Job Description

Requisition No: 872098

Agency: Department of Law Enforcement

Working Title: CHIEF OF FORENSIC SERVICES-FDLE - 71000639

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 71000639

Salary: $97,705.92

Posting Closing Date: 03/20/2026

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CHIEF OF FORENSIC SERVICES

INVESTIGATION AND FORENSIC SCIENCE

FORT MYERS REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER

REGIONAL CRIME LAB

**Internal advertisement for current FDLE members**

The Chief of Forensic Services for the Fort Myers region provides leadership and oversight for the regional laboratory and serves as the program manager for a forensic discipline or statewide initiative. This position reports directly to the Forensic Services Director and is a member of the Executive Council, contributing to agency‑wide planning, strategy, and implementation efforts.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific duties include:

• Contributing to major decisions related to forensic policies, how forensic services are provided, staffing, and budget management;
• Providing guidance and direction to crime laboratory supervisors and ensuring consistent application of practices and policies;
• Overseeing quality assurance across all disciplines in the regional laboratory to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of work products and processes;
• Reviewing quality assurance requirements, managing proficiency testing; reviewing line inspections and quality audits, and serving as a liaison with ANAB representatives;
• Managing the regional laboratory budget;
• Applying and interpreting information obtained from the laboratory’s automated information systems to support operational decisions and evaluate member performance;
• Coordinating required training for laboratory personnel and arranging external training to meet operational and customer needs;
• Reviewing customer feedback; and
• Addressing laboratory-related issues and ensuring compliance with laboratory safety requirements.

To be considered as a potential candidate, you must meet the minimum qualifications(s) listed below. Degrees must be from an accredited college or university as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of professional experience in a law enforcement laboratory, three (3) of which must be in a supervisory position.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of forensic laboratory management and operations;
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 and other relevant ISO standards, including ANAB International programs and requirements;
• Knowledge of the terminology, principles and analytical techniques used in the analysis of physical evidence within a forensic laboratory;
• Knowledge of the proper procedures for providing expert testimony in court;
• Knowledge and skill in the collection, detection, preparation, examination, preservation and documentation of physical evidence in various environments, and in the use of scientific laboratory equipment;
• Knowledge of forensic crime laboratory safety requirements including personal protective equipment required to minimize risks associated with occupational exposure to blood, other potentially infectious materials, chemicals and waste products;
• Ability to manage and coordinate laboratory safety inspections, including inventorying drug standards and collecting and disposing of biohazardous and chemical waste;
• Knowledge of budgeting, personnel management and other administrative practices; and
• Skill in working effectively and professionally with Chiefs of Forensic Services, Technical Leaders, Crime Laboratory Supervisors, proficiency test providers, vendors and other investigative and forensic professionals.

Note: Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

BASE SALARY:

$97,705.92

NOTES:

Starting salary will be at the minimum of the class pay range, unless otherwise dictated by FDLE's pay policy. The elements of this selection process may include a work sample and/or interview. Future vacancies may be filled from this position advertisement.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.