Assistant Commissioner of Forensic Operations & Investigations
Assistant Commissioner of Forensic Operations & Investigations
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Job Description
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence by accident by suicide suddenly when in apparent health when unattended by a physician in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person.
Our core purpose is to protect public health and serve impartial justice through forensic science and medicine. We exist to provide answers in support of families and communities during times of profound need.
The core values of CARES guide our work for communities and inform our behavior toward each other and all those we serve.
Commitment: Dedicated to the mission at all times
Accountability: Responsible to each other and the community
Resilience: Adapt in the face of adversity
Excellence: Achieve and maintain the highest quality
Service: Innovate to meet evolving needs
JOB DESCRIPTION
The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is seeking an experienced and missiondriven leader to serve as the Assistant Commissioner reporting directly to the First Deputy Commissioner this position leads one of the most operationally complex divisions within OCME overseeing 24/7 forensic services for the City and ensuring seamless readiness coordination and response to all fatalityrelated incidents.
The Assistant Commissioner will direct a comprehensive portfolio that includes Forensic Investigations Forensic Operations and Mortuary and Response Operations. This encompasses a wide range of specialized units including Medicolegal Investigations Identifications Fingerprint Outreach/City Burial Operations Communications Forensic Autopsy Services Forensic Photography Forensic Radiography Forensic Quality Control Special Operations/Emergency Management City Mortuary Services Fleet/Logistics DIIG and Forensic Operations Administration. The Assistant Commissioner also serves as the agency lead for mass fatality management ensuring OCMEs readiness and response to emergency incidents citywide. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Leads strategic planning daily operations and personnel and budgetary oversight for all functions within the Division of Forensic Operations and Investigations.
Directs the design implementation and management of policies procedures and workflows to ensure efficiency compliance and high standards across all units.
Provides executive oversight of all investigative and forensic support units ensuring alignment with agency standards for quality timeliness and professionalism in the response to and management of fatalities citywide.
Supervises all mortuary operations including transportation processing storage and release of decedents.
Ensures divisionwide compliance with all applicable local state and federal mandates including interagency coordination quality assurance standards forensic training requirements and mandatory reporting to oversight bodies while safeguarding the integrity and accountability of all investigative operations.
Leads emergency management initiatives and mass fatality preparedness efforts in partnership with other city agencies and stakeholders.
Serves as a senior representative of the agency in matters related to forensic operations maintaining trusted relationships with law enforcement the funeral industry religious leaders healthcare partners elected officials and community stakeholders to ensure transparency responsiveness and public trust in OCME services.
Participates in the agencys Executive Leadership Team and contributes to broader agency priorities and strategic planning.
Remains oncall and available 24/7 including nights weekends and holidays to respond to the operational needs of the agency and largescale fatality events.
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Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with specialization in criminalistics forensic science chemistry biology physics molecular genetics genetics biochemistry molecular biology entomology anthropology ecology or a closely related scientific or engineering field.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
