Employment Opportunity
Toxicology Technologist
Government of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Salary: $2,513.34 to $3,310.25 bi-weekly ($65,598 - $86,397/year)
Final Filing Date: Sept 8, 2025
Hours of work: Monday – Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (36.25/week).
Location: Medical Examiner Building 7007 – 116 Street N.W. Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5R8.
The Office of the Medical Examiner is looking to fill a permanent Toxicology Technician position. The Toxicology Technicians will conduct toxicology analysis to detect, identify and accurately quantify alcohol, drugs, and other toxins in biological (ante-mortem and/or post-mortem) samples and occasionally drug paraphernalia material for the purpose of determining their direct and indirect involvement in fatalities under investigation.
Duties
Position Overview:- Extract and purify drugs and other toxins from blood, tissues, and paraphernalia.
- Identify and quantify drugs, drug metabolites and other toxins by interpreting liquid and gas chromatography and mass spectrometry chromatograms.
- Accurately prepare analytical standards and controls
- Perform mathematical calculations and construct calibration graphs.
- Perform routine maintenance on specialized equipment.
- Adhere to Health & Safety regulations by safely performing all duties and handling all chemicals and equipment, as required.
- Have knowledge and experience in quality control procedures and safe handling of potentially infectious biological specimens.
- Possess good communication skills (both verbal and written) and be able to liaise with engineers when required.
- Be meticulous and pay careful attention to maintain a high level of accuracy.
- Be able to manage a heavy workload.
Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics
Requirements
Qualifications- A technical diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology and a minimum of 4 years related experience. Equivalencies that will be considered are Chemical Technology and/or Laboratory Research and Biotechnology.
- Degree and a minimum of 2 years related minimum experience.
- Experience in extraction and purifying drug and other toxins from blood, tissues and paraphernalia.
- Experience adhering to Health and Safety regulations required in a laboratory setting performing all duties and handling chemicals and equipment.
- Knowledge and experience in the use of LC-MS and/or GC-MS techniques for the quantification of drugs in biological specimens.
- Experience identifying and quantifying drugs, drug metabolites and other toxins by interpreting liquid and gas chromatography and mass spectrometry chromatograms.
- Post graduate experience working in a busy medical (or similar) laboratory.
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How to apply: Apply online 
Posted: Sept 1, 2025
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