Forensic Chemist
Quantico, VA 
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Posted 23 days ago
Job Description
Description

Highlights:

You'll be...

  • Joining a dynamic forensics team with many opportunities to grow professionally
  • Working with other forensic experts in various fields to support the FBI and TEDAC missions
  • Experiencing a unique opportunity to work with the FBI laboratory
  • Obtaining some or enhancing your experience working in a fully functional government laboratory working closely with other forensics experts

Tasks:

  • Use chemical and physical techniques such as solid phase extraction and liquid extraction to isolate drugs, metabolites, and poisons from biological specimens.
  • Conduct analyses of samples and extracts using headspace analysis, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, enzyme immunoassay, and other laboratory instrumentation.
  • Author detailed forensic laboratory notes and supporting documentation.
  • Use the current database network for evidence inventory, tracking, and flow.
  • Maintain proper chain of custody of all forensic material under examination.
  • Follow all QA / QC procedures, protocols, and adhere to laboratory policies and procedures related to accreditation and safety standards.
  • Prepare traceable analytical standards using calibrated balances, calibrated pipets, and simple math.
  • Generate quantitative results using instrument software packages and commercial spreadsheets.
  • Prepare and properly store and mark laboratory reagents.

Required Qualifications:

  • Education: B.S. Degree in Chemistry with at least thirty (30) credit hours in chemistry and at least six (6) hours in Physics, and course work that includes differential equations and integral calculus.
  • Experience: At least one (1) year of recent experience as a chemist, toxicologist or equivalent in an accredited laboratory.
  • Skills: Demonstrated ability to study and pass training, examination, and testing assessments

Citizenship: US Citizenship Required

Clearance: US DoD or DOJ Top Secret clearance required

Location: Quantico, VA

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

Ideal Innovations, Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelors of Chemistry (required)

Experience
1 years: as a chemist, toxicologist or equivalent in an accredited laboratory (required)


Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
1 year
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