Chemist

THE POSITION

Are you searching for a career where you can use your laboratory skills to directly support the protection of air, water, and communities across Pennsylvania? Join the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as a Chemist 2 and help advance vital laboratory work that safeguards our valued environment. This position challenges you to apply your scientific knowledge to analyze complex environmental samples.

Do not miss this opportunity to contribute to projects that support cleaner water, safer communities, and stronger environmental defenses. Apply today to play a key role in helping to ensure that important data is accurate, reliable, and ready to guide public decision making!

Are you searching for a career where you can use your laboratory skills to directly support the protection of air, water, and communities across Pennsylvania? Join the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as a Chemist 2 and help advance vital laboratory work that safeguards our valued environment. This position challenges you to apply your scientific knowledge to analyze complex environmental samples.

Do not miss this opportunity to contribute to projects that support cleaner water, safer communities, and stronger environmental defenses. Apply today to play a key role in helping to ensure that important data is accurate, reliable, and ready to guide public decision making!

This position focuses on analyzing environmental samples, maintaining laboratory instruments, and supporting method development for complex testing. Through your work, you will ensure that chemical data is accurate, defensible, and produced according to strict laboratory and regulatory standards. As a Chemist 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Sample Processing:
  Organize samples, log information, and maintain documentation to ensure proper chain of custody
• Instrument Operation:
  Operate chromatography and LCMSMS systems to identify analytes and evaluate raw data
• Quality Control:
  Review analytical results, assess data trends, and apply corrective actions as needed
• Method Development:
  Develop and refine testing methods for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other environmental contaminants
• Maintenance Duties:
  Perform routine preventive maintenance and troubleshoot issues with laboratory instruments
• Safety Compliance:
  Follow all laboratory safety protocols and maintain accurate records of safety checks

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time (ad hoc basis), upon successful completion of the probationary period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:
  Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $60,538.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• One year as a Chemist 1 ( Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) ; or
• One year of professional chemical analytical experience, and a bachelor’s degree that includes 30 credits in chemistry or biochemistry; or
• A graduate degree in chemistry.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• You must possess and maintain a REAL  passport for this position.…