Principal Administrative Analyst II (1825) - Department of Public Health - 159728

Company Description

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A. Learn more about the City’s hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/ 

• Application Opening: Friday, February 27, 2026

• Application Deadline: Application filing will close on or after Friday, March 6, 2026

• Salary: $156,754 to $205,322 Annually

• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service 

• Recruitment ID: PBT-1825-159728

Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference. Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco. When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose. 

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.  

The Department of Public Health is accepting applications for multiple full-time positions in class 1825 Principal Administrative Analyst II.

Individual positions have specific specialties, including: 

• Finance and budget administration

Under general direction, this position plans, directs, and oversees complex budget development and fiscal management activities for multiple major divisions within the Department of Public Health (DPH) supporting both programmatic and administrative functions across the San Francisco Health Network.

• Kaizen promotion office

The KPO office is responsible for driving lean and organizational performance and continuous improvement. We monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze data to identify trends, and support strategic decision-making. The office ensures alignment between departmental goals and overall organizational objectives, facilitates reporting, and promotes problem solving, leading and supporting Lean process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and service delivery.

The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH for the duration of the eligible list. 

Job Description

Under administrative direction, Class 1825 Principal Administrative Analyst II plans, organizes, leads and may supervise staff engaged in complex, sensitive, and detailed analytical work including quantitative analysis in the areas of budget, contracts, financial/fiscal, economic, legislative and administrative policies. This class typically supervises staff including lower-level administrative analysts, and/or complex, cross-functional project teams staffed with professional level employees.

Essential Duties:

1. Working independently, researches, analyzes, forecasts and makes policy recommendations on unique special projects with significant financial impact or highly visible public issues including administrative policies, practices, and procedures; may direct mission-critical financial or operational activities; responds to informational requests, including those of a highly sensitive nature, and may represent the department to the Mayor's Office, Board of Supervisors, Controller's Office, other city officials, outside agencies and the public; acts as executive assistant and provides administrative analysis including complex forecast modeling to high-level managers or a dep