Job Posting Title

Laboratory Technician

Agency

308 STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Supervisory Organization

State Bureau of Investigation

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Annual Salary : $38,291.39 - $52,000.00 (Salary Commensurate with experience and qualifications).

Job Description

This position is located in the Forensic Biology Unit within the Criminalistics Services Division in Edmond, OK.

Basic Purpose

• Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for supporting laboratory operations, performing maintenance functions and completing non-technical routine laboratory tests and procedures under the direction of professional staff.

Major Work Duties

• Perform quality control activities, including but not limited to conducting and documenting scheduled function tests for instruments, equipment, and reagents according to OSBI policy. Maintain laboratory instruments/equipment, which may involve cleaning, disassembling, replacing parts, replenishing reagents, and/or scheduling vendor service.
• Assist discipline supervisors in adequately maintaining appropriate inventory of supplies, reagents, and consumables needed for casework and/or databasing analyses. Procure, receive, and properly store inventory, according to OSBI policy. Prepare and function test specific, in-house serological and DNA reagents.
• Responsible for general laboratory upkeep, including disposing of chemical and bio-hazardous waste, decontaminating surfaces, ensuring proper functionality of safety equipment, etc. Ensure the Biology evidence vault is maintained, clean, and organized.
• Assist qualified Forensic Biology Criminalists with serological analysis of evidence specific to the identification of blood, semen, and/or male DNA. Perform various steps of the DNA analysis process, under the direction of qualified Criminalists, ranging from DNA extraction, quantification, and amplification/genetic analysis, excluding interpretation.
• Accession convicted offender samples, provide kits to collection agencies, assist CODIS Criminalists with the compilation of hit verification files, perform administrative reviews, and/or perform training and customer service in reference to the OSBI's online databasing system, CoDNA.

Typical Functions

• Performs routine laboratory procedures such as preparation of media and basic preparation of slides and smears.
• Conducts non-technical routine laboratory tests and procedures under the direction of professional staff.
• Sets up and operates laboratory equipment in preparation for specimen examinations.
• Opens, separates, numbers and arranges specimens for laboratory examination and trace results.
• Maintains simple laboratory records and inventory for supplies and reagents.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and supplies by cleaning and maintaining quality assurance records.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work area in accordance with standard laboratory practice and procedures.

Level Descriptor

• This is the leadership level for incumbents who perform responsible, skilled tasks in completing a variety of laboratory tests or procedures and provide either direct or functional supervision and training to other technicians, temporary employees and students assigned to the laboratory.

Education and Experience

• Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of two years of experience in laboratory work performing laboratory procedures; or an equivalent combination of experience, substituting one college-level laboratory science course for each six months of required experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of a variety of standard laboratory procedures and techniques; of laboratory equipment and terminology; and of laboratory hazards and safety practices. Ability is required to receive and complete complex written and oral instructions on technical matters; to supervise the activities of subordinate laboratory staff; to operate laboratory equipment; and to write reports.

Special Requirements

• Some positions at the Department of Vet