RESEARCH DATA ANALYST II JC-529597
About the Department
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) centers equity, diversity, and inclusion in its mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. The Occupational Health Tracking Unit (OHTU) is a statewide program focused on public health surveillance for occupational health conditions, particularly respiratory diseases such as work-related asthma and silicosis. OHTU conducts research to characterize disease extent, identify risk factors, and develop prevention guidance and recommendations.
The OHTU is part of the Occupational Health Branch (OHB), which works to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses through multidisciplinary collaboration among physicians, industrial hygienists, epidemiologists, and health communication specialists. OHB identifies workplace hazards, tracks work-related injury and illness patterns, develops training materials, provides technical assistance, and recommends protective occupational health standards.
The Occupational Health Branch is within the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC), which addresses systemic inequities, promotes equitable access to resources, and strengthens social drivers of health. CHC fosters an internal culture prioritizing equity, psychological safety, and belonging.
About the Role
This position supports CDPH’s mission by conducting advanced data collection, processing, and analysis to inform the prevention of silicosis associated with engineered stone countertop fabrication. Under the supervision of the Research Scientist Supervisor I, the Research Data Analyst II (RDA II) contributes to the Occupational Health Tracking Unit (OHTU) by collecting, integrating, and ensuring the quality of public health surveillance data on engineered stone fabrication operations.
Responsibilities
- Compile and verify data on silica exposures from countertop fabrication.
- Assist in maintaining and improving the program’s public health surveillance system for silicosis.
- Contribute to generating analytical results used to develop prevention guidelines and strategies.
Pay
Classification: Research Data Analyst II
Monthly Salary Range: $6,647.00 - $8,325.00
New to State candidates will be hired at the minimum salary of the classification or the minimum of the alternate range, where applicable.
Alternate Range Considerations:
- Research Data Analyst I: $4,469.00 - $5,079.00 (Range A)
- Research Data Analyst I: $4,611.00 - $5,495.00 (Range B)
- Research Data Analyst I: $5,529.00 - $6,922.00 (Range C)
This position is subject to the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025, which temporarily reduces the monthly base pay by 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges listed do not reflect this reduction.
Schedule
Permanent, full-time position.
Hybrid telework arrangement.
Location
Contra Costa County, California.