Assistant Director of Forensic Toxicology
Assistant Director of Forensic Toxicology
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OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence by accident by suicide suddenly when in apparent health when unattended by a physician in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. We exist to provide answers in support of families victims and community during times of profound need.
Under the broad direction of the Director of the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory the selected candidate will be responsible for performing professional and complex work in analyzing biological tissues and fluids as related to medicolegal investigations. Duties will include but are not limited to:
Manages a group of analysts involved in performing toxicological analyses of biological specimens and evidentiary materials in connection to medicolegal investigations of deaths in New York City.
Schedules and conducts training of analysts in new methods and techniques regarding development implementation and validation of laboratory methods and procedures for improving forensic toxicology analyses.
Conducts advance research regarding new methods procedures and techniques of laboratory analysis and scientific medicolegal investigation.
Identifies and justifies the selection of new laboratory instrumentation supplies policies standards and new laboratory procedures and techniques.
Oversees the operation and maintenance including troubleshooting of all laboratory instrumentation.
Reviews subordinate analytical results and reports; implements and maintains the quality control program within the laboratory.
Acts as a liaison with agency and governmental agencies investigators and outside representatives regarding laboratory results and reports.
Serves as an expert and testifies in court in the field of Forensic Toxicology.
Monitors technical developments and trends in the forensic toxicology field.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with specialization in criminalistics forensic science chemistry biology physics molecular genetics genetics biochemistry molecular biology entomology anthropology ecology or a closely related scientific or engineering field.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
