Associate Laboratory Microbiologist, Bureau of the Public Health Laboratory

About the role

The Division of Disease Control’s mission is to safeguard the health of New Yorkers through identification, surveillance, treatment, control, and prevention of infectious diseases. The NYC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) contributes to this mission by providing clinical and environmental laboratory testing services.

Responsibilities

• Assist lab supervisors with routine laboratory operations and administrative tasks.
• Perform high and moderate complexity laboratory testing and procedures on clinical and environmental specimens.
• Use manual and automated methods and specialized instrumentation within the BSL-2 laboratory and high containment laboratory (BSL-3).
• Generate reports, keep records, and perform tasks related to laboratory testing.
• Cross-train in various methods and techniques across PHL to assist with routine and surge events as needed.
• Perform and/or provide oversight of administrative functions in the laboratory.
• Use the Laboratory Information System to perform data entry, queries, and verify testing results.
• Maintain laboratory supplies and equipment using the PHL inventory tracking system or alternative system when implemented.
• Assist lab supervisors in maintaining a program of quality control, participating in a program of quality assurance, and taking corrective action when needed.
• Maintain and monitor general and unit specific program of biosafety and infection control.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in medical technology or in one of the chemical, physical, or biological sciences, and one year of laboratory experience at the technologist level in the appropriate laboratory specialty or specialties.
• Ninety college credits from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by either (a) or (b) below, and one year of laboratory experience at the technologist level in the appropriate laboratory specialty or specialties.
• (a) For those whose training was completed prior to September 15, 1963: a total of at least 24 credits in chemistry and biology courses combined, including at least nine credits in chemistry, of which six credits must be in inorganic chemistry; and including at least 12 credits in biology courses pertinent to the medical sciences.
• (b) For those whose training was completed after September 15, 1963: 16 credits in chemistry courses acceptable towards a major in chemistry, including at least six credits in inorganic chemistry; and 16 credits in biology courses acceptable towards a major in biology; and three credits in mathematics.

Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical or environmental diagnostic testing laboratory.
• Possess or be eligible for a New York State clinical Laboratory Technologist License.

Skills

• PREFERRED SKILLS: Experience in a clinical or environmental diagnostic testing laboratory.

Benefits

• Loan Forgiveness: Federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or fully forgive your full balance.
• Benefits: Includes a premium-free health insurance plan, additional health, fitness, and financial benefits, a public sector defined benefit pension plan, a tax-deferred savings program, and a robust Worksite Wellness Program.
• Work From Home Policy: Ability to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security: Enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Why you should work for us?

• Loan Forgiveness: Federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or fully forgive your full balance.
• Benefits: Includes a premium-free health insurance plan, additional health, fitness, and financial benefits, a public sector defined benefit pension plan, a tax-deferred savings program, and a robust Worksite Wellness Program.
• Work From Home Policy: Ability to work up to two days during the week from home.
• Job Security: Enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Additional Information

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
• New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.
• Additional Information: The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.