Employment Opportunities

Laboratory Center Administrator 1 (LCA1) Director's Office (NY HELPS) Vacancy ID 186251
Applications due 5/7/25
The Laboratory Center Administrator 1 will provide essential administrative support to Biggs Administration and oversee the functions of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences and the Director’s Office at the Wadsworth Center. This critical role ensures the smooth operation of professional administrative functions that support both public health and research initiatives. Responsibilities include preparing and reviewing budget proposals, managing purchasing requests, and overseeing the administration of State, federal, and Health Research, Inc. (HRI) funds. The incumbent will also develop personnel staffing plans, assist with recruitment, performance evaluations, and training programs, and create position classification documents. In addition, the role involves the development of internal policies and procedures, interpreting policies, and acting as a liaison between the Biggs Laboratory and external agencies and organizations.

Research Scientist 5-Biology Director's Office Vacancy ID 186154
Applications due 5/6/25
A Research Scientist 5 is required to serve as the Wadsworth Center ‘s Clinical Laboratory Director. In this role, the Clinical Laboratory Director will oversee the operation and administration of the clinical laboratories located at three different sites in and around Albany, New York. Responsibilities include managing the employment of qualified personnel, ensuring proper delegation and performance of responsibilities, compliance with CLIA and New York State regulations, maintaining quality testing systems, and implementing a quality system approach to ensure accurate and reliable patient test results.

Research Affiliate I (Post Doctoral) JR-0001382
Applications due 5/8/25
Health Research, Inc. is seeking a Research Affiliate I. The Research Affiliate I will utilize their PhD-training to work on research projects under the guidance and mentorship of the Principal Investigator (PI). The incumbent will join a research laboratory dedicated to the molecular mechanisms of regulation of drug resistance in mycobacteria. Core responsibilities of the position include planning and conducting experiments, assisting the Principal Investigator with student training and lab management activities, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and presenting findings at conferences and internal meetings. The incumbent will apply their training and broaden their technical skills towards planning and carrying out independent experiments in conjunction with the Principal Investigator. More information about research projects can be found here: https://www.wadsworth.org/research/laboratories/ghosh-laboratory/resear…

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®! https://www.wadsworth.org/

Hourly Research Scientist JR-0001538
Applications due 5/6/25
The Hourly Research Scientist will assist to investigate the relationship between ribosome hibernation and antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus. This environmental species of mycobacteria is found in lung airways of people with cystic fibrosis and other underlying lung conditions like COPD and can cause life-threatening deterioration in lung function. Moreover, M. abscessus infections are treated, rather ineffectively, with antibiotics that target the ribosome. Several mechanisms induced by M. abscessus resist the effect of antibiotics, one of which is ribosome hibernation. However, how ribosome hibernation induces antibiotic resistance is not clearly understood. The goal of the project is to develop this understanding through a combination of genetics, biochemical, microscopic and next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches. The Hourly Research Scientist will apply state-of the-art tools of molecular genetics, biochemistry, super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, NGS to determine how ribosome hibernation factor impacts M. abscessus resistance to various ribosome-targeting antibiotics, specifically aminoglycosides. The Research Scientist will work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary collaborative environment at the Wadsworth Center with research programs across a broad range of expertise.

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®!

Assistant Research Scientist - Viral Diseases JR-0001530
Applications due 5/7/25
The Assistant Research Scientist will participate in support services for surveillance testing for the detection and characterization of circulating and emerging human pathogens of major public health interest, from wastewater collected across numerous sites throughout New York State. State-of-the-art methods employed in this work will include techniques such as particle assisted precipitation, ultracentrifugation, and nucleic acid extraction methods. The incumbent will assist with the receiving, accessioning, processing, extraction and distribution of wastewater samples, as well as provide technical support for development work on Quality Assurance projects, methods comparisons, and assay Research and Development.  

Wastewater testing is a relatively new and rapidly expanding surveillance method already extensively used for infectious diseases and other critical pathogens. As a member of the largest state public health laboratory team in the US, the Assistant Research Scientist will participate in a large state wastewater surveillance program. This dynamic program involves multiple collaborating investigators with wastewater testing programs in infectious diseases and organic molecules. The high-quality operation of this front-end laboratory to the entire program is critical to the successful performance of all downstream laboratories and outcomes.

This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the Wadsworth Center’s mission in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health®!

Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program - Research Scientist 2 (Clinical Pathology)  Vacancy ID 185885

Applications due 5/2/25

The incumbent will be responsible for determining regulated laboratory compliance with proficiency testing requirements, including assessing laboratory performance. This requires a detailed analysis of the commercially available proficiency testing products to ensure acceptability criteria are met. The incumbent will be required to make annual database configuration changes based on that detailed analysis. Additionally, the incumbent must provide weekly and monthly reports to management.

Research Affiliate I (Post Doctoral) JR-0001535
Applications due 5/5/25
The Research Affiliate I will work with a Principal Investigator to develop their post-doctoral skills set. The incumbent will be responsible for investigating the unexpected complexities of quorum sensing (QS) regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Gram-negative pathogens. This project explores how protein-protein interactions influence promoter selectivity and transcriptional regulation by LuxR-type QS receptors—a paradigm-shifting concept in bacterial signaling networks. The incumbent will employ interdisciplinary techniques spanning molecular microbiology, proteomics, genomics, biochemistry, and structural biology to dissect the mechanisms by which accessory proteins control LuxR-type receptor activity and promoter binding specificity. For more information on the model system, please visit the lab website.

Chemist Aide Vacancy ID 185907

Applications due 5/2/25

Responsibilities vary according to assignment. Positions are located in various Divisions of the Wadsworth Center with public health responsibilities in the areas of infectious disease, genetic disorders and environmental testing. Duties may include sample and reagent preparation, assisting in the collection and analysis of data, operation of laboratory equipment, general laboratory maintenance and special projects.