Laboratory Director

Duties

Essential Functions

• Manages, directs, and coordinates the activities of approximately 150 staff members at the Forensic Science Center at Chicago, a major metropolitan forensic science laboratory.
• Maintains a favorable working relationship with law enforcement agencies, states' attorneys, and other elected state and federal officials.
• Develops, plans, and schedules for guidance of subordinates for the accomplishment of work to meet program goals, objectives, and priorities established by upper management.
• Administers the in-house quality assurance program for the analysis of physical evidence from over 30,000 case assignments annually.
• Directly supervises the Deputy Laboratory Directors.
• Preforms other duties as assigned or required included but not limited to the duties enumerated above.

 Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.
• Requires two (2) years of professional supervisory work experience in a forensic science laboratory setting or law enforcement organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers a Bachelor's degree in one of the biological, chemical, physical, natural or forensic sciences.
• Prefers at least four (4) years of professional forensic science experience such as would be gained at the advanced caseworker level.
• Prefers at least four (4) years of professional, supervisory forensic science work experience.
• Prefers at least four (4) years of knowledge in State, Federal, and local criminal laws and regulations as they relate to the forensic examination of physical evidence.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in developing, implementing, and enforcing policies, procedures, and quality standards for a forensic science laboratory.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of knowledge in the various forensic science laboratory services provided and the relationship between the different examination techniques utilized.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of knowledge in the principles and practices of public and business administration including labor and hiring.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in maintaining a laboratory budget, reconciling accounts, and developing program budgeting.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience in developing scientific research efforts, new procedures, and/or training as it relates to the field of forensic science.
• Prefers a Master's degree or higher with coursework in one of the biological, chemical, physical, natural or forensic sciences.

Conditions of Employment

• Successful completion of initial and on-going, random, alcohol and drug screens.
• Successful Completion of a Background investigation.
• Successful Completion of a polygraph examination.
• Ability to maintain credibility in providing courtroom testimony.
• Ability to adhere to Illinois State Police's ethical standards.
• Ability to adhere to Illinois State Police's policies and procedures.
• No felony or misdemeanor convictions.
• Ability to travel on an as-needed basis.
• Ability to work non-routine hours occasionally.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job descriptions.

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