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Medical Officer

Internal Number: JC-527763

CDPH is currently hiring a Public Health Medical Officer III (Epidemiology) within our Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Communicable Disease Control! In this role, you will provide infectious disease consultation, develop and implement epidemiologic response preparedness for possible bioterrorism (BT) events, and conduct general communicable disease investigations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develops expertise in the clinical and public health recognition, response, and management of bioterrorist (BT) threat diseases and other infectious disease threats such as anthrax, botulism, brucellosis, Burkholderia infections, plague, tularemia, Ebola, and other emerging infectious diseases

  • Provides consultation to local public health departments, health care systems, emergency management, and law enforcement in evaluation and management of urgent disease reports suspected of BT

  • Provides technical consultation for planning, training, infection control measures, and risk communication related to possible BT agents

  • Responds to and investigates infectious disease cases and incidents including, but not limited to, those that may be BT-related

  • Leads a team to plan, organize, and conduct field investigations of infectious disease outbreaks, including clusters of food and water-borne diseases, respiratory diseases, and unexplained critical illnesses and deaths

  • Responds to public health emergencies by providing epidemiology and surveillance support in an emergency operations center, regional office, or local health department

  • Assists in planning and participates in the development and implementation of plans, training, and exercises for bioterrorism incidents and food and waterborne outbreak emergencies

  • Represents the Branch in infectious disease surveillance and epidemiology functions in exercises with outside agencies

Telework Policy and Residency Requirement:

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of the legal requirements for the practice of medicine in California as determined by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance or the California Board of Osteopathic Examiners (applicants who are in the process of securing approval of their qualifications by the Board of Medical Quality Assurance or the Board of Osteopathic Examiners will be admitted to the examination, but the Board to which application is made must determine that all legal requirements have been met before candidates will be eligible for appointment) and possession of a valid certificate issued either by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Pathology, the American Board of Pediatrics, the American Board of Anesthesiology, the American Board of Radiology, the American Board of Family Practice, the American Board of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology, the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of General Practice, or the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine, or current eligibility for examination for one of those certificates as evidenced by a written statement from the Secretary of the Board (applicants who can establish specialty board eligibility within six months of the final filing date announced for the civil service examination for this class will be admitted to competition but their names will not be certified from the employee list unless the required verification is submitted within this time limit).

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Public health surveillance and field investigations experience

About California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
At 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. The Human Resources Division (HRD) partners with CDPH’s programs and management to provide guidance and consultative services on HR matters that are necessary for the Department to carry out its mission to deliver quality public health services.
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Date Posted
08/07/2026
Job Reference
22485746
Organization
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Location
Richmond, CA
Category
Allied Health
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