Director Forensic Pathology Support Services

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.

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The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) seeks an experienced highly organized and strategically minded Director of Forensic Pathology Support Services to oversee the operational units that directly support the Citys forensic pathology mission. The Director will manage the Forensic Autopsy Services Unit (FASU) Forensic Radiography Unit Forensic Photography Unit Forensic Pathology Coordinators and the Medical Examiner Support Unit (MESU). The Director is responsible for ensuring that all technical operational and administrative services supporting forensic pathology are delivered safely efficiently and in accordance with professional legal and accreditation standards.

The Director will provide high-level operational oversight; develop and implement policies and procedures; manage multi-disciplinary technical staff; evaluate and improve workflows; and serve as a key liaison to internal and external partners. This position is integral to the effective functioning of OCMEs forensic pathology operations and requires a leader with strong communication skills expert judgment and the ability to manage complex high-volume technical services across multiple sites.

Responsibilities include:

- Provide leadership and operational management for FASU Radiography Photography Pathology Coordinators and MESU.

- Supervise managerial technical and administrative staff; oversee staffing levels performance expectations and professional development.

- Ensure proactive workflow management and communication in the autopsy suite including real-time issue resolution and coordination across teams.

- Oversee forensic radiography services including daily triage preparation case-driven imaging decisions and implementation of CT technology.

- Manage forensic photography operations ensuring high-quality documentation of autopsies evidence pathology examinations and agency activities.

- Oversee administrative case-support functions such as family communications laboratory follow-up and coordination between Medical Examiners and support units.

- Develop and implement policies procedures and quality assurance measures that support forensic pathology operations and accreditation standards.

- Manage budgets procurement equipment and resource planning for all pathology-support units.

- Conduct operational assessments and implement workflow and safety improvements across units and facilities.

- Prepare operational reports analyses and briefings for agency leadership and external oversight entities.

- Represent unit operational needs to external partners by providing clear accurate information to support funding staffing and programmatic requests.

- Maintain advanced proficiency in the use and parameters of the Case Management System and perform routine assessment of operational modules to identify new system needs and recommend enhancements.

- Maintains operational knowledge of disaster and continuity of operations plans for areas of responsibility.

- Provide 24/7/365 availability to respond to urgent matters of the division and agency including incidents and participation in the agencys MESORT and disaster response and on-call schedule.

- Attending operational meetings as representative for area of responsibility and collaborates with other directors to facilitate and enhance operations across the division.

- Develop and Implement measures for quality assurance and control.

- Other duties as assigned.

**THIS IS A PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY**

SPECIAL NOTE:
Selected candidates will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing.
This position has been identified as essential. During emergency events essential positions may require 24-hour availability.

WORK AUTHORIZATION:
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. Office of Chief Medical Examiner does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications extensions or status changes including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they meet all qualifying requirements for this position at the time of application.

***Please note that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted for this position. FINAL APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET APPROVAL.***

CRIMINALIST DIRECTOR OF LABORA - 2184A

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 :

Full-time