Overview
Join the team that safeguards the health of every newborn in Washington. As a Chemist 4, you’ll lead the daily work of the Newborn Screening Laboratory, ensuring that infants receive timely and accurate screening results for preventable heritable conditions. You will guide a skilled team, support program planning, improve laboratory processes, and help maintain a service that families across the state rely on from day one.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and supervise the Newborn Screening Laboratory’s day to day operations, including scheduling, training, support, and performance development for a team of approximately nine technical staff.
Oversee testing workflows, review atypical results, maintain quality and competency records, and coordinate method development with quality assurance and program leadership.
Manage essential administrative operations, including equipment monitoring, supply planning, vendor coordination, workload forecasting, and routine reporting.
Provide technical back up for lead workers, including reviewing and releasing results, troubleshooting instruments or the laboratory information system, and guiding staff on testing questions.
Contribute to program planning, policy development, standard operating procedures, and continuous improvement of laboratory practices.
Support emergency response activities when the agency is activated.
About Washington Department of Health
At DOH, we safeguard public health in an ever-evolving world. Through collaboration with local health jurisdictions and state, federal, and private partners, our programs, and services impact every Washingtonian and visitor daily. We're driven by Equity, Innovation, and Engagement, as outlined in our Transformational Plan for the future of Washington health.
