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Location

North Charleston, SC | United States

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Job description

Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Leads, manages, participates and is accountable for the technical operations of the forensic biology laboratory. The technical leader has the authorities and responsibilities described in the FBI Quality Assurance Standards.
• Manages personnel within the forensic biology laboratory, including caseload, work assignments, priorities, and administrative expectations.
• Assists in developing section operating budget, monitoring section resources, equipment, supplies and instrument maintenance.
• Performs comprehensive validation studies of equipment, methods and software.
• Monitors laboratory practices to verify continuing compliance with policies and procedures.
• Assists in formulating laboratory policy, develops section specific procedures and training manuals.
• Performs extensive research on new equipment, procedures, trends and advances in the profession.
• Serves as chief training officer for section laboratory analysts and conducts relevant training for local agencies.
• Maintains casework competency, technically and administratively reviews casework to ensure that established laboratory procedures are used to form the basis for scientific conclusions.
• Serves as alternate administrator for CODIS network and section specific software.
• Performs other duties or assumes other responsibilities as apparent or assigned.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

• Solve problems while exhibiting judgment and a systematic approach to decision making; identify the important dimensions of a problem, determine potential causes, obtain relevant information and specify alternate solutions that result in effectiveness.
• Demonstrate sound time-management skills by successfully organizing, prioritizing and completing multiple assignments in a timely manner while responding positively to a work environment that may change often.
• Embrace change to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of all laboratory operations with positive and creative approaches.
• Train, motivate and monitor the effective work of staff. Empower staff to think and act proactively to ensure the best possible outcome is provided.
• Create positive energy in both individuals and groups to build high morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
• Safeguard confidential information and use or disclose it only as expressly authorized or specifically required while performing specific job duties.
• Able to maintain favorable working relationship with co-workers, County officials, officials from other jurisdictions and the public.
• Utilize high level of conflict resolution skills with staff, community members, elected officials and stakeholders while exhibiting consistent treatment across all groups.
• Analyze, interpret data and other information prior to preparation of reports. Successfully communicate information as an expert witness during criminal trials.
• Display awareness of upcoming changes in forensic laboratory technology and software.
• Seek and participate in opportunities for continuing education and professional growth.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology or a Forensic Science related area required.
• A minimum of twelve semester or equivalent credit hours of combined undergraduate and graduate course work in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, statistics and/or population genetics.
• A minimum of three years of professional experience in an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accredited forensic science laboratory. Five to seven years of human DNA experience as a qualified analyst is preferred.
• A minimum of one year experience in a lead capacity overseeing quality activities of professional forensic science laboratory personnel.
• Coursework to meet the FBI Quality Assurance Standards (QAS) for an analyst required.
• Experience in missing persons or unidentified human remains process and relationship statistics preferred.
• Training in ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards and completed internal/external assessor training preferred.
• Successful completion the FBI QAS auditor training preferred.
• Certification by the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) preferred.

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Salary

$90.27k - $118.31k