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California Department of Public Health · 1 day ago

RESEARCH SCIENTIST III (EPIDEMIOLOGY/BIOSTATISTICS) JC-503933

Richmond, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

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

The California Department of Public Health is dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of California’s diverse communities. The Research Scientist III will serve as a subject matter expert in data science, conducting public health investigations to identify and prevent non-infectious toxicological outbreaks, while developing data pipelines and serving as a liaison with various stakeholders.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct public health investigations to identify, respond, and prevent non-infectious, toxicological outbreaks

Serve as the branch data scientist and epidemiologist with the Toxicological Outbreak Program

Develop data pipelines, case definitions, investigation surveys, protocols, and reports

Provide expertise in identifying non-infectious agents of exposure

Serve as a liaison with interdepartmental, state, federal, and academic colleagues

Qualification

Data ScienceEpidemiologyBiostatisticsToxicological OutbreaksData PipelinesPublic Health InvestigationsSurvey DevelopmentReport WritingInterdepartmental Liaison

Required

Master's Degree in a relevant field is required to meet the minimum qualifications

Doctoral Degree in a relevant field is required to meet the minimum qualifications

Experience in data science

Experience conducting public health investigations

Expertise in identifying non-infectious agents of exposure

Ability to develop data pipelines, case definitions, investigation surveys, and protocols

Ability to provide reports and serve as a liaison with interdepartmental, state, federal, and academic colleagues

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

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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

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