Laboratory Scientist - Antimicrobial Resistance; PN, PN

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This posting will expire on November 11th, 2026

Health

Kristi W. Candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted directly.

8995 East Main Street

Reynoldsburg

Ohio

43068

United States

$28.76/hour

Permanent - Full Time

M-F; 8:30am - 5:00pm

Classified

OCSEA

Laboratory

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.

The ODH Public Health Laboratory assists the agency, local health departments, and clinicians across Ohio in disease outbreak investigations, public health emergencies, and identification of disease causes to aid in treatment and prevention. Our services include screening for diseases of public health interest, reference support for confirmation of low incidence infectious agents, laboratory investigation to determine epidemiological patterns, and oversight of the state’s alcohol breath testing program.

As a Laboratory Scientist 2, you'll join a dedicated team of public health scientists producing the timely, accurate, high-quality data that reveals critical early warning signals, supports effective outbreak and emergency response, and - by helping public health's "disease detectives" identify sources of illness - drives improvements to prevention and treatment.

• Perform high complexity testing requiring specialized knowledge, training, and judgment on various clinical and environmental samples.
• Various testing methods to include: inoculating specimens and samples on appropriate microbiological culture media, recording observations including colony morphology, Gram stain, set-up of biochemical tests and other methods for microbial identification (e.g., MALDI-TOF, Culture Independent Diagnostic Testing (CIDT), BACTEC MGIT, Panther Fusion), polymerase chain reaction (PCR) andNext Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies, complex sample preparations using multiple chemical separation techniques involving digestion, precipitation and column chromatography, radiochemistry analysis, radiological counting, data analysis and reporting, gross alpha/beta, gamma analysis including analysis of environmental samples, liquid scintillation, mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and isoelectric focusing.
• Perform quality control testing on media, reagents, and test kits and record observations.
• Provide customer service functions by communicating explanations of test results to physicians, local health departments (LHDs) and other government agencies.
• Monitor routine laboratory supplies needed to perform daily functions in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team (e.g., ODH Terrorism Response staff, State Highway Patrol, FBI, EMA, Public Safety, LHD).
• Maintain work related documentation and use Laboratory Information Management System to input and process data.

Selected candidates must be vaccinated for Hepatitis-B and will be exposed to biofluids and tissue, sharps, caustic or toxic chemicals, and/or explosives; may work varying hours and must be able to provide own transportation.

Proof of Hepatitis-B vaccination due before first day of work (do NOT provide, until directed to do so)

Qualified candidates NOT yet fully vaccinated for Hepatitis-B must be able and willing to receive the vaccination. We can provide it at no cost (post-hire) and temporarily limit your work duties to prevent exposure.

Unless required by legislation, the selected candidate will begin at Pay Grade 31, Step 1 of the union (OCSEA) Pay Range Schedule ($28.76 per hour), with an opportunity for pay increase after six months ($30.10 per hour) of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including…