Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) Health Research and Evaluation Scientist | Research Scientist III (Social Behavioral Sciences), JC-439072

Department Information

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.

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting equitable social, economic, and environmental conditions to achieve optimal health, mental health, and well-being for all.

Job Description And Duties

Incumbents in one of these classifications, where a Master’s Degree is required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 2% of their monthly base pay. Those where a Doctoral Degree is a required to meet the minimum qualifications, shall receive an educational pay differential equivalent to 3% of their monthly base pay. Individuals with both a Master’s and Doctoral Degree will be given the best benefit in relation to salary shall only be eligible for only one amount.

Under the general direction of the Research Scientist Supervisor III of the Research & Evaluation Branch, Health Equity Research & Statistics Section, the Research Scientist III works as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with the Office of Health Equity’s (OHE) Gender Health Equity Section (GHES). The Research Scientist III plans, organizes, and directs scientific research studies of a highly developed scope and complexity related to the health and health equity of Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) populations and leads and oversees the design and implementation of research and evaluation for a complex statewide grant program (the TGI Fund).

The RS III leads and works closely with local nonprofit community-based organizations to develop evaluation goals and objectives, selection of appropriate evaluation designs and statistical techniques, data collection instruments, quality control measures, data analytic methods, and interprets and draws conclusions regarding the intervention or activity being evaluated. Reports on program and research outcomes.

Works closely with disparate TGI populations, researchers and TGI Fund grantees to ensure the design and implementation of research and evaluation is culturally and linguistically responsive and community driven.

The RS III Directs and provides evaluation-related technical assistance to grantees needed to determine the effectiveness of individually funded grant programs and the TGI Fund overall in reducing inequities experienced by TGI populations. Directs and oversees statewide evaluation contracts.

The RS III advises GHES staff and CDPH colleagues of pertinent research and research gaps in TGI health, designs and oversees the tracking, monitoring, and reporting of impacts of the GHES technical assistance within and across California Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) and provides training and technical assistance to CDPH programs and offices on TGI-related health equity data and research.

The RS III Serves as a subject matter expert for the CDPH and the OHE on sexual orientation and gender identity data collection and best practices.

Final Filing Date: 7/15/2024

Working Title: Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) Health Research and Evaluation Scientist

Classification: RESEARCH SCIENTIST III (SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES)

$7,811.00 - $9,777.00

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Should you have any questions regarding the application process, our Recruitment Team is ready to help you at Apply@cdph.ca.gov or (916) 445-0983.