Lead Economist

Lead Economist (Research Specialist III) The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA or DOSH) is seeking a Lead Economist (Research Specialist III) to serve as Cal/OSHA's economic expert. Cal/OSHA is the agency responsible for protecting employees' safety and health throughout California. This is a unique opportunity to use data-driven research and statistical analysis in the interest of this critical mission. Under the general direction of the Research Data Manager in the Research Data Unit, the Research Data Specialist III serves as the economic expert for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). The incumbent is responsible for developing macroeconomic and econometric models, conducting simulation studies, and performing rigorous statistical and analytical analyses. Utilizing tools such as R, Python, SQL, and other software languages, the incumbent develops models and conducts macroeconomic analyses to inform policy decisions. The primary focus of this role is to create macroeconomic models that assess the economic impacts of changes in rulemaking and regulations. This process requires the development of innovative analytical approaches, a deep understanding of macroeconomic modeling, econometric techniques, and legislative and rulemaking procedures. The incumbent will be the department's expert on macroeconomic theory, practice, and analysis. In addition, the role requires conducting ad-hoc econometric and trend analyses using data from both government and non-government sources. The Lead Economist will guide and mentor junior team members, sharing expertise in economic theory, statistical methods, and applied data analysis. Partial telework schedules will be considered, with some in-person work required. If you are applying to the Sacramento location, please note that travel to the Cal/OSHA headquarters in Oakland may be required several times per month. There is only one position that may be filled in either Oakland or Sacramento. If you are interested in more than one location, please submit a complete application for each specific job control. To be considered for this Research Data Specialist III job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please visit: Research Data Specialist III: You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. California State Jobs