CDPH's reporting and analytic needs.
• Serve as scientific advisors or consultants to other lower-level scientists in CalCONNECT.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees