CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY DIRECTORS

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

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.

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

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 (PHM II) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-500517 Application deadline: 12/17/2025 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is hiring a Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) II within our Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS), Infectious Disease Laboratory Division (IDLD), Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) Branch. MDL provides reference diagnostic and surveillance testing, and

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

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Clinical Laboratory Inspector (Examiner II LFS) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-495956 Application deadline: 12/16/2025 The Examiner II provides complex and technical guidance to staff. Conducts on-site complaint inspections of facilities to assure compliance with Departmental regulations, state and federal laws, including the American Association of Blood Bank (AABB)Standards, and policies and procedures. Eva

Sacramento County PHL Job Title: Public Health Microbiologist Department: Health Services Posted On: 10/23/2025 Application Deadline: 11/06/2025 A Public Health Microbiologist performs professional laboratory work for bacteriological, serological, parasitological, virological and mycological analysis of environmental samples, human and animal specimens for the detection and identification of infectious diseases. This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Animal Technician Assistant (LABORATORY ASSISTANT) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-496317 Application deadline: 11/13/2025 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently hiring an Animal Technician Assistant (Laboratory Assistant) within our Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS). CLS is based on the CDPH Richmond Campus which employs more than 1,200 people. The Richmond Campus is a flat, 29-acre

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Clinical Laboratory Inspector (Examiner III LFS) Work Location: Los Angeles County Job Code: JC-496219 Application deadline: 11/03/2025 The Examiner III is responsible for overseeing timely in-state and out-of-state clinical laboratory inspections, investigating facility and personnel complaints, and coordinating enforcement actions, including license revocations and civil penalties. The role manages accrediting organization

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Clinical Laboratory Inspector (Examiner II Laboratory Field Services) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-495956 Application deadline: 10/30/2025 The Examiner II provides complex and technical guidance to staff. Conducts on-site complaint inspections of facilities to assure compliance with Departmental regulations, state and federal laws, including the American Association of Blood Bank (AABB)Standards, and polici

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Clinical Laboratory Inspector (Examiner I LFS) Work Location: Los Angeles County Job Code: JC-494898 Application deadline: 11/04/2025 The Center for Laboratory Sciences (CLS) serves to protect and promote the health of all Californians through innovative and collaborative infectious disease and environmental testing, including provision of investigation and surveillance activities which form the basis of disease response and

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Public Health Microbiologist I/II (Microbiology Training Scientist) Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-496009 Application deadline: 10/30/2025 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, organizin

California Department of Public Health Job Title: Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) II Work Location: Contra Costa County Job Code: JC-495435 Application deadline: 10/27/2025 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is hiring a Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) II within our Center for Laboratory Sciences, (CLS) Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory (VRDL), Zoonotic and Vector-borne Diseases Section (ZVBDS). In this role, you will serve as a ZVBD Scientist. ZVB