California Department of Public Health
Work Location: Contra Costa County
Job Code: JC-459438
Application deadline: 1/22/2025
Incumbents in one of these classifications, where a Master’s Degree is required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 2% of their monthly base pay. Those where a Doctoral Degree is a required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 3% of their monthly base pay. Individuals with both a Master’s and Doctoral Degree will be given the best benefit in relation to salary shall only be eligible for only one amount.
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by providing supervision of the laboratorians of the COVID, Respiratory, Research, Development and Sequencing Unit (CoRRDS). The Research Scientist Supervisor (RSS I) is the direct supervisor and technical leader of the CoRRDS Unit. Duties include providing administrative guidance and direction to subordinates and planning, organizing, and directing major scientific research studies or public health investigations of a broad scientific scope and complexity, making independent decisions, and serving as a consultant to staff members conducting studies in the field of respiratory and gastroenteric diseases. The RSS I will also perform administrative duties including budgeting and program planning for special scientific research projects, recruitment, training, and supervising appropriate research personnel and other staff members. The RSSI may conduct highly specialized phases of a major scientific project or investigation that would require coordination with professional staff from other State, local, or Federal agencies and publish or present such scientific research or investigations to other public health experts and the community.
The incumbent works under the general direction of the Section Chief (Research Scientist Supervisor II) of the Respiratory and Gastroenteric Diseases Section (RGDS) within the Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory (VRDL) Branch.
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:
Qualified candidates will have public health laboratory experience in a leadership role, preferably in virology with knowledge of conventional and cutting-edge technology for diagnostic detection of viruses and other pathogens of public health significance. Incumbents should have at least 5 years of hands-on laboratory experience with increasing responsibility over time, experience training laboratory staff in highly complex laboratory techniques and instrumentation, ability to manage a complex portfolio of public health laboratory services for multiple clients, and experience in efficient delivery of reliable laboratory services. The incumbent must have a working knowledge of laboratory quality management systems, will be responsible for health and safety of Section staff, and must have excellent communication and writing skills. Incumbent must have a professional demeanor and excellent interpersonal skills to work with varied colleagues, stakeholders, and collaborators. Vaccinations Recommended
If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email apply@cdph.ca.gov for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.
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