THIS IS A STATEWIDE RECRUITMENT. THE INCUMBENT WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THE RESIDENCE OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE COUNTIES ARE: *Contra Costa County*Sacramento County* The Research Scientist II (RS II), within the Coronavirus Science Branch (CSB) Surveillance Section, will provide expert epidemiologic, analytic, and statistical support for the coordination, analysis, and surveillance of COVID-19 data. The RS II is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing enhanced surveillance programs to investigate COVID-19 disease, and analyze surveillance data. Such programs could include, but are not limited to, wastewater surveillance, sero-surveillance, community surveillance, and case-control studies. The RS II has direct responsibility, in collaboration wi