Chemist

Make a difference. 

The Public Health Laboratories’ Office of Environmental Laboratory Sciences seeks a skilled analytical radiochemist to join their team. This role involves conducting precise chemical analyses on environmental samples, ensuring data quality meets public health standards, and preparing samples for measurement using advanced laboratory instruments. You'll utilize your expertise to separate analytes from complex sample materials, set up analytical runs, and assess data quality, contributing to vital public health protection measures. If you're passionate about applying professional understanding to environmental samples, chemical processes, and measurement techniques, this opportunity offers a challenging yet rewarding path in public health research and analysis.

Work Setting

Welcome to our dynamic work environment in Shoreline, WA! As a Chemist 2, you'll thrive in our cutting-edge laboratories, collaborating with a diverse team of passionate scientists. We foster professional growth through ongoing training, innovative projects, and a supportive culture that values work-life balance. Join us to make a real-world impact while enjoying a fulfilling career journey.

Required Qualifications 

Experience defined below may have been gained through paid or unpaid activities. Please ensure any relevant experience defined below is outlined in your cover letter, resume, and/or applicant profile. 

About Washington State Department of Health

Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies

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