This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by advancing the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. As an employee of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) division’s Data and Integrity Branch, the incumbent serves as part of a team that champions data use and literacy by creating data resources to benefit, optimize, and protect the WIC program and its participants, local agencies, and vendors.
The incumbent works under the general direction of the Chief, Data and Integrity Branch, Research Scientist Supervisor II (RSS II). The Research Scientist Supervisor I (RSS I) will lead the Vendor Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (VARE) Section in the research analysis, monitoring, evaluating, reporting, and dissemination of WIC vendor, program, and policy data to support efforts to maximize the utilization of benefits by WIC-eligible individuals, address racial and health equity issues, and maximize positive programmatic health and nutrition outcomes. The RSS I is responsible for assessing and leveraging Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) data to monitor California’s progress in meeting goals and objectives, including developing a data analytics plan to contain program costs and maximize health outcomes. They will provide stewardship of WIC data to ensure it is accessible, usable, safe, and trusted. The RSS I will develop and invest in the talent and strengths of their team. They will support and collaborate on program integrity initiatives to monitor program activities to safeguard the WIC program from program abuse. Finally, they will collaborate and build data literacy with internal and external partners to support data-informed decision making and policy development. The incumbent is responsible for the operation, technical guidance, and supervision of the VARE Section in providing analysis, monitoring, evaluating, reporting, and dissemination of WIC vendor and EBT redemption data and reports. The manager actively participates as a member of the WIC Division management team and contributes to strategies and initiatives to support data-informed decision making at the Division level.
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