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Salary: $126,921.60 Annually
Location : County of San Diego, CA
Job Type: Regular - Full time
Job Number: 25417405
Department: Health & Human Serv Agcy
Division: Public Health Services
Opening Date: 06/10/2025
Closing Date: 6/24/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Job Summary
The Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services is currently accepting applications for
SENIOR EPIDEMIOLOGIST
Interviews and job offers will take place beginning the week of July 21, 2025.
Senior Epidemiologists are public health professionals responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating disease or prevention and injury detection programs and surveillance, as well as monitoring, reporting, evaluating, and controlling activities within the county. Under general supervision, incumbents plan, direct and coordinate the activities for several population-based health, disease or injury surveillance, investigations, evaluation, and control and prevention programs. Incumbents may supervise lower-level Epidemiologists and other professional level staff.
The current vacancy is in Maternal, Child, and Family Health Services; however, the eligible list established from this recruitment may also be used to fill vacancies in other departments.
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To learn more about Public Health Services of the Health and Human Services Agency, see the Strategic Plan: Public Health Services Strategic Plan-2023-24 and 2024-25 .
HIRING TIMELINE AND DATES
The timeline for this recruitment is outlined below.
- Job Offer and Background Process begins week of July 21, 2025. Note: Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
- Pre-employment Medical Screening: Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
- Anticipated Start Date: Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.
If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Two (2) years of experience as an Epidemiologist II with the County of San Diego; OR,
- A master's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency, in public health with specialization in epidemiology, bio-statistics, or a related field, AND, four (4) years of professional epidemiology experience.
The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, hides a candidate's personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age and race. This process helps contribute to a fair and equitable selection process leading to a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview. Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application Work History and/or supplemental questionnaire.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
As part of the County of San Diego's pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position. Note: Current County employees may be excluded from this process.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Qualified applicants will be placed on a six (6) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in the supplemental questionnaire.
Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental application form will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.
Note: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.
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Please be sure to answer the following questions in a thorough and complete manner and include this experience in the work history section of the application. Note that if you are invited to the selection interview phase of this recruitment, you may be asked to provide additional detail on your work experience in order to verify your responses.
Do you understand this information?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have two (2) years of experience as an Epidemiologist II with the County of San Diego?Be sure to include this information in the work experience section of your application.
- Yes
- No
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Do you have a master's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency, in public health with specialization in epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field ?
Note : In order for your education to be considered, an unalterable copy of your college transcript, college diploma, letter of verification, or a certified foreign studies equivalency must be submitted with your application.
- Yes
- No
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Do you have at least four (4) years of professional epidemiology experience?Be sure to include this information in the work experience section of your application.
- Yes
- No
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Do you have a Ph.D. from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency, in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, life science, or a closely related field ?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have experience providing lead and/or first line supervision?Be sure to include this information in the work experience section of your application.
- Yes
- No
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Please check the areas below in which you have experience providing lead and/or first-line supervision. Check all that apply.
- Selection and hiring of staff
- Training and/or coaching employees
- Assigning and establishing work standards for staff
- Monitoring and reviewing completed work
- Completing performance evaluations
- Counseling or disciplining employees on performance issues
- None of the above
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Please check the areas below in which you have experience while in a lead and/or supervisory role. Check all that apply.
- Providing planning and leadership to multi-disciplinary teams to collect, analyze, and interpret health data
- Conducting communicable and/or chronic disease, maternal and child health surveillance and reporting
- Explaining technical information to staff and the public
- Preparing program or management reports
- Understanding of database structures, statistical methods, and data analysis
- Designing surveillance systems
- None of the above
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For each area selected in Question 8, describe your relevant experience and include name of employer and job title. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
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Please check the areas below in which you have training or experience. Check all that apply.
- Managing/using an electronic disease registry
- Intermediate level expertise on SAS
- Preparing statistical reports for health professionals and community
- Conducting quality assurance activities
- Participating in emergency preparedness and response
- Designing evaluations of public health surveillance systems
- None of the above
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For each area selected in Question 10, describe your relevant experience and include name of employer and job title. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
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Where did you first hear about this job opportunity?
- San Diego County website
- Governmentjobs.com
- Veteran Outreach / FFSC
- Mana de San Diego
- Family, Neighbors, Friends
- County Employee Resources Group
- College/University Career Site
- County Social Media
- Voice and Viewpoint
- Indeed.com
- Other
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If you selected "Other" above, please tell us how you first heard about this job opportunity. Please indicate "N/A" if not applicable.
Required Question
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