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Chemist I
City of St. Louis
Public Health - Environmental Health Lab
Location
St. Louis, Missouri, 63105
Salary
Not specified
Type
Full Time
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January 29, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This entry-level chemist position involves working in a public health lab to test samples, prepare materials, and maintain equipment for accurate clinical results that support community health diagnoses.
You'll handle daily lab tasks like calibrating instruments, documenting data, and ensuring everything meets safety and quality standards.
It's a great fit for someone with a science background who enjoys hands-on lab work and wants to contribute to public safety in a supportive government environment.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, clinical laboratory science, medical technology, or a related field
- At least two years of related laboratory experience, or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Ability to meet CLIA High Complexity testing personnel qualifications under Section 493.1489
- Proficiency in conducting sample analyses and preparing reagents for clinical testing
- Skills in operating, calibrating, and maintaining laboratory instruments
- Experience with documentation, quality control, statistical calculations, and developing control charts
- Comfort working with biohazards, chemicals, and prolonged standing or repetitive movements
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about science and making a real impact on community health? St. Louis County DPH is looking for a Chemist I to join our dynamic laboratory team!
In this role, you’ll perform essential clinical testing under our CLIA-certified laboratory license, ensuring accurate and reliable results that help protect public health.
St. Louis County values employee health and work-life balance.
We offer a generous benefits package including affordable health, dental, and vision coverage; 4 weeks of PTO in your first year; 11 paid holidays; retirement plan; life insurance; and short- and long-term disability.
The starting salary is $24.83 per hour.
To learn more County benefits, please visit https://stlouiscountymo.gov/saint-louis-county-missouri-careers/competitive-benefits/
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Conducts sample analyses to support clinical diagnoses in accordance with CLIA regulations.
- Prepares reagents and materials required for daily testing procedures.
- Operates, calibrates, and maintains laboratory instruments to ensure accurate, reliable, and legally defensible results for external clients and regulatory agencies.
- Maintains thorough documentation and quality control standards to meet laboratory certification requirements.
- Performs calculations and applies statistical methods to raw data for accurate reporting.
- Develops and maintains control charts, graphs, and other quality assurance tools to comply with laboratory and regulatory standards.
- Completes additional duties as assigned.
Equipment Utilized:
Includes Hologic Panther Fusion, pipettors, microscopes, centrifuges, hotplates, vortex mixers, water baths, incubators, balances, and vacuum pumps.
Working Conditions:
Requires prolonged standing or sitting, repetitive hand and wrist movements, and exposure to biohazards, chemicals, and general laboratory hazards.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in chemistry, biology, clinical laboratory science, medical technology or related field and two years related laboratory experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
Must be able to meet the minimum qualifications CLIA High Complexity testing personnel, Section 493.1489 https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/guidance/manuals/downloads/som107ap_c_labpdf.pdfAdditional Information
All applicants conditionally offered a merit position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Screening will be performed by a reputable clinical laboratory. The cost of screening will be covered by the County.
COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY: In support of commitment to the health, safety, and wellness of all staff and to be compliant with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule(Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader)it is the policy of the Department of Public Health that all newly hired employees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Acceptable forms of proof include CDC COVID-19 vaccination cards (or legible photo), documentation from a health care provider, electronic health record, or state immunization information system record. New employees must be fully vaccinated prior to starting service for the Department, and adherence to this policy is a condition of employment. Full vaccination means having received a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approved vaccine or vaccine series, consisting of two doses of either of the two-dose vaccines or one dose of the single-dose vaccine. For moderately or severely immunocompromised individuals, a primary series consists of a 3-dose series of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose in a two-dose series, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine. At this time, full vaccination does not require a booster shot. The meaning of “fully vaccinated” is subject to change in accordance with the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. For applicants with a CMS clinical contraindication(Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader)to the vaccine or sincerely held religious beliefs, which prohibit them from receiving a vaccine, you may contact the Department of Public Health Office of Human Resources (DPH HR) during the hiring phase to request an exemption or reasonable accommodation. Employees granted exemption for medical or religious reasons will be required to wear facial coverings to reduce the risk of transmission to at-risk individuals in DPH facilities and submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. All prospective employees must read and acknowledge the Policy during the application process.
HOW TO APPLY: Applicants interested in applying for this position should visit our website at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stlouis. We only accept On-line applications.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY: The policy of the Civil Service Commission of St. Louis County is to support fair and equitable employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veterans' status or political affiliation. Call the Division of Personnel at (314) 615-5429 for more information on this policy.
St. Louis County
Division of Personnel, 7th Floor
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 615-5429
Relay MO 711 or 800-735-2966
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Fax: (314) 615-7703
www.stlouiscountymo.gov
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