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Posted: 19-Sep-23
Location: Sacramento, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $7,811.00 - $9,777.00 Monthly
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Internal Number: JC-393007
Job Description and Duties
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.
These positions support the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting health and wellness to improve state health outcomes and reduce health disparities through prevention, management, and team-based approaches focused on chronic diseases and their associated risk factors. These positions are eligible for telework in accordance with CDPH telework guidelines.
The incumbent works under the general direction of the Research Scientist Supervisor I (RSS I), Chief of the Health Information and Statistics Section. The Research Scientist III (RS III) Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epi/Bio) provides and presents highly specialized scientific research and investigation to support the prevention and management of chronic diseases focused on by the branch. These chronic diseases include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and cancer.
The RS III (Epi/Bio) also researches and identifies priorities relating to the diagnosis and treatment of these chronic diseases. The RS III (Epi/Bio) publishes and presents research findings to the scientific community, partners (local health departments {LHDs}), stakeholders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention {CDC}, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, California Alzheimer’s Disease Centers, etc.), and the lay community, transforms findings into action, and assists in the development of policy recommendations.
The incumbent identifies chronic disease prevention data management and surveillance best practices and writes literature reviews to present to the scientific community, partners, and stakeholders. The RS III (Epi/Bio) develops methodologies and evaluation plans and prepares data briefs, reports/updates, and factsheets for management to display (portray/reflect) the work of CDCB, including identifying and prioritizing chronic disease indicators.
The incumbent analyzes new and innovative ways of presenting data findings, including developing a chronic disease dashboard and utilizing data tracking tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS) software for tracking and visualizing chronic diseases, cancer prevention, disease care and delivery, and the economic impact and burden of chronic disease in California.
The attached duty statement indicates whether this position is eligible for telework. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200, and may be required to report to a CDPH office, when needed. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.Special Requirements
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 # (393007) 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 apply@cdph.ca.gov 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.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 10/9/2023Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is required and must be included.
- Other -
Please see Supplemental Questionnaire instructions below at end of Posting. Any applications received that do not provide a written response to the SQ will not be scored/reviewed.