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  • Senior Laboratory Scientist

    Jefferson City, Missouri United States State of Missouri Full Time $57,045.91 per Year Jun 21, 2025
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    State of Missouri

    Build the Missouri of tomorrow. Ensure a strong foundation today. Join a group of innovative team members focused on driving the State of Missouri forward. As public servants, our team members have the opportunity to produce work that is both lasting and important. This work serves to protect families, communities, and our natural resources.  No matter where you are in your career, whether entry level or senior level, a career with the State of Missouri will challenge you to grow both personally and professionally. Though one employer, there is no shortage of exciting opportunities as there are many career paths you may take within the State. If you are searching for a job that transforms lives, including your own, a career with the State of Missouri is the perfect fit!

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    Job Description

    Job Location: This position will be located at 101 N. Chestnut, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

    Why you’ll love this position:

    The Newborn Screening Unit is responsible for testing all babies born in Missouri for over 70 genetic and metabolic disorders. Early detection and intervention can help prevent disabilities and/or death from these disorders. This is an exciting opportunity for career advancement in public health while saving the lives of many Missouri newborns.

    • This is an exciting position which oversees the FA, OA and AA testing on tandem mass specs. This person is expected to be familiar with their testing area, refer high risk time-critical results and have a regular work schedule.
    • The position will supervise one scientist, and be responsible for training new employees in their testing section.
    • This position will be responsible for inventory about every 2 months, lot comparisons, and PT and CDC testing requirements.
    • This position is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting TQD MS-MS with technical support through Revvity Omics.
    • This position is responsible for tracking QC and patient mean trends, instrument matching, and monthly reports consisting of how many samples are tested and reported abnormal each month.
    • This position is expected to become cross trained across all Newborn Screening testing platforms, to support the unit when and where needed.


    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)
    • 2 years of experience as a Public Health Laboratory Scientist
    • Experience with tandem mass spectrometry instrumentation is strongly preferred


    Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

    The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

    Alice Keyes (alice.keyes@health.mo.gov), ph: 573-751-1473
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