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.
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in California, and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. CDPH operates around the clock with local, state, federal, and private partners to protect the health of all Californians and visitors. Its essential functions include infectious disease control, food safety, environmental health, laboratory services, patient safety, emergency preparedness, chronic disease prevention, health promotion, family health, health equity, and vital records.
The Department’s core functions are vital to the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. CDPH carries out a wide range of essential responsibilities, including infectious disease prevention and control, food safety, environmental health, laboratory services, patient safety, emergency preparedness, chronic disease prevention, health promotion, family health, health equity, and the management of vital records and statistics.
The Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS) is based on the Richmond Campus which employs more than 1,200 people. The Richmond Campus is a flat, 29-acre property located in Richmond's Marina Bay. The CLS serves to protect and promote the health of all Californians through innovative and collaborative infectious disease and environmental testing, including provision of investigation and surveillance activities which form the basis of disease response and prevention. The CLS works to bring together emerging scientific capabilities in testing, analytics, and communications reflecting a new level of coordination, support, and leadership for the public health laboratory system at the state, local and national level. In addition, the Center relies on a continuous improvement infrastructure as a core value in developing solutions that emphasize a culture of quality and performance through performance management success.
*The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year.
*The CDPH is an E-Verify employer.