Microbiologist 1 – DOH7042

  • Washington State Department of Health
  • Dec 13, 2022
Full time Public Health Scientific

Job Description

Reporting to the Bioterrorism Response Coordinator, this Microbiologist 1 position is in the Bioterrorism/Emergency Response laboratory unit of the Microbiology Laboratory supporting the mission of protecting public health in Washington State by participating in:

  • Performing testing in the Biowatch program which receives environmental samples 365 days/year for testing to rule out agents of bioterrorism.
  • Responding to public health emergency events including but not limited to Ebola, MERS CoV, Influenza, emerging/reemerging pathogen and rule out testing of biothreat agents from clinical samples.
  • Receiving samples from law enforcement and other first responders for testing to rule out agents of bioterrorism.

 

This position is required to have an on-site presence in order to perform the main scope of duties, functions and responsibilities of this position.

 

This is a full-time, permanent Microbiologist 1 position located within the Division of Disease Control and Health Statistics, in Public Health Microbiology Office.

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Salary

$4,110.75 - $5,392.80 Monthly