The incumbent works under the supervision of the Research Scientist Supervisor II, Chief of the Home Visiting and Systems Evaluation Section, and will serve as a staff scientist contributing to activities of the Human Stem Cell Research (HSCR) Program and contributing to Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division evaluation efforts related to work of local health jurisdictions (LHJs) with various MCAH programs. The Research Scientist (RS) I (Epidemiology/Biostatistics or Social/Behavioral) plans, organizes, and carries out scientific research studies of limited scientific scope and complexity, and uses tools and methods in the areas of statistics and statistical programming (SAS), management of data systems or data collection platforms, program evaluation, epidemiology, project management, partner communication, informatics and other scientific methods to promote public health in maternal, child and adolescent health populations.

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree in the stated specialty or a closely related field.

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Experience: Three years of research experience in the stated specialty or a closely related field. The research experience must have included responsibility for determining research design, choice of methods, and analysis of findings. The research involved in completion of the dissertation required for the doctoral degree may be substituted for one year of the required experience. and

Education: Possession of a master's degree in the stated specialty or in a closely related field.

Are you looking to join an exciting, dedicated team of professionals that work to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children, and adolescents in California? To accomplish its mission, the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division (MCAH) maintains partnerships, contracts, and agreements with state, federal, and local agencies in both public and private sectors. MCAH hosts an array of programs and initiatives to serve the state's diverse populations and regions providing important resources, information and data about reproductive health, family planning, pregnancy, birth outcomes and more. Most programs and initiatives within MCAH are funded by the 1935 Social Security Act's Title V Block Grant.

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division, Center for Family Health, California Department of Public Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.