Role OverviewThe Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine.
What You Will Do
Perform professional forensic work to support the operations of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) Forensic Pathology & Family Service Center, including preparing reports and documentation, coordinating the intake process, and performing mortuary inspections.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Selected candidates will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing, and the position has been identified as “essential” during weather & emergency events.
Requirements
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, with specialization in criminalistics, forensic science, chemistry, biology, physics, molecular genetics, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, entomology, anthropology, ecology or a closely related scientific or engineering field.
- At least one year of satisfactory full-time experience in criminalistics, forensic science or analytic chemistry, or a satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
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