CareerPlan

Medical Examiner Associate

Hamilton Building - Medical Examiner, USFull-time$226k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-11

Core

Conducts death investigations, performs autopsies and external examinations, determines cause and manner of death, and provides expert testimony.

Role type

Senior IC forensic pathologist (medical examiner associate)

Builds

Forensic pathology services and death investigation reports

Domain

Healthcare + Forensic Medicine

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Autopsy performance, histologic slide interpretation, death investigation, report writing, expert testimony, scene investigation, digital imaging

Preferred skills

Acting clinical department head capability

Technologies

Histologic slide analysis tools, digital imaging equipment

Responsibilities

Perform postmortem examinations and retain samples, prepare written autopsy reports, issue preliminary cause of death reports, confer with law enforcement, visit death scenes, provide expert testimony, maintain investigation records

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC