Research Scientist III
Women’s Health Specialist

Salary: $5797 - $7044 monthly

The Office of Women's Health (OWH) of the California Departments of Health Care Services and Public Health is recruiting for a researcher who will develop and implement projects to increase the quality and quantity of scientific data related to women's health in California. The Research Scientist is responsible for identifying data analyses opportunities, conducting analyses, and making recommendations based on these analyses all with the goal of identifying emerging issues in women's health important to California’s diverse population. S/he coordinates the multi-disciplinary interdepartmental California Women’s Health Survey group: a collaboration of the departments of Health Care Services, Public Health, Social Services as well as other state departments and private entities. The Research Scientist is responsible for the analysis and writing of OWH publications. Recent OWH publications include the California Women’s Health Report 2007 and the Data Points 2003-2004.

For additional information on the Office of Women's Health, see our website at http://www.dhs.ca.gov/director/owh. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume/CV, in a single word or pdf file, to Tinah.Concepcion@dhcs.ca.gov. No phone calls, please. Successful candidates will be required to take a California Departments of Health Care Services and Public Health exam for the Research Scientist III classification. For specifics on minimum qualifications for the exam, see http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/openxrd.cfm?exc=4HA1F.