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 Data and Integrity Branch, the incumbent serves as part of a team that collects, analyzes, monitors, and leverages data, research, and policies to benefit, optimize, and protect the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and its participants, local agencies, and vendors.
The incumbent works under the general direction of the Chief, Program Integrity and Audits Section, Staff Services Manager II (SSM II). The Staff Services Manager I (SSM I) of the Program Integrity Unit (PIU) oversees the staffing and activities of the Unit. The PIU implements specific integrity and analytical procedures and provides oversight that will be sufficient in detecting program abuse and potential fraud under the newly established and highly sophisticated California WIC Card system (EBT) implementation program. The PIU Chief oversees the development, facilitation, coordination, and evaluation of Program Integrity operations and supervises PIU staff who conduct regular independent review and analysis of WIC data to identify activity that may be fraudulent in nature. The PIU Chief functions as a member of the WIC management team.
Travels (up to 10%, potentially nationwide) to attend conferences, meet with local agency staff and other external stakeholders, visit vendors, or to testify at administrative, civil, or criminal hearings.
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