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About the Role

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates deaths in New York City to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine. The selected candidate will assist in conducting scientific analyses on biological specimens in the Forensic Biology Department.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the DNA analysis of evidentiary material such as hairs, body fluids, and other biological evidence, using state-of-the-art molecular techniques.
• Performs administrative review on case files for casework.
• Receives comprehensive training and instruction in the various techniques used in the collection, preservation, handling, and receipt of evidentiary materials.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, conferences, and other training and development activities.
• Receives training in the routine preventative maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment and analytical instruments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Authorization to work in the United States is required.
• The Office of Chief Medical Examiner does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas.
• Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.
• Selected candidates will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing.
• This position has been identified as essential and may require 24-hour availability during emergency events.

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Essential

Experience Level

• 1 year of experience
• 2 years of experience
• 3 years of experience
• 4 years of experience

Education Level

• 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.

Salary/Compensations

• $60,000 to $70,000
• USD 64029 - USD 64029

About the Company

• 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.
• Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine.
• We exist to provide answers in support of families and communities during times of profound need.
• The core values of CARES guide our work for communities and inform our behavior toward each other and all those we serve.
• Commitment: Dedicated to the mission at all times
• Accountability: Responsible to each other and the community
• Resilience: Adapt in the face of adversity
• Excellence: Achieve and maintain the highest quality
• Service: Innovate to meet evolving needs
• Agency: DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE
• Job Category: Health

Equal Opportunity

• 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.