Chemist; Forensic)

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Conduct and analyze scientific testing performed by lower graded scientists and providing scientific validation of results.

Interpret the chromatography and quantitative confirmation results from the highly specific analytical instrumentation in relation to testing human urine aliquots for selected drugs of abuse or drug metabolites.

Ensure compliance with Federal Law and established laboratory quality control and quality assurance criteria and ascertain the identity and accuracy of quality control specimens in both screening and quantitative analytical reports.

Determine the disposition of specimens whose chain of custody documents contain errors or omissions, in accordance with acceptable practices and sound judgment.

Initiate special testing requests and/or requests for testing that is completed at other laboratories.

Prepare and certify memoranda required for the different types of validity and steroid testing.

Read, comprehend, and interpret scientific journal reports, studies, and articles in the field of forensic urine drug testing to maintain current expertise in the execution of their duties.

Understand and apply pharmacokinetics for various drugs that enables them to, in the course of expert testimony, present scientific information in a manner understandable to the lay person.