Senior Laboratory Scientist

Job Description:

Senior Laboratory Scientist

Description

Job Location: This position will be located at 101 N. Chestnut, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

Why you’ll love this position:

The Newborn Screening Unit is responsible for testing all babies born in Missouri for over 70 genetic and metabolic disorders. Early detection and intervention can help prevent disabilities and/or death from these disorders. This is an exciting opportunity for career advancement in public health while saving the lives of many Missouri newborns.

• This is an exciting position which oversees the FA, OA and AA testing on tandem mass specs. This person is expected to be familiar with their testing area, refer high risk time-critical results and have a regular work schedule.
• The position will supervise one scientist, and be responsible for training new employees in their testing section.
• This position will be responsible for inventory about every 2 months, lot comparisons, and PT and CDC testing requirements.
• This position is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting TQD MS-MS with technical support through Revvity Omics.
• This position is responsible for tracking QC and patient mean trends, instrument matching, and monthly reports consisting of how many samples are tested and reported abnormal each month.
• This position is expected to become cross trained across all Newborn Screening testing platforms, to support the unit when and where needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)
• 2 years of experience as a Public Health Laboratory Scientist
• Experience with tandem mass spectrometry instrumentation is strongly preferred

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Alice Keyes (alice.keyes@health.mo.gov), ph: 573-751-1473

Salary:

$57,045.91 per Year