Job Description

Job Description and Duties

This is a reposting of JC-517901 to increase the candidate pool; previous applicants do need to reapply. 

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 advancing the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. As an employee of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) division’s Data and Integrity Branch, the incumbent serves as part of a team that champions data use and literacy by creating data resources to benefit, optimize, and protect the WIC program and its participants, local agencies, and vendors.

The incumbent works under the general direction of the Chief, Data and Integrity Branch, Research Scientist Supervisor II (RSS II). The Research Scientist Supervisor I (RSS I) will lead the Vendor Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (VARE) Section in the research analysis, monitoring, evaluating, reporting, and dissemination of WIC vendor, program, and policy data to support efforts to maximize the utilization of benefits by WIC-eligible individuals, address racial and health equity issues, and maximize positive programmatic health and nutrition outcomes. The RSS I is responsible for assessing and leveraging Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) data to monitor California’s progress in meeting goals and objectives, including developing a data analytics plan to contain program costs and maximize health outcomes. They will provide stewardship of WIC data to ensure it is accessible, usable, safe, and trusted. The RSS I will develop and invest in the talent and strengths of their team. They will support and collaborate on program integrity initiatives to monitor program activities to safeguard the WIC program from program abuse. Finally, they will collaborate and build data literacy with internal and external partners to support data-informed decision making and policy development. The incumbent is responsible for the operation, technical guidance, and supervision of the VARE Section in providing analysis, monitoring, evaluating, reporting, and dissemination of WIC vendor and EBT redemption data and reports. The manager actively participates as a member of the WIC Division management team and contributes to strategies and initiatives to support data-informed decision making at the Division level.

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.

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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 # 519152  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:

1. Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
2. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential issues
3. Ability to communicate effectively with staff at various levels, external agencies, and the general public
4. Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills including reviewing and editing documents
5. Public health and program planning, management, and evaluation of public health or community programs.
6. Analyzing complex situations and providing guidance to subordinates and colleagues.
7. Managing, prioritizing, and meeting multiple deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
8. Leading workgroups, projects, teams, and other managers.
9. Communicating effectively with various levels of staff and the general public.
10. Creating processes and procedures based on policies and regulations.
11. Analyzing and evaluating the impact and effectiveness of program, policies, regulations, and/or procedures as they relate to community outreach programs.
12. Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting various forms of data.
13. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential issues.

Experience In:

1. Facilities management, business operations, and procurement administration
2. Coordinating with others to accomplish work-related assignments
3. Managing, prioritizing, and meeting multiple deadlines in a fast-paced work environment

Knowledge Of:

1. State and federal policies and regulations as it related to the WIC program or other public assistance programs
2. Project management methodology
3. Data-driven decision-making techniques.
4. Public health principles.
5. Leadership techniques.

Benefits

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

Supplemental Questionnaire

The completed Supplemental Questionnaire is required to be submitted along with the Application. Applicants must provide a separate response to each question below. The completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be limited to one (1) page per question, must be typed, single-spaced in 12-point Arial font, and must include the applicant’s name in the top right corner of each page. Responses are to include the question and must be numbered in the same order as the questions below. Resumes, letters, and other documents will not be considered as responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire. Applications without a Supplemental Questionnaire or those that don’t follow the above instructions may not be considered.

1. Describe how your experience and knowledge qualify you to perform the tasks specified in the duty statement.

2. Please share what type of leader you are. What are your strengths? What are areas for improvement? What would be your overall impact as a leader?

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 optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Other -

  Please see Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) instructions below at end of posting . Applications received without a written response to the SQ may be rejected.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Contract work, Work at office, Local area, Remote work

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