For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.
A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # (451663) and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
- Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) instructions below at end of posting. Applications received without a written response to the SOQ may be rejected.
- Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) instructions below at end of posting. Applications received without a written response to the SQ may be rejected.
- Writing Sample
Your Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must address the question below and it must be submitted in a separate Word document. Responses should not be longer than one page, single-spaced, with 12 pt. Arial font and 1-inch margins.
• Please describe how your knowledge, skills, experience, and education have prepared you to successfully perform the duties required for this position.
Please submit answers to the two questions listed below in a Word or PDF document. Responses should be no longer than one page, single-spaced, with 12 pt. Arial font and 1-inch margins. Provide the name and contact information of a reference who can validate the information you have provided on your supplemental questionnaire. All elements of the Supplemental Questionnaire must be met in order to be reviewed.
1) Please describe your leadership style, including techniques of organizing and motivating groups and/or individuals. Provide examples of your leadership ability and explain how you have demonstrated these qualities in your past or current position.
2) Please describe a population-based epidemiological investigation or large-scale program evaluation project you conducted that you felt made a difference to the public’s health.
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Other: Writing Sample
Attach a copy of an SAS program sample and an SQL program sample you have written. This writing sample should be no longer than four pages.
PLEASE NOTE: Resumes, letters, transcripts, degrees, your state application, cover letters and other materials will not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications, Supplemental Questionnaire, or writing sample. Simply copying and pasting your resume will also not be accepted. Any submitted application packages that do not include the Statement of Qualifications, Supplemental Questionnaire, and writing sample will not be considered.
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Demonstrated ability to apply new ways of thinking, resolve problems, generate new ideas, and develop new approaches to achieve a program goal.
- Ability to build strong relationships with program staff, outside professionals, and lay partners.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly with the ability to present and communicate products of data analysis to both scientific and lay stakeholders.
- Comprehensive experience in database design and advanced proficiency in using SQL and SAS to manipulate and analyze data from large datasets for public health program evaluation.
- Managing and providing leadership to a diverse team of employees.
