Crime Lab Manager

At the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity. We're looking for a Crime Lab Manager to join our Quality Assurance and Evidence Unit. In this role, they ensure full compliance with laboratory policies, procedures, accreditation standards, and applicable state laws. Responsibilities include maintaining up-to-date safety protocols, ensuring proper evidence submission and chain of custody, and overseeing handling, return and destruction of evidence and documentation. If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you! A baccalaureate degree with twelve semester hours in biology or chemistry and an additional twelve semester hours in a biological science, chemistry, forensic science, molecular physics, physics, criminalistics or pharmacology plus five years of professional level laboratory experience. A combination of coursework is allowed.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Graduate training in qualifying fields will substitute for one year of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience; a combination of coursework is allowed.

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Applicants must meet the current educational requirements of the hiring agency's accrediting body for the laboratory.

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Criminal justice is not considered a qualifying educational field.

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Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here .

Job Duties:

As a Crime Lab Manager, you will conduct forensic analyses at the request of local, state, and federal law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. Examples of other duties included are; Manage lab quality assurance program to ensure compliance with current accreditation requirements. Supervise Crime Lab Supervisors in maintaining, reviewing, and documenting lab quality programs. Monitors laboratory practices, including instrument calibration and maintenance, appropriate use of reagents, standards and traceability, new method/instrument validation, technical and administrative review of lab reports. Plans, organizes, conducts, and documents internal audits of the LSP Crime Lab to verify that its operation complies with laboratory's quality control system. Manages lab corrective action program Manages lab proficiency testing program. Coordinates and monitors all external audits and surveillance visits of lab as they relate to accreditation.

Position-Specific Details:

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Probational Career Progression:

This position may be filled as a

Crime Lab Manager Work Schedule:

Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday.

Compensation:

The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. • Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Department of Public Safety ATTN:

Human Resources/Genae' Flowers

P.O. BOX 66614

Baton Rouge, LA. 70896

Email:

genae.flowers@la.gov