About this role
The California Department of Public Health’s Microbial Diseases Laboratory Branch is responsible for diagnostic and surveillance testing, applied research projects, and education and training for the identification and characterization of bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens of public health importance. 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) pathogens. The Microbiologist II will be involved in a researc