Job Description

Job Description and Duties

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 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 serving as a member of the Research and Analytics Branch (RAB), functioning as a public health statistician, leading activities which include analysis of complex datasets to drive strategic decisions, quality control, and transformation of data from multiple sources, and the management of vital statistics data. Designs, implements, and maintains scalable and secure data systems and pipelines, while also collaborating with other teams to ensure data quality, availability, and usability.

The Research Data Specialist III (RDS III) leads the design and development of Vital Records data processing systems, ensuring they are maintainable, reusable, secure, reliable, and documented. Ensures the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data throughout the data lifecycle. Leads and mentors Research Data Specialists and Analysts, providing guidance and support.

Researches data issues and anomalies and develops quality improvement strategies. Works closely with the RAB team, and other stakeholders to understand researcher and business needs and translates them into technical solutions. Implements and enforces data governance policies and procedures to ensure data security and compliance. Identifies areas for improvement in data engineering practices and drives innovation to enhance Vital Records data.

Provides subject matter expertise in Federal, State, and local initiatives related to advanced data analytics. The incumbent supports CDPH program data analysis efforts across the department; provides analytics services training/education; and ensures standards-based approaches to data sharing, information exchange, privacy, and security of public health data and information. The RDS III will also represent the Branch at various data committees, task forces, and workgroup meetings.

The incumbent works under the general direction of the Research Data Manager, Chief of RAB.

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

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Working Conditions

Telework Information

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement.

Special Requirements

In order to be considered for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts official or un-official and/or Degree for education verification.

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions,  hours worked per week , and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY) .  Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference  Job Control # (496734)  and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

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 CalCareers Account at Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.

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.

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:

• Self-motivated.
• Experience with data analysis; management using programming languages SQL, R, SAS, Databricks or python; and creating data visualization tools.
• Demonstrate willingness to assume analytical duties of high complexity, manage multifaceted short, medium, and long-term analytical projects, and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Be extremely proficient in the use of various computer word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications and be willing to learn new technological tools and to incorporate them in daily tasks.
• Possess exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present information and express ideas in a clear, confident, and convincing manner.
• Possess excellent project management skills.
• Demonstrate ability to offer succinct, value-added recommendations, exercise sound judgment.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a multi-disciplined team environment.
• Perform both independently and in a cooperative team environment.
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and work well under pressure to meet quick deadlines.
• Possess outstanding customer service skills.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) Instructions

The SQ should be no more than one (1) page, single-spaced, no smaller than 12-point Arial font. Please insert your name in the right corner, title the document "Supplemental Questionnaire", and number your responses.

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1. Please review the Duty Statement for this position. Please describe how your education, training, experience, and skills best qualify you for this position, based on the duty statement description.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• 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 All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other -

  Please see Supplemental Questionnaire instructions below at end of Posting . Any applications received that  do not provide a written response to the  SQ will not  be scored/reviewed.  

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