Public Health Clinical Consultant

CDPH is currently hiring a Public Health Clinical Consultant (Research Scientist Staff) within our Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of HIV, STIs, and HCV, Office of STIs and HCV. In this role, you will serve as a statewide scientific and clinical authority by directing complex and sensitive research and clinical activities; developing and implementing statewide analytic and scientific protocols; supporting outbreak investigations and surveillance activities; and delivering high-impact scientific guidance to partners. You will also provide technical assistance to Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs), healthcare systems, laboratories, and community partners, applying a strong health equity lens to address disproportionate disease burdens among underserved populations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides statewide, advanced-level scientific and clinical consultation and programmatic expertise using independent scientific judgement to support guidance for STI/HIV/HCV/mpox and other emerging infections, including prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, partner services, and linkage-to-care activities

• Advises and mentors LHJs, healthcare systems, laboratories, and community organizations on evidence-based scientific and clinical practices and analytic standards

• Interprets, synthesizes, and disseminates complex scientific and clinical research, surveillance findings, and technical guidance through presentations, reports, job aids, scientific briefs, health alerts, and other communication products

• Delivers tailored, high-level technical assistance to meet LHJ operational and scientific and clinical needs related to epidemiology, surveillance, prevention strategies, policy development, and health equity advancement

• Leads and coordinates with internal sections and LHJs to develop, maintain, and implement statewide clinical, nursing, and disease intervention protocols for case investigation, partner services, contact tracing, and cluster/outbreak detection and response

• Ensures STI/HIV/HCV/mpox and other emerging infection surveillance, research, and clinical activities are integrated into routine public health practice

• Provides specialized technical support to LHJs, laboratories, and clinics to operationalize workflows, enhance data quality, strengthen response readiness, and support multidisciplinary response teams, including epidemiologists, clinicians, disease intervention specialists, scientists, and other program staff

• Leads the development, revision, and implementation of evidence-based clinical guidelines, nursing and disease intervention protocols, and decision-support tools related to screening, diagnostic testing, treatment strategies, case management, partner services, prevention approaches, and public health action pathways

• Plans, develops, delivers, and evaluates scientific and clinical training for epidemiologists, disease intervention specialists, clinicians, laboratorians, and public health staff to strengthen workforce competency and improve service delivery

• Identifies, conducts, and supports scientific and clinical research and program strategies to advance health equity, reduce disparities, and strengthen culturally and linguistically appropriate services for populations disproportionately impacted by STIs, HIV, HCV, mpox, and other emerging infections

Minimum Qualifications

Two (2) years of professional scientific research experience in epidemiology/biostatistics or closely related specialty, which shall include at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to that of a Research Scientist, Range B and possession of a master’s or doctoral degree in the required scientific specialty or in a closely related specialty.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in publishing work in peer-reviewed journals

• Experience in developing and publishing online data dashboards

• Experience in using project management tools

• Experience in leadership and mentoring

• Ability to work with a multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff

• Knowledge of health equity and social determinants of health

• Ability to communicate effectively and with a variety of audiences including executive leadership and partners agencies.

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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