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Duties
- Conduct routine case analyses on evidence submitted to the toxicology lab, using approved methods, under the direction from supervisors or management staff.
- Receive continued training.
- Further knowledge on the operation and maintenance of the laboratory instrumentation.
- Provide court testimony when necessary in WA.
- Explain the meaning of the results to our customers and user agencies.
- Perform routine analytical testing for alcohol and drugs on biological samples.
- Report scientific findings supported by data using a laboratory information management system.
- Provide expert opinions and explains the role that alcohol or drugs may play based on training and experience as a forensic scientist.
- Quality Assurance processes to include instrument maintenance, peer batch review (where applicable), method validation and verification, and proficiency testing.
- Perform testing to validate and verify methods using guidelines established by the QA department.
- Evaluates data.
- Perform testing on proficiency sample.
- Perform instrument maintenance.
- Perform peer batch review.
- Provide training to the customer.
- Performs laboratory safety duties.
- Assist in the lab cleanliness.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Must possess a valid, unrestricted Washington State Driver's License or able to obtain one within 30 days of employment for response to mobilizations.
- Bachelor’s degree in a natural science, forensic science or closely related field. (Examples of related fields include but are not limited to: pharmacology, medical technology, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, clinical chemistry, nuclear chemistry, genetics, cellular or molecular biology or toxicology.)
- Chemistry coursework required. 20 semester or 30 quarter hours. Including a minimum of 5 quarter hours of quantitative chemistry laboratory or equivalent (with a passing grade).
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