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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

• 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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