This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by optimizing data and technology by improving collection and reporting of data through CalREDIE program, to enhance preparedness and response for emerging public health threats and is used by state and local public health officials and healthcare providers for communicable disease reporting and surveillance. The Research Data Manager (RDM) serves as the Unit Chief within the Lab Reporting Unit and will lead the teams that are responsible for coordinating lab data collection, data exchange, reporting and analytics, QA/QC processes, and identification and resolution of reporting issues. The RDM supervises staff within the unit to ensure that lab data submitters are reporting timel