Data Quality and Integration Analyst

This Syndromic Surveillance Data Quality and Integration Analyst position within the Center for Infectious Diseases (CID), Office of Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response (OIDPR), supports the California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by supporting the implementation, utilization, maintenance, and operation of the California statewide syndromic surveillance program (CalSyS). This program facilitates timely and broad monitoring of population health, ultimately leading to more rapid and targeted disease control and prevention strategies as well as increased situational awareness for public health response. The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Research Data Supervisor I of the Data Quality & Integration (DQI) Unit within the Syndromic Surveillance (SyS) Section. The Research Data Analyst II (RDA II) identifies data sources, information, materials, and other required resources to complete projects; collects and prepares data from structured and unstructured sources, and conducts preliminary analyses using querying, data mining, analytic and data manipulation techniques; creates fully prepared and cleansed data sets for higher level analytics, spreadsheet summaries, reports, charts, and tables utilizing various software applications (BioSense/ESSENCE, SAS, R, MS Excel, SQL) while applying appropriate California Department of Public Health data privacy and security policies. The incumbent ensures effective time management by triaging data projects for efficient prioritization and completion of projects and assignments within the DQI Unit. The RDA II additionally reviews DQI data products and reports for completion and works as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders to provide analytics services; and communicates both orally and in writing to individuals and groups gathering specifications and requirements related to the area of analytics service requested. The incumbent participates in data standards and quality activities, leads documentation of data quality best practices, and recommends solutions to appropriate stakeholders and stakeholder groups.

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.