Chief Forensic Laboratories
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Duties
Essential Job Functions- Directs the administrative and technical activities of all laboratory personnel, including those involved in chemical and physical analysis.
- Coordinates the activities of the division with other laboratories, legal and law enforcement agencies, the courts, and scientific associations.
- Directs and participates in researching new methods, procedures, and techniques for scientific medico-legal investigations.
- Oversees the development and implementation of training programs for laboratory personnel.
- Prepares the division's budget, including requests for personnel, equipment, supplies, or facility modifications.
- Manages the grant administration process, including identifying funding opportunities; overseeing the development and writing of grant proposals and applications; monitoring grant spending; ensuring compliance with all terms and conditions of grants and funding agencies; and overseeing grant closeout procedures.
- Ensures the division's compliance with accreditation standards in accordance with established policies and procedures for ongoing quality improvement.
- Reviews and approves written findings that are subject to legal proceedings; testifies findings as established by laboratory analyses; and interprets findings as an expert witness.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY: OPTION I:A Doctorate degree* from an accredited college with specialization in chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, criminalistics, physics, or biology AND two (2) years of experience supervising personnel in a forensic sciences laboratory**. -OR- OPTION II:
A Master's degree* from an accredited college with specialization in chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, criminalistics, physics, or biology AND three (3) years of experience supervising personnel in a forensic sciences laboratory**. -OR- OPTION III:
A Bachelor’s degree* from an accredited college or university with specialization in chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, criminalistics, physics, or biology AND four (4) years of experience supervising personnel in a forensic sciences laboratory as a Supervising Criminalist I*** within the County of Los Angeles. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- An active and valid certification in one (1) of the following certification(s) is required within two (2) years of appointment:
- A valid and active certification in toxicology by the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT); or
- A valid and active certification in toxicology by the National Registry of Certified Chemists (NRCC); or
- A valid and active toxicological chemistry certification by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC).
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