Chemistry Scientist

Overview

This position is ONLY open to current Colorado state residents.

This position is an Onsite.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) serves Coloradans by providing high-quality, and cost-effective public health and environmental protection services that promote healthy people in healthy places. Staff members focus on evidence-based best practices in the public health and environmental fields and play a critical role in educating people in Colorado so they can make informed choices. In addition to maintaining and enhancing our core programs, the Department continues to identify and respond to emerging issues affecting Colorado's public and environmental health.

Be BOLD.....Make a REAL difference . . . and join us in serving our communities advancing Colorado's health and protecting the places we live, work, learn, and play, to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

Our mission – is to advance Colorado's health and protect the places we live, work, learn, and play.

Our vision – is to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

In addition to free parking, access to RTD bus lines and flexible working arrangements, review additional benefits and perks at the link below.

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The referral list generated by this position announcement may be used to fill multiple position vacancies and may be extended.

The Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response (DCPHR) is the department’s lead surveillance, planning and response arm for public events including communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics, pandemics, bioterrorism, and other public health and mass casualty events and disasters. The division includes the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response;
State Public Health Laboratory;
Health Equity Branch, Communicable Disease Branch;
Immunization Branch;
Public Health Informatics;
Reporting, and Refugee Branch; and Operations Branch. The Division exists to ensure that the Department has the ability to effectively prepare for, monitor, detect, diagnose, investigate, and nimbly respond to all types of conditions, events and disasters that impact the public’s health.

The Work Unit: The work unit exists to provide accurate and timely scientific data, analysis, and test results in regard to detection, identification with multiple methods in various clinical and environmental settings. Data generated by this work unit are used in timely support of various state and national environmental, safety and various public health programs and rapid response to chemical terrorism events.

This position performs method development and validation/verification following requirements of the following regulatory bodies: CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), and ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Method development and…