Employment Opportunities

Administrative Assistant 1 or Administrative Assistant Trainee (NY HELPS) Vacancy ID 178682
Applications due 2/4/25
The Administrative Assistant 1 will provide administrative support to the Wadsworth Center’s Biggs Laboratory Administration Unit. The incumbent will perform a wide variety of administrative duties including, but not limited to, reviewing, preparing, and processing travel and purchase requests for staff across multiple divisions; preparing and tracking personnel documents; scheduling meetings and managing calendars; preparing and distributing reports; and maintaining workload tracking systems. The incumbent will also maintain efficient work flow; design and maintain electronic office filing systems; resolve day-to-day operations problems; answer and forward phone calls; sort mail; and modify and edit documents.

Assistant Research Scientist Organic Analytical Chemistry JR-0001306
Applications due 2/5/25
This position is funded by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Laboratory Response Network for Chemical Threats (LRN-C). The Assistant Research Scientist will assist with analyzing clinical samples for selected agents of chemical terrorism utilizing various analytical methods on instruments such as Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The incumbent will also maintain appropriate laboratory documentation, prepare quality control samples, process data, assist to prepare reports and standard operating procedures, and assist with other appropriate related duties.

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 (Radiation Chemistry) Vacancy ID 179326
Applications due 2/11/25
The Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (LINC) is a fully accredited laboratory responsible for monitoring New York State’s nuclear power plants, responding to requests for radiological laboratory support for statewide incidents, participating to radiological emergency response activities, and protecting the food supply from harmful radioactive contamination. A Research Scientist is needed to provide technical and scientific support for nuclear regulatory matters and oversee day-to day quality assurance for all radioactivity measurements in environmental and food samples.

Research Scientist 1 Vacancy ID 179890
Applications due 2/14/25
The Wadsworth Center’s Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) is comprised of organic, inorganic and microbiological laboratories where skilled staff are relied upon to analyze environmental samples and human specimens, to identify and quantitate chemical contaminants that are known or suspected to be hazardous to public health. Within DEHS, the Laboratory of Organic Analytical Chemistry (LOAC) is a fully accredited laboratory, where staff support public health testing of chemical threats such as perfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, pesticides in cannabis products, and polychlorinated biphenyls in human tissues, to name a few. A Research Scientist 1 is needed to research and analyze drinking water samples for 1,4-dioxane, an emerging organic contaminant, and record and report results. Samples from small public water supplies across New York State (NYS) are tested to assess compliance with NYS’s regulated maximum contaminant level for 1,4-dioxane.

Assistant Research Scientist (Epidemiology) Newborn Screening Vacancy ID 179979
Applications due 2/18/25
Under the supervision of a Research Scientist, the Assistant Research Scientist will serve an integral role within the Newborn Screening Program Follow-up Unit by performing the critical work of reporting abnormal test results, confirming that the clinicians involved in each case follow-up appropriately and in a timely manner, and that the newborns, who screened positive, receive a diagnosis, and receive treatment, if needed.

Hourly Laboratory Technician I JR-0001350
Applications due 2/6/25
Health Research, Inc. is seeking an Hourly Laboratory Technician I. The Hourly Laboratory Technician I will work within the New York State Newborn Screening Program in which infants were screened for congenital cytomegalovirus.  This pilot study will provide important information about understanding the benefits and risks of performing newborn screening for cytomegalovirus. The Hourly Laboratory Technician I will support senior laboratory staff members and will assist in pulling and analyzing data from the pilot study.

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®!

The incumbent in this position will work approximately 10 hours/week.

Laboratory Equipment Designer Vacancy ID 180017
Applications due 2/18/25
The Laboratory Equipment Designer will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of Laboratory equipment across the Wadsworth Center’s four sites, as well as other electronic equipment. Duties also include modifying laboratory equipment, making necessary repairs and calibrations and obtaining replacement parts, supplies, and service from vendors or manufacturers. The incumbent will also coordinate with scientists to ensure laboratory equipment design/modification meets experiment requirements.

Clinical Laboratory Consultant (NY HELPS) Vacancy ID 179232
Applications due 2/10/25
Clinical Laboratory Consultants (CLCs) inspect clinical laboratories, blood banks, patient service centers and specialized facilities performing testing activities within New York State, and laboratories outside the State and U.S. that accept specimens originating from New York State. CLCs are responsible for conducting on-site evaluations of laboratory staff qualifications and testing procedures including the evaluation of facility standard operating procedure manuals and review of laboratory records; reporting of findings to laboratory directors and technical staff; documenting findings in descriptive narratives and laboratory evaluation reports; and determining the acceptance of a facility’s proposed remediation by reviewing the plan of correction. This position will assist with the management of complaints received against regulated laboratories.

Clinical Laboratory Consultant (New Rochelle)(NY HELPS) - Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program Vacancy ID 178720
Applications due 2/4/25
Clinical Laboratory Consultants (CLCs) inspect clinical laboratories, blood banks, patient service centers and specialized facilities performing testing activities within New York State, and laboratories outside the State and U.S. that accept specimens originating from New York State. CLCs are responsible for conducting on-site evaluations of laboratory staff qualifications and testing procedures including the evaluation of facility standard operating procedure manuals and review of laboratory records; reporting of findings to laboratory directors and technical staff; documenting findings in descriptive narratives and laboratory evaluation reports; and determining the acceptance of a facility’s proposed remediation by reviewing the plan of correction. This position will assist with the management of complaints received against regulated laboratories.