STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CRIMINALIST V
Class Code:
2338-30 Date Established: 01-02-09
Occupational Code: 7-6-4 Date of Last Revision:
BASIC PURPOSE: To function as assistant director of the
Division of State Police Forensic Laboratory, to supervise and coordinate
groups of Criminalists assigned to the Laboratory, and to conduct scientific
examinations and analyses on physiological specimens for criminal investigations
and testify as subject matter expert in criminal trials.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Collects and
preserves evidence from crime scenes and suspects.
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Prepares and
reviews detailed reports on scientific findings relative to laboratory analysis
and examinations.
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Trains and
supervises subordinates in analysis, identification and comparison of various
types of physical evidence.
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Testifies in
court as an expert witness as required.
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Searches for
sources of funding and writes grant applications to assure adequate monies and
maintains compliance with grant parameters.
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Supervises
laboratory personnel in absence of Laboratory Director and oversees daily
administrative functions concerning all Laboratory personnel for the Director
as assigned.
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Develops long and
short term organizational goals and objectives in the area of forensic science,
and evaluates their affect on statewide policies and procedures.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in evaluating, planning, or
integrating analysis of data to formulate current and long-range solutions,
strategies, or policies of a specialized or technical nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific expertise to
resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide range of
applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving major
aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organizational goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs or of
employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including disciplining
employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and firing employees,
and developing work methods. The
supervisor in this position manages a working unit or section with
responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor
injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and reports and
making decisions to solve problems or to achieve work objectives as well as
articulating and expressing those solutions and goals. This level also requires formal presentations
of solutions and goals to employees and the general public to increase the
responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client system.
Complexity: Requires formulating the combination of
overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or novel situations
requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide range of
intellectual and practical problems.
Independent Action:
Requires independent judgment in planning and evaluating work procedures and in
supervising the development of professional, technical and managerial standards
under administrative direction and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Master’s degree from a
recognized college or university with a major study in chemistry, biological
sciences, computer science, photographic science, forensic science or closely
related laboratory science. Doctorate
degree preferred. Each additional year
of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Seven years’ experience in chemistry,
biological sciences or forensic laboratory duties; three years of which shall
have been at a supervisory level. Certification
in chemistry or toxicology by an approved accrediting agency may substitute for
one of the required years of experience.
License/Certification: Must be eligible to hold a NH driver’s
license and have access to transportation for use in statewide travel. Applicants must meet certification
requirements of the FBI’s SWGDAM or ASCLD/LAB as a Technical Supervisor
in one of the forensic disciplines.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to pass
a security background check.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and practices of
quantitative and qualitative organic and inorganic chemistry. Knowledge of the principles and practices of
physical comparative testing. Knowledge
of forensic laboratory equipment and material.
Knowledge of current developments in the field of forensic science. Knowledge of fiscal and personnel management. Knowledge of the principles and practices of
supervision. Knowledge of college level
mathematics. Skill in the use and care
of laboratory equipment and materials.
Ability to report the results of laboratory tests clearly and concisely
orally and in writing and to conduct administrative and technical reviews of
staff reports and analyses. Ability to
communicate effectively with specialists in a variety of technical areas and
with representatives of local, state and federal agencies. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with departmental and local
police, legal personnel and the general public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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