Public Health Mass Spectrometry Chemist
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This temporary position will be assigned to Department of Health & Human Services - Public Health/Epidemiology State Lab & OCME. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a highly technically skilled level chemist in the MS/MS unit. Responsibilities include: understanding and adherence to CLIA, OSHA and state government regulations for laboratories performing high-complexity testing, performing established Quality Assurance activities. Specimen receipt including: inspection for quality and determine the ability to test the specimen or the need to ask for recollection, accessioning the specimen, using a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to create, export and import specimen test worksheets. Prepare specimens for analysis using wet chemistry techniques, routine Mass Spectrometry maintenance, quality assurance prior to running the specimen and reviewing specimen results. Additional duties, as assigned.
[NOTE: Qualified applicants must meet and reflect on their application training and experience and all knowledge, skills, abilities and any experience or competencies specified in the supplemental question(s) to be considered.]
- Advanced knowledge of the principles, concepts, theories, reference sources and laboratory applications of chemistry and other related sciences.
- Considerable knowledge of the laws, regulations and agency policies governing responsibilities.
- Considerable knowledge of scientific methodology and of laboratory safety practices.
- Ability to independently perform and record complex standardized, non-standardized and developmental laboratory tests and procedures.
- Ability to analyze results, interpret methodology, understand and solve complex theoretical problems, and to provide work direction and instruction to technicians and lower level chemists.
- Ability to express technical information clearly, both verbally and in writing, when reporting results, testifying or explaining procedures.
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a bachelors degree in a chemical or biological science.
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