Employment Opportunities

Office Assistant 2 (NY HELPS) Fiscal and Procurement Administration Vacancy ID 202848
Applications due 12/3/25
The Office Assistant 2 will be responsible for a full range of purchasing activities for the Wadsworth Center’s Purchase Unit. The Purchase Unit’s mission is to facilitate purchasing in compliance with Department of Health rules and regulations as well as NY State Finance Law. The incumbent will hold a state credit card and be responsible for all activities related to processing credit card orders. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: review purchase request for completeness and compliance of NYS Finance Laws and DOH rules and regulations; work directly with end users to resolve incomplete information and/or obtain required supporting documentation; monthly credit card reconciliations; obtaining required documentation from vendors; and inform stakeholders of purchasing policies and procedures.

Research Scientist 4 (Analytical Chemistry) Vacancy ID 202329
Applications due 12/10/25
The Wadsworth Center operates with the Office of Cannabis Management to serve as the New York State Cannabis Reference Laboratory. A Research Scientist 4 is needed to lead the organic section of the Cannabis Reference Laboratory Program. The incumbent will provide oversight, technical leadership, and direction of the daily operations of the Cannabis Reference Laboratory including testing, research investigations, and research into new methods and assays.

Research Scientist 5 (Analytical Chemistry) Vacancy ID 201294
Applications due 1/3/26
The Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, is seeking an outstanding research scientist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to establish a competitive, extramurally funded, research program in the general area of Environmental Health Sciences.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program and lead a public health laboratory focused on organic environmental testing. The independent research program may be at the intersection of mass spectrometry, organic analytical chemistry, environmental toxicology, and public health, and should complement existing strengths within the Center. The successful applicant will join an interactive group of research scientists, which will expand the Center’s existing world-class program in environmental health sciences. Research interests may include, but are not limited to: emerging organic contaminants; microplastics/nanoparticles; novel mass spectrometry applications; and cheminformatics.

The successful applicant will receive a start-up package and access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, including Gas Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS/MS), Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) (Orbitrap).

Research Affiliate I (Post Doctoral) JR-0001897
Applications due 11/28/25
Health Research, Inc. is seeking a Research Affiliate I. This position offers a stimulating professional growth opportunity at the interface of microbiome science, metabolomics, toxicology, and human health under the mentorship of the Principal Investigator. The Research Affiliate I will work with a Principal Investigator to develop their post-doctoral research skillset by investigating how gut microbes biotransform environmental pollutants and dietary compounds, and how these microbial transformations influence pollutant toxicity and disease-relevant pathways, including carcinogenesis and systemic toxicity.

The incumbent will contribute to designing, performing, analyzing, and presenting experiments to evaluate the biological effects of microbial metabolites on human cancer cell lines, organoid models, and mouse models. Experimental approaches include cell migration, invasion, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity assays, and gene expression profiling (qPCR, RNA/DNA extraction), as well as advanced metabolomics using high-resolution mass spectrometry platforms such as QTOF and Orbitrap. The Research Affiliate I will integrate multi-omics data to elucidate mechanisms by which microbial biotransformation modulates pollutant toxicity and disease-relevant pathways. The incumbent will maintain detailed laboratory records, contribute to manuscript preparation, perform rigorous data analysis, and assist with training junior staff. The role also involves maintaining and operating key laboratory instruments and shared resources.

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®!

Research Scientist I Virology Laboratory - JR-0001884
Applications due 12/14/25
Health Research, Inc. is seeking a Research Scientist I to join the largest state public health Virology laboratory team in the United States at the Wadsworth Center. This position will participate in the characterization of circulating and emerging human viral pathogens of major public health interest. State-of-the-art methods employed in this work include numerous molecular detection and sequencing techniques. The incumbent will contribute to the characterization of viruses detected in primary and wastewater specimens, the development of future analysis methods, operation of existing pipelines, and aid in critical response efforts to disease threats.

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®!

Research Scientist I Virology Laboratory - JR-0001894

Applications due 11/28/25

Health Research, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Research Scientist to work within the Wadsworth Center Mycobacteriology Laboratory. The incumbent will provide support for a global study that assesses treatments with new anti-TB drugs for preventing people from developing infections with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.  Position responsibilities include use of both culture-based and molecular methods for mycobacterial identification and susceptibility testing, accessioning specimens, storage and management of specimens and utilization of data information management systems to assist in analyzing data. 

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®!   

Research Scientist 2 - Clinical Pathology Vacancy ID 203368
Applications due 12/9/25
The incumbent will be responsible for determining regulated laboratory compliance with proficiency testing requirements, including assessing laboratory performance. This requires detailed analysis of the commercially available proficiency testing products to ensure acceptability criteria are met. The incumbent will be required to make annual database configurations changes based on that detailed analysis. Additionally, the incumbent must provide weekly and monthly reports to management.

Assistant Research Scientist - JR-0001895

Applications due 12/5/25

Health Research, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Research Scientist to work within the Wadsworth Center, Division of Genetics. The Assistant Research Scientist will assist with research projects. The research explores mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in mycobacteria. The incumbent will be part of an interdisciplinary research team that combines microbial genetics, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology to understand the basis of extreme drug resistance in M. abscessus. The goal of this grant-funded research is to obtain a systems level understanding of the response of mycobacteria to various antibiotics. https://www.wadsworth.org/research/laboratories/ghosh

The incumbent will join a highly interactive and social laboratory that will further scientific training in state-of-the-art instruments, methods and analyses. Other opportunities for professional development include seminars, group discussions and presentations of findings to Wadsworth Center colleagues.

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®!