CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY DIRECTORS

Heluna Health Job Title: Microbiologist II (MDL) Work Location: California Microbial Disease Laboratory (Richmond, CA 94804, USA) Posted on: 06/10/2026 Under the direction of the Supervisor of the Mycobacterial and Parasitic Diseases Reference Unit, within the Mycobacterial, Mycotic & Parasitic Diseases Section, the Microbiologist II performs duties associated with sample receipt, processing, characterization, and detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) pathoge

Riverside County Public Health Laboratory Job Title: Laboratory Information System Administrator Department: Public Health Posted On: 06/09/2026 Application Deadline: 06/23/2026 THE OPPORTUNITY The County of Riverside's Public Health Department has an opportunity for a Laboratory Information System Administrator position assigned to the Public Health Laboratory in Riverside. The Laboratory Information System (LIS) Administrator will support and optimize laboratory information

APHL Annual Conference 2026 APHL 2026 Annual Conference, was held in Baltimore, Maryland, from May 4–7, 2026, marking the organizations 75th anniversary. This milestone year had setting record setting, 1,475 in-person registrant and highlighted the important work of public health laboratories nationwide. At the conference, APHL recognized several California representatives for their contributions in advancing Public Health Science. Some of the award categories included: Gold

APHL LEAD AWARD Dr. Jeremy Corrigan, Director of San Diego County’s Public Health Laboratory, has been honored with the nationally recognized LEAD Award by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). This award recognizes exemplary leadership, advocacy, and dedication to strengthening the public health laboratory workforce. The LEAD Award celebrates individuals who embody the qualities of a leader, encourager, advocate, and developer, and who have contributed at lea

Shasta County PHL Job Title: Public Health Microbiologist III Department: Health & Human Services Agency - Public Health Posted On: April 21, 2026 Application Deadline: May 12, 2026 ABOUT THE POSITION Under general direction of the Public Health Laboratory Director (Lab Director), plans, organizes, and directs the day-to-day operations of the Public Health Laboratory, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-accredited laboratory performing high complexity testing in com

Shasta County PHL Job Title: Public Health Assistant Laboratory Director Department: Health & Human Services Agency - Public Health Posted On: April 13, 2026 Application Deadline: April 27, 2026 This position is an Unrepresented Management position. Please refer to the Shasta County Personnel Rules and the Unrepresented Management Cost of Living Increases for potential future salary increases: Shasta County Labor Agreements ABOUT THE POSITION Under general direction of the H

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Laboratory Assistant (Specimens and Media Assistant) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-513061 Application deadline: 04/16/2026 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently hiring a Laboratory Assistant position within our Center for Laboratory Sciences' (CLS)! In this role, you will serve as a Specimens and Media Assistant, and will be responsible for specimen receiving, processing, and data en

Orange County Public Health Laboratory Job Title: SUPERVISING PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGIST Department: Health Care Agency THE OPPORTUNITY This is the supervisory level classification of the Public Health Microbiologist occupational series. Incumbents in this class are assigned duties performing difficult and complex testing and analysis, working on special projects or studies wherein protocol or procedures are not standardized, and employing special procedures or techniques r

City of Long Beach PHL Job Title: MICROBIOLOGIST I-III Department: Health & Human Services - (CL) Posted on: 02/19/2026 Application Deadline: 03/05/2026 JOB DESCRIPTION Performs technical procedures for the detection, isolation and identification of infectious disease agents, including emerging pathogens; Performs screening and supplemental tests on blood specimens for detection of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, hepatitis viruses and other infectious diseases; Performs m

Heluna Health Job Title: Microbiologist (California Emerging Infections Program) Work Location: California Microbial Disease Laboratory (Richmond, CA 94804, USA) Under the direction of the Research Scientist Supervisor of the Reference Bacteriology Unit, Microbial Diseases Laboratory of CDPH, the Microbiologist performs duties to test samples received by the unit including multiple surveillance projects conducted by CEIP. The duties include those associated with the testing

Long Beach Public Health Laboratory (LBPHL) to resume the Environmental Lead Testing Services effective Monday March 23, 2026 Long Beach Public Health Laboratory (LBPHL) will resume their Environmental Lead Testing Services effective, March 23, 2026. The LB PHL for environmental lead testing is accredited by AIHA-LAP(LAP-102620) on the following matrices such as soil, paint, air filter and dust wipe in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025: 217 standards. The cost for testing is $16

Imperial County PHL Job Title: Public Health Microbiologist Department: Public Health Posted On: 04/09/2025 Application Deadline: continuous Under the direction of the Public Health Laboratory Manager, perform public health laboratory tests and analysis on clinical, environmental and animal specimens in support of public health programs and community health care providers; provide administrative and technical support for public health programs, supervisors and administrators.

Heluna Health Job Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Testing Laboratory Supervisor Work Location: California Microbial Disease Laboratory (Richmond, CA 94804, USA) The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) is responsible for the diagnostics, education, and applied research programs for identification, surveillance, control, and prevention of bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases originating in humans. MDL works close

San Diego County Public Health Laboratory goes live with it's in-house Wastewater Surveillance testing and real time Dashboard San Diego County Public Health Laboratory is excited to announce the launch of it's in-house Wastewater Surveillance program featuring a dynamic dashboard that provides real time trends and data on pathogens including SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), Influenza A&B, and Respiratory Syncytial virus (RSV) using droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) on samples from the Point

Orange County Public Health Laboratory Job Title: Public Health Microbiologist I Department: Health Care Agency Opening Date: 01/08/2026 Application Deadline: 1/15/2026 THE OPPORTUNITY Health Care Agency is recruiting for a Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) I to perform standardized microbiological testing in areas such as: bacteriology, mycobacteriology (TB), parasitology, virology and water quality for the detection of communicable disease-causing agents. The incumbents w

Sonoma County PHL Job Title: Public Health Laboratory Technician II Department: Department of Health Services (DHS) Posted on: 01/05/2026 Application Deadline: 01/19/2026 JOB DESCRIPTION The County of Sonoma Department of Health Services is seeking qualified candidates to fill a Public Health Laboratory Technician position at either the I or II level. If you are interested in being considered for both levels, you will need to apply to the separate, concurrent recruitments bei

Sonoma County PHL Job Title: Public Health Laboratory Technician I Department: Department of Health Services (DHS) Posted on: 01/05/2026 Application Deadline: 01/19/2026 JOB DESCRIPTION The County of Sonoma Department of Health Services is seeking qualified candidates to fill a Public Health Laboratory Technician position at either the I or II level. If you are interested in being considered for both levels, you will need to apply to the separate, concurrent recruitments bein

Heluna Health Job Title: Microbiologist II Antimicrobial Resistance Testing Unit Work Location: California Microbial Disease Laboratory (Richmond, CA 94804, USA) Under the supervision of the Antimicrobial Resistance Testing Laboratory Supervisor in the Bacterial Diseases Section of the Microbial Diseases Laboratory, the Microbiologist II performs duties associated with the receipt, processing, culture, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, phenotypic and genotypic testing to

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Specimen Laboratory Assistant (SENIOR LABORATORY ASSISTANT) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-502188 Application deadline: 01/09/2026 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently hiring a Specimen Laboratory Assistant (Senior Laboratory Assistant) within our Center for Laboratory Sciences’ (CLS) Office of the State Public Health Laboratory Director (OSPHLD). CLS is based on the CDPH Richmond Ca

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Public Health Microbiologist II (PHMII) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-501025 Application deadline: 01/08/2026 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently hiring for a Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) II (shall consider PHM I) within our Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS). In this role, you will serve as a Microbiology Training Scientist, preparing, organizing, and providing subject mat