Apply on Employer Site

California Department of Public Health · 14 hours ago

RESEARCH SCIENTIST III (EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATISTICS) JC-503384

California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$8,327/mo - $10,779/mo

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is committed to advancing the health of California’s diverse communities. The Research Scientist III supports the modernization and analysis of infectious disease data to fulfill the Center's obligations and enhance public health initiatives.

GovernmentHealth CareProfessional Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Maintain consistent and regular attendance; communicate effectively (orally and in writing) in dealing with public health partners and/or other employees; develop and maintain knowledge and skill related to specific tasks, methodologies, materials, tools, and equipment; complete assignments in a timely and efficient manner; and adhere to departmental policies and procedures

Support the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by serving a vital role as an epidemiologist within the Informatics Branch (IB) of the CDPH Center for Infectious Diseases (CID]

Collaborate with IB staff and the Center for Infectious Diseases’ (CID) programs to modernize data infrastructure and improve stakeholder access to reportable infectious disease data under the purview of CID

Develop, plan, organize, and direct collection, extraction, analysis, interpretation and reporting of reportable infectious disease data to fulfill the Center’s statutory obligations to characterize the burden of reportable infectious diseases among people of different races and ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and sexes assigned at birth, along with other key epidemiologic, clinical, and demographic disease determinants

Contribute to departmental-wide strategies that promote more effective collection, storage, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data that promote public health activities

Support the mission of the Center for Infectious Diseases to protect the people of California from preventable infectious diseases and assist those living with an infectious disease in accessing timely and appropriate healthcare, medications and associated support service

Qualification

EpidemiologyBiostatisticsData analysisData extractionData interpretationCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree in a relevant field

Ability to maintain consistent and regular attendance

Effective communication skills (orally and in writing) in dealing with public health partners and/or other employees

Ability to develop and maintain knowledge and skill related to specific tasks, methodologies, materials, tools, and equipment

Ability to complete assignments in a timely and efficient manner

Adherence to departmental policies and procedures

Experience in data collection, extraction, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of reportable infectious disease data

Ability to characterize the burden of reportable infectious diseases among diverse populations

Experience in promoting effective collection, storage, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data

Ability to work under general direction of the Research Scientist Manager

Benefits

Educational pay differential equivalent to 2% of their monthly base pay

Educational pay differential equivalent to 3% of their monthly base pay

Company

California Department of Public Health

Glassdoor3.6

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is dedicated to optimizing the health and well-being of the people in California.

Founded in 2007

Sacramento, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cdph.ca.gov

H1B Sponsorship

California Department of Public Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (4)

2022 (1)