Vital Records Registration Branch Analyst

The Center for Health Statistics and Informatics (CHSI) is responsible for department-wide initiatives to improve the effectiveness of our work through better health information systems, increased application of epidemiologic methods of analysis, strong liaisons with public health organizations and schools of public health, and effective partnerships with local health agencies and professionals. CHSI houses the Office of Vital Records, responsible for registering all California vital events and providing birth, death, and marriage records to the public. In addition, CHSI is involved in many cross-cutting and innovative data projects including the statewide Open Data Portal and Health Information Exchange.

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by performing the more complex technical analysis, project management, and monitoring of California Integrated Vital Records System (Cal-IVRS), the Electronic Birth Registration System (EBRS), Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS), Fetal Death Registration Module (FDRM), Vital Records Business Intelligence System (VRBIS) and marriage registration, implementing a uniform vital event registration process of births, deaths, fetal deaths, and marriages across all local registration districts.

The Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA) independently provides a wide variety of the more complex legislative research and analysis, as well as data and statistical analysis. The AGPA provides analytical support to the Vital Records Registration Branch (VRRB), as needed, and responds to legislative inquiries and inquiries from the public that pertain to vital records registration. The AGPA creates and presents material at registration trainings and workshops for stakeholders, as well as assists in coordinating information gathering between Sections and Branches within the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics (CHSI). The AGPA will be assigned the more complex special projects within VRRB including assisting with project management within the Data Quality and Analysis Unit (DQAU) and the Integrated Vital Records Unit (IVRU). Up to 5% travel may be required in the performance of these duties, including overnight stays.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Project management and the ability to be involved in multiple projects with varying deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Microsoft Suite experience.
• Research, analyze, and interpret information with strong attention to detail.
• Positive attitude, open-mindedness, and flexibility.
• Work effectively as an individual and as part of a team.
• Interpret laws, rules, and regulations to integrate into policies, processes, and procedures.
• Organized management of schedules and calendars.
• Clear organized note taking.
• Ability to coordinate and work between multiple staff, units, and branches.
• Critical thinking.
• Experience collaborating with external stakeholders.
• Strong public speaking.
• Developing and interpreting data/production analysis and reports.
• Time management.
• Strategic thinking.
• Multitasking.
• Meeting facilitation.
• Statistics.

How To Apply

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 CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.