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INTRODUCTION
An
Examination Application (STD 678) must be submitted along with your
Supplemental Application to make a complete examination package.
Examination
applications are available at www.spb.ca.gov/jobs/stateapp.htm
A complete
examination package may be filed in person or by mail to:
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
SELECTION UNIT
In Person: 1501 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1501 MS 1701
By Mail: P.O. BOX 997378
Sacramento, CA 95899-7378
DO NOT SUBMIT
APPLICATIONS TO THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD
If you are
personally delivering your complete examination package, you must do so
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Complete examination packages will not be accepted via fax or e-mail.
To learn more
about the job and testing arrangements, contact the testing offices shown
below, or visit Research Scientist .
EEO
An
equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, creed,
national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or
political affiliation, age, or sexual orientation.
DRUG
FREE STATEMENT
It is
an objective of the state of California to achieve a drug-free state work
place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in
accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is
inconsistent with the law of the state, the rules governing civil service
and the special trust placed in public servants.
WHO
SHOULD APPLY?
Candidates
who meet the minimum qualifications as stated below may apply for this
examination at any time. Once you have taken the examination, you
may only re-apply only once during any testing period. The testing period
for this classification is January 1 through December 31.
FILING
INSTRUCTIONS
FINAL
FILING DATE: There is no final filing date. Testing is considered
continuous as dates can be set at any time. The testing office will
accept applications continuously.
ELIGIBLE
LIST INFORMATION
Possession
of the entrance requirement does not assure a place on the eligible list.
In order to obtain a position on the eligible list, a minimum rating of
70% must be attained. Names of successful competitors are merged into the
open list established for use by the Department of Public Health in order
of final scores regardless of testing date. Eligibility expires 24 months
after it is established unless the needs of the service and conditions of
the list warrant a change in this period.
Eligible Lists established
by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the
following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental
promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide
promotional, 5) departmental open, and 6) open. When there are two lists
of the same kind, the older must be used first.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR ADMITTANCE TO THE EXAMINATION
It is
your responsibility to make sure you meet the education and/or experience
requirements stated on this announcement on the date you submit your
application. Your signature on your application indicates that you have
read, understood, and possess the basic qualifications required.
NOTE:
Applications/resumes must include “to” and “from” dates (month/day/year),
time base, civil service class title(s), and range (if applicable) for
all work experience. College course information must include title,
number of semester or quarter units, name of institution, completion
dates, and degree (if applicable). Applications/resumes received without this
information will be rejected. A copy of the official degree or
transcripts will be required prior to appointment.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
ALL CLASSES:
Education:
The required degree must have been obtained from
a recognized U.S. university or from a foreign university approved by the
Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education under the
provision of California Education Code Chapter 3, Part 59, Division 10.
FOOD
AND DRUG SCIENCES
Meet
the requirements to be commissioned by the United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) prior to appointment to the position.
RESEARCH
SCIENTIST MANAGER (VARIOUS SPECIALTIES)
EITHER
I
Experience:
One year of experience in the California state
service performing duties comparable to a Research Scientist Supervisor
II. And
Education:
Possession of a doctoral degree in the stated
specialty or a closely related field or a degree of Doctor of Medicine.
OR
II
Experience:
Two years of experience in the California state
service performing duties comparable to a Research Scientist V in the
stated specialty or in a closely related field. (Possession of a
recognized professional Board certification in the stated specialty or
possession of a master's degree in Public Health or preventive medicine
may be substituted for one year of the required experience.) And
Education:
Possession of a doctoral degree in the stated
specialty or a closely related field or a degree of Doctor of Medicine.
OR
III
Experience:
Five years of experience in the California state
service performing duties comparable to a Research Scientist IV in the
stated specialty, or in a closely related field. (Possession of a
recognized professional Board certification in the stated specialty or
possession of a master's degree in Public Health or preventive medicine
may be substituted for two years of the required experience.) And
Education:
Possession of a doctoral degree in the stated
specialty or a closely related field or a degree of Doctor of Medicine.
OR
IV
Experience:
Broad and extensive research or scientific
investigation experience (more than five years) in the stated specialty
or in a closely related field. This experience must have included
major responsibility for the design, conduct, and analysis of a large or
highly complex and difficult scientific research, and experience in the
development, planning, and operation of multidisciplinary, complex, and
difficult scientific research program involving coordination of several
groups of disciplines, recruitment and training of personnel, budgeting
and accounting of funds, and preparation of major reports and scientific
publications. (Possession of a recognized professional Board
certification in the stated specialty or closely related field or
possession of a master's degree in Public Health or closely related field
may be substituted for two years of the required experience.) At
least one year of this experience must be at a level of responsibility
equivalent to that of a Research Scientist Supervisor II. And
Education:
Possession of a doctoral degree in the stated
specialty or in a closely related field.
OR
V
Experience:
Broad and extensive scientific research
experience (more than five years) in a field of medical specialization
relevant to the stated specialty or in a closely related field.
This experience must have included major responsibility for design,
conduct, and analysis of complex scientific research, or responsibility
for the administration and coordination of large, complex
multidisciplinary, or multi-institutional scientific research programs.
Two years of approved residency in a medical specialty relevant to
the class title may be substituted for one year of the required
experience. At least one year of this experience must be at a
level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Research Scientist
Supervisor II. And
Education: Possession of the
degree of Doctor of Medicine.
POSITION
DESCRIPTION
POSITION
DESCRIPTION: The Research Scientist Manager is responsible for the
supervision of Research Scientists I through V, Research Scientist
Supervisors I and II, and other staff as appropriate and serves as the
only managerial level of this series. Organizationally, incumbents are in
the top management structure and are responsible for the management of a
large group of scientific and nonscientific staff, composed of
supervisors and nonsupervisors, typically totaling 15 or more
professional State and/or contract employees. Programs with high
visibility requiring unique scientific expertise in which the incumbent
has independent science-based, decision-making responsibilities at a
State and national level may manage fewer personnel. Incumbents provide
management guidance and leadership in planning and directing scientific
research studies or public health investigations that have advanced broad
statewide and national scientific scope, complexity, and the highest
sensitivity and policy impact. Under broad administrative direction,
incumbents conceive, plan, organize, and direct the most difficult,
advanced, complex, and highly original scientific research studies or
public health investigations; provide leadership and coordinate
scientific research studies and scientific investigations involving local,
State, and Federal public health agencies. Incumbents make original,
independent decisions on complex scientific problems using scientific
theories and principles on association and risk and develop hypotheses on
causes and also test these hypotheses. The work complexity at this level
has special significance for the establishment of State and national
public health policy and legislation. Incumbents provide advice and
guidance to top management on the most critical scientific public health
matters as a leading expert in the field based on professional standing;
direct the analysis of all relevant, available, scientific, technical,
medical, and other information from sources within and outside the
organization, and direct the integration of this information into the
decision-making process; direct the development of proposed scientific
research studies if relevant information is not available; provide
scientific technical expertise and can serve as a spokesperson for the
department in a science area appropriate to their educational
qualifications; consult with department management and others in areas
appropriate to their qualifications and participate in the development of
public health policy; provide scientific support and direction for the
legal, legislative, and regulatory actions that occur in public health
policy development; direct the publication of scientific research, or
investigations conducted on a statewide basis; make presentations to
State and national public health experts and the community; direct the
interpretation of research findings for use in public health policy
development by upper management; and perform other related work.
FOOD AND DRUG SCIENCES: Incumbents in this parenthetical are
distinguished from other Research Scientists by being required to analyze
and conduct research studies on food, cosmetic, and consumer product
safety, and drug and medical device consumer product safety and
effectiveness. Subspecialties in this parenthetical focus on food product
safety, drug product safety, cosmetic product safety, or medical device
product safety. Work in a subspecialty requires advanced knowledge in a
specific area of food microbiology, nutrition, food technology, food
biochemistry, food or drug chemistry, drug pharmacology, biomedical
device engineering sciences, or risk assessment. Research studies and
investigation conclusions are used to ensure the production of safe
foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. In food borne illness
outbreaks, investigations are conducted and, using scientific risk
assessment procedures, the potential sources of contamination are
identified and controlled through scientific research on the source of
contamination and the implementation of new food manufacturing
procedures. Incumbents, working in drug, cosmetic, or medical device
safety have knowledge of the technologies used to uniformly assure the
safety and effectiveness of these consumer products; locate, review, and
evaluate current relevant scientific information and expert opinion to
determine whether investigational new drug or device studies are
adequately designed and controlled to generate scientifically valid and
useful data; consult with other scientists, evaluate scientific data, and
recommend necessary control measures to minimize adverse health outcomes;
and verify that all scientific data submitted in support of industry
claims is accurate and that foods and cosmetics are safe and drugs and
medical devices are safe and effective.
EXAMINATION
INFORMATION
EXAMINATION
INFORMATION: The entire examination will consist of an evaluation
of Supplemental Examination weighted 100%. The training and
experience questionnaire is designed to elicit specific information
regarding each candidate’s education and experience relative to the testing
classification. Responses to the questionnaire will be assessed based on
pre-determined rating criteria. In appraising the relative qualifications
of candidates, consideration will be given to the extent and type of
pertinent experience and education over and above that required under
“Minimum Qualifications.”
The Department of
Public Health reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better
meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this
examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with
civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.
KNOWLEDGE
AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE
ALL
LEVELS:
Knowledge
of: Although all applicants must possess knowledge of the
following, it is expected that the level of sophistication, depth, and
thoroughness of public health scientific research knowledge will vary to
the class level and scientific specialty: current scientific research
literature and trends applicable to the scientific research area;
principles and procedures of scientific research planning, design,
methodology and analysis; methods of preparation of scientific research
reports; scientific statistical methods and procedures; data processing
techniques; bibliographic survey or previous related scientific research
techniques; determination and qualification of variables and
mechanization of compilation of scientific data.
Knowledge
of: In addition to the above, principles and practices of
effective supervision; a manager's/supervisor's responsibility for
promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and
promotion, and for maintaining a work environment that is free of
discrimination and harassment.
ABILITIES
ALL LEVELS:
Ability
to: Although all applicants must demonstrate possession of
the following abilities, it is expected that level of attainment will
vary relative to the class level: evaluate the adequacy of proposed
scientific research designs and techniques; think independently and
creatively; establish and maintain cooperative relations with
professional staff and with officials of Federal, State, local,
university and private research organizations; communicate effectively,
prepare scientific articles for publication; prepare scientific reports;
provide persuasive and skilled leadership to other staff in scientific
research, principles and methods; apply professional scientific knowledge
and administrative ability to resolve a variety of situations; analyze
situations accurately and take effective action.
Ability to: All of the above, and
participate as a team member of public health research or scientific
investigation projects; make independent decisions in a very limited area
of a scientific field; provide information to higher-level scientists in
support of decisions on scientific research; interpret scientific
findings and present to higher-level scientists; apply established
guidelines and scientific techniques.
Ability to: All of the above, and serve
as team leaders on small scientific projects; make independent, difficult
decisions in a specific scientific field.
Ability to: All of the above,
and plan, organize, and direct scientific research studies of a highly
developed scientific scope and complexity; serve as a team leader for
complex public health research or scientific investigation projects;
serve as a consultant to other public health research scientists; make
health-based scientific decisions within the project scope.
Ability to: All of the above,
and apply expert scientific knowledge in their stated area of specialty;
work independently and develop scientific guidelines and technical
procedures; make recommendations to management on scientific health
policy issues.
Ability to: All of the above, and serve
as team leaders for complex scientific research or investigation
projects; apply expert knowledge in their stated area of specialty;
coordinate research and scientific studies involving other agencies that
result in a comprehensive finished scientific product; act as a subject
matter and scientific technical expert; serve as a spokesperson in a
scientific area appropriate to the specialty; provide scientific support
for the legal, legislative, and regulatory actions that occur in public
health policy development.
Ability to: Perform the
abilities identified in the Research Scientist I through III levels, and
serve as a direct supervisor and team leader for complex scientific
projects; supervise and direct a work unit of professional classes; make
health-based scientific decisions within the project scope that may
affect department policies.
Ability to: Perform the
abilities identified in the Research Scientist IV and Research Scientist
Supervisor I levels, and direct and have charge of public health programs
or components, which are of major sensitivity and complexity; make
operation planning decisions including budget for staff and related
resources; use scientific expertise to plan and direct major public health
research studies; apply expert knowledge in their stated area of
specialty; serve as a spokesperson in a scientific area appropriate to
the specialty; participate in the development of public health policy.
Ability to: Perform the
abilities identified in the Research Scientist V and the Research
Scientist Supervisor II levels, and serve in the top management structure
as managers over subordinate Research Scientists at all levels, Research
Scientist Supervisors, and other multidisciplinary staff positions;
exercise independent scientific judgment in overseeing the conduct of the
most complex work of disputed or controversial professional scientific
issues; make budgetary and fiscal decisions impacting departmental
scientific programs; make scientific health-based decisions that impact
general public health policy; formulate and administer agency policy and
program functions.
VETERANS
PREFERENCE
Veterans'
Preference credits will not be granted in the examination as it does not
meet the requirements to qualify for Veterans' Preference credit.
ADDITIONAL
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
ALL
LEVELS:
In appraising the
relative qualifications of candidates, consideration will be given to the
extent and type of pertinent training, experience, and research
accomplishments for the designated specialty over and above that required
under "Minimum Qualifications."
DISCLAIMER
Please
click on the link below to review the official California State Personnel
Board class specification:
http://spb.ca.gov/jobs/resources/jobspecs.htm
GENERAL
INFORMATION
For
an examination with a written feature, it is the candidate's
responsibility to contact CDPH
three days prior to the written test date if
he/she has not received his/her notice of appointment.
For an examination
without a written feature, it is the candidate's responsibility to
contact three weeks after the finial filing date if he/she has not
received his/her notice.
If a
candidate's notice
of oral interview or performance test fails to reach him/her 3 days prior
to their scheduled appointment due to a verified postal error, he/she
will be rescheduled upon written request.
Examination
Locations:
When a written test is part of the examination, it will be given in such
places in California as the number of candidates and conditions warrant.
However, locations of interviews or performance evaluations may be
limited or extended as conditions warrant.
Applications
are available
at www.jobs.ca.gov , State Personnel Board offices, local offices of the
Employment Development Department and the testing department on
this job bulletin.
If you
meet the requirements
stated on this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is
competitive. Possession of the entrance requirement does not assure a
place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination
will be compared with the performance of the others who take this test,
and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.
The
testing department
reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the
needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination
was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil
service laws and rules and all competitors will be notified.
Candidates
needing special testing arrangements due to a disability must
mark the appropriate box on the application and/or contact the
testing department.
General
Qualifications:
Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including
integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work
cooperatively with others; and a state of health consistent with the
ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination
may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of
employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be
required.
Eligible
Lists:
Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of
date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional,
2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4)
service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are
two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists
will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.
If
Promotional Examinations Only: Competition is limited to
employees who have a permanent civil service appointment and military
veterans that meet all the minimum qualifications. Under certain
circumstances, other employees may be allowed to compete under provisions
of Rules 234, 235, and 235.2. State Personnel Board Rules 233, 234, 235,
235.2, and 237 contain provisions regarding civil service status and
eligibility for promotional examinations. These rules may be reviewed at
departmental personnel offices, at the State Personnel Board office or
www.jobs.ca.gov .
If High
School Equivalence is Required: Equivalence to completion
of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways:1)
passing the General Educational Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of
12 semester units of college work; 3) certification from the State
Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities
that the candidate is considered to have education equivalent to
graduation from high school; 4) for clerical and accounting
classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on
a year-for-year basis. NOTE: For
peace officer classifications please refer to the testing department for
special requirements.
Veterans’
Preference Points:
California Law (Government Code 18971-18978) allows the granting of
Veterans’ Preference Points in Open entrance and Open, Non-Promotional
entrance examinations. Veterans’ Preference Points will be added to the
final score of all competitors who are successful in these types of
examinations, and who qualify for and have requested these points by
mail. I n
Open (only) entrance examinations, Veterans’ Preference Points are
granted as follows: 10 points for veterans, widows, and widowers of
veterans, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans; and 15 points for
disabled veterans. I
n Open, Non-Promotional entrance examinations, Veterans’ Preference
Points are granted as follows: 5 points for
veterans and 10 points for disabled veterans. Employees who have achieved
permanent State civil service status are not eligible to receive
Veterans’ Preference Points. Permanent State civil service status means
the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position
after completion of the applicable probationary period. This includes
permanent intermittent, part-time, and full-time appointments. In
addition, individuals who at any time achieved permanent State civil
service status and subsequently resigned or were dismissed from State
civil service are not eligible to receive Veterans’ Preference Points.
Veteran status is verified by the State Personnel Board (SPB). Directions
to apply for Veterans’ Preference Points are on the Veterans’ Preference
Application (STD. Form 1093) which is available at www.spb.ca.gov or from
the State Personnel Board, 801Capitol Mall, Sacramento , CA 95814
and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Career
Credits:
In open, non promotional examinations, career credits are granted to:
1)State employees with permanent civil service status, 2) full-time
employees of the state who are exempt from State civil service pursuant
to the provisions of Section 4 of Article VII of the California
Constitution, and who meet all qualification requirement specified by the
Board and have 12 consecutive months of service in an exempt position,
and 3) individuals who have served one full year in, or are graduates of,
the California Conservation Corps (eligibility shall expire 24 moths
after graduation from the California Conservation Corps). Three points
are added to the final test score of those candidates who meet the above
criteria, and who are successful in the examination. Such examinations
cannot be for managerial positions described in Government Code Section
3513. Competitors not currently employed in state civil service who have
mandatory reinstatement rights may also be eligible for career credits,
buy they must explain their service status in the appropriate section of
the application Form 100-678. (Section 4 of Article VII of the California
Constitution is posted at the State Personnel Board, 801 Capitol Mall and
Sacramento ).
Felony
Disqualification:
You are disqualified from being employed as a peace officer if: (1) You
have been convicted of a felony in California or any other state; (2) you
have been convicted of any offense in any other state which would have
been a felony if committed in California; (3) you have been charged with
a felony and adjudged by a superior court to be mentally incompetent; (4)
you have been adjudged addicted or in danger of becoming addicted to
narcotics, convicted, and committed to a State institution. If you have
been convicted of a felony, you may be allowed to participate in this
examination if your conviction(s): (1) has/have been sealed under Penal
Code Section 851.7, 851.8, 1203.45, or Health and Safety Code Section
11361.5; (2) has/have been expunged or is/are expugnable pursuant to
Health and Safety Code Section 11361.5 regarding marijuana offenses; (3)
was/were stipulated or designated to be a lesser included offense of
marijuana possession under Health and Safety Code Section 11557 or 11366.
TTY is Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY
Device.
Department
Name, mailing address, physical address, phone number, and TTY number.
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