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Chemist I
Job Group: Health and Wellness Services
Job Subgroup: Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Salary Range (Annual):
19: $42,600-86,900 Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: HS048
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Job Summary:
Performs testing, manages testing services, and reports results for chemical constituents in specimens and samples collected from humans, plants, animals, or other environmental matrices.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares, develops, and conducts chemical research experiments analysis of specimens employing quality control and quality assurance practices
- Utilizes, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory instrumentation and information management systems to meet unit objects in alignment with strategic initiatives
- Prepares, reviews, verifies, and reports test result data
- Participates in educational and outreach activities for various individuals and groups
- Utilizes assigned analytical methods-based quality requirements to verify test result validity and/or meet regulatory compliance
- Verifies test result validity and/or completes regulatory compliance activities
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Education:
Bachelor's Degree Required
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
No
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
No
- Employee Category:
Academic Staff
- Scaled Job:
No
- Salary Range (Annual):
19: $42,600-86,900
- Job Code:
HS048: Chemist I
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=HS048