Job Summary

The Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia is looking for an individual to serve as the Deputy Laboratory Director who performs the full range of forensic screening and confirmation analyses to detect drug use and provide interpretation of data, drug pharmacokinetics and drug pharmacodynamics to the Court and Pretrial Services Agency and Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency Staff. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Job Description

Applicants who are currently certified or actively pursuing certification under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) by a board approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are strongly encouraged to apply. For Currently Certified Applicants: - Submit a copy of your valid CLIA certification issued by an HHS-approved board with your application. For Applicants Pursuing Certification: - Provide documentation that demonstrates ongoing progress toward CLIA certification. - Acceptable documentation may include: - Proof of enrollment in a certification program - Evidence of application submission - Training records or other relevant materials The following boards are currently recognized by HHS for CLIA certification: ABB - American Board of Bioanalysis ABB - American Public Health Microbiology Certification ABCC - American Board of Clinical Chemistry ABFT - American Board of Forensic Toxicology ABMGG - American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (formerly ABMG) ABMLI - American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology ABMM - American Board of Medical Microbiology ACHI - American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (formerly ABHI) NRCC - National Registry of Certified Chemists DMLI - Diplomate in Medical Laboratory Immunology (ASCP Board of Certification) To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic professional requirements, and specialized experience requirement below. For Toxicology Series 0415, applicant must have a degree in toxicology; or an appropriate discipline of the biological, medical, or veterinary sciences that included at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, biochemistry, or physiology, and 12 semester hours in toxicology; AND One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience that equipped you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. Specialized experience is defined as managing and directing all phases of a Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, to include but not limited to performing the full range of forensic screening and confirmation analyses to detect drug use and provide interpretation of data, drug pharmacokinetics and drug pharmacodynamics. Supervisory experience includes assigning work, providing technical oversight, developing performance plans, evaluating/appraising performance, attracting new talent, taking disciplinary measures, and facilitating professional development for a workforce. For Chemistry Series 1320, applicant must have a degree in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus and, at least 6 semester hours of physics; OR Combination of education and experience, course work equivalent to a major as shown above, including at least 30 semester hours of chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education; AND One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience that equipped you with the skills needed to perform the job duties. Specialized experience is defined as managing and directing all phases of a Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, to include but not limited to performing the full range of forensic screening and confirmation analyses to detect drug use and provide interpretation of data, drug pharmacokinetics and drug pharmacodynamics. Supervisory experience includes assigning work, providing technical oversight, developing performance plans, evaluating/appraising performance, attracting new talent, taking disciplinary measures, and facilitating professional development for a workforce. NOTE: Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the experience requirements will result in an "Ineligible" rating.