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.
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting equitable social, economic, and environmental conditions to achieve optimal health, mental health, and well-being for all.
The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Manager of the Health Equity Research and Statistics Section of the Office of Health Equity (Research Scientist Supervisor II).
The Research Scientist III plans, organizes, and directs scientific research studies of a highly developed scope and complexity related to the health and health equity of Transgender, Gender-Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) populations.
The incumbent works as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with the Office of Health Equity’s Gender Health Equity Section (GHES) leading and overseeing the design and implementation of research and evaluation for a complex statewide grant program (the Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund, TGI Fund). The RS III will have the responsibility to make independent, complex decisions related to the design, implementation, analyses, and conclusions drawn from evaluation studies.