Crime Lab Technical Specialist

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

At the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity. We’re looking for a Crime Laboratory Technical Specialist to join our Forensic DNA Unit. This position will serve as the technical lead/subject matter expert in the Forensic DNA Unit and will have functional and technical oversight of Crime Laboratory Analysts in operations related to analysis. This includes certification, quality assurance, training, emerging technologies and methods, or other specialties, and will serve as the supervisor’s designee in the supervisor’s absence. If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree with twelve semester hours in biology or chemistry and an additional twelve semester hours in a biological science, chemistry, forensic science, molecular physics, physics, criminalistics or pharmacology plus four years of professional-level crime laboratory experience.
• A combination of coursework is allowed.
• Graduate training in qualifying fields will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience; a combination of coursework is allowed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct forensic analyses at the request of local, state, and federal law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.
• Provide technical support to team members in the areas of data analysis, equipment operation, advanced equipment troubleshooting, reagent preparation, forensic data base queries, and evidence collection.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in the areas of casework, data collection and interpretation.
• Conduct technical and/or administrative reviews in their discipline which includes reviewing the analytical data and scientific analysis reports of analysts and initiate corrective actions if required.
• Review and make recommendations regarding current forensic analytical methods and research while implementing new forensic analytical methods.
• Draft new and/or modify existing forensic policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Provide expert testimony regarding the analytical process, the work involved preparing the evidence for analysis and instrumentation use during analysis.
• Remain up-to-date on the accreditation standards in their specific forensic discipline.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level