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California Department of Health Care Access and Information · 14 hours ago

Health Equity Researcher

Sacramento, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$8,392/mo - $10,505/mo

The California Department of Health Care Access and Information is committed to ensuring healthcare access for all Californians. They are seeking a Health Equity Researcher to design and lead major research studies focused on health equity, analyze data, and produce reports that inform policymakers and the healthcare industry.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Designs, conducts, plans, analyzes, draws conclusions, and serves as a team lead on major research studies of a highly developed scientific scope and complexity

Make independent, difficult scientific decisions using statistical methods, established guidelines, and technical scientific procedures

Produce public reports and research products on healthcare quality and cost, with a special focus on health equity

Oversee efforts to develop guidance for analytic reporting on health equity topics, including race/ethnicity imputation and place-based disparity analysis

Innovate and work collaboratively with other staff to integrate data from diverse sources

Design complex data analyses

Employ appropriate de-identification processes

Determine the best way to communicate results to various audiences

Develop visualizations

Write explanatory and technical texts

Deliver public presentations

Investigate the feasibility of new research projects and may lead them

Serve as an internal subject matter expert on health equity and disparities in healthcare access, cost, and quality

Qualification

Statistical methodsData analysisHealth equity expertiseData visualizationResearch project managementTeam leadershipTechnical writingPublic presentations

Required

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment

If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you must include a copy of your unofficial transcripts and/or license for verification

Official sealed transcripts will be required upon appointment

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered

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

Resume is required and must be included

A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required

The SOQ should address the following question: Please describe how your knowledge, skills, experience, and education relate to the qualifications listed in the job description

Company

California Department of Health Care Access and Information

Formerly the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), we are now the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) thanks to 2021-2022 budget legislation.

Founded in 1978