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The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB) oversees a statewide program that provides a wide and complex array of primary and secondary prevention services to children with lead poisoning, lead exposure or risk of lead exposure.

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This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by data business processes for the collection, management, application, and analysis of data for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB).

Under the broad administrative direction of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch Manager (Environmental Program Manager II), the Research Scientist Manager (RSM) serves as primary advisor on implementation of CLPPB’s program as related to case management, environmental investigation, research and surveillance; development and coordination of program informatics; and development of collaborative engagements among other CDPH programs. The RSM will directly supervise the section managers in the Case Management Section:
Direct Services & Outreach to Health Care Providers, the Case Management Section:
Oversite of Contracted Local Health Jurisdictions, the Performance Evaluation and Research Section, and the Lead Hazard Reduction Section. The RSM will be the liaison with ITSD for CLPPB and with Center staff as needed on CLPPB priorities and as back‑up for the Branch Manager. The RSM supports CLPPB’s informatics needs; provides technical leadership and acts as the informatics subject matter expert;

advises leadership on strategic questions related to data workflows with validation processes, data dashboards and interactive maps; collaborates with end users to develop, harmonize, and modernize data systems; engages with developers and system administrators to ensure that the data systems interoperate with departmental and analytical resources; maintains data security and confidentiality process and expertise for public health data; supports administrative functions for informatics projects;

and supervises multidisciplinary staff. This position requires technical knowledge and experience related to environmental and clinical health data analysis, informatics, cloud‑based data management, and complex system architecture. The position requires experience in program management, staff supervision, strategic planning, and partnership development.

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:

• Ability to communicate effectively and provide excellent customer service to all staff, management, and the public (oral and written).
• Take effective action to meet work goals and able to adjust to changing priorities.
• Strong and effective organizational and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience in local government
• Experience in strategic planning
• Critical thinking, including the ability to reason logically and creatively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft…