JC-465450 - Population Health Data Specialist
The Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) promotes public health policy priorities and supports CDPH capabilities for community health improvement, informed policy development, research and analysis, integrated planning, decision intelligence, lean transformation, and grants management. The OPP leads comprehensive assessment, long term strategic and health improvement planning to address current and emerging cross-cutting public health and equity priorities, conducts policy analysis, monitoring and impact evaluation, cultivates partnerships with health systems, academic partners and other sectors; facilitates accountability for effective and efficient public health infrastructure funding, supports organizational capacity building to foster a culture that encourages learning continuous improvement, and empowerment of CDPH staff.
THE CANDIDATE WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THEIR RESIDENCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: Butte, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Ventura Counties.
Are you seeking a dynamic career with a purpose? Are you skilled in establishing collaborative relationships, providing excellent customer service, and becoming a leader in your organization? If so, then CDPH Office of Policy & Planning has a position for you.
The Research Data Specialist I (RDS I) will
- Serve as the Population Health Data Specialist (PHDS),
- Curate data and provide technical and project management support and oversight for the California Community Burden of Disease and Cost Engine (CCB), the State Health Assessment (SHA) Core Module,
- Contribute to other SHA and Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) data initiatives,
- Support department-wide program assessment and development, and
- Provide consultative advice or support to Local Health Jurisdictions including responding to data requests, providing technical support, and interpreting existing reports and data models.
As a CDPH employee, you may participate in programs and services including:
- Employee Wellness Program
- Resilience and Professional Development Webinars
- Mentoring Program
- Leadership Development Program
- Clifton Strengths Engagement
- 1:1 Coaching and Teambuilding
- Book Club
- Lean Training
- Employee Assistance Program
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
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:
- Experience leading assessment activities including data collection, analysis, visualization, and interpretation, with a focus on applying statistical, epidemiological, and social/behavioral methods to calculate rates, proportions, and measures of association.
- Experience collaborating with internal and external partners to align data projects with statewide public health priorities.
- Experience providing technical and project management support to inform public health policy, data governance, and program improvement strategies.
- Experience using programming and data tools such as R, R Shiny, SAS, the ESRI ArcGIS application suite, HTML/CSS, Python, and JavaScript for data extraction, processing, and ADA compliant data visualization.
- Experience leveraging project management and data-sharing tools such as MS Project, Azure DevOps, Github, Databricks, and Snowflake to coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder data initiatives.
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.
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=465450
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.