Delaware State Jobs
Assistant Medical Examiner
The incumbent reports to the Chief Medical Examiner (CME) and is responsible for performing forensic autopsies and external body examinations of decedents to determine the cause and manner of death statewide. The work includes determining the existence of criminal acts, homicides, suicides, accidents, as well as natural causes or other forms of death. Exposure to unpleasant odors, sights, sounds, and potentially hazardous body fluids and diseases is also a significant aspect of the work. A class incumbent may assume complete responsibility for the office in the absence of the CME when assigned. Opening Date: 6/26/2025. Closing Date: 12/27/2025 11:59:00 PM Type of Recruitment: Open Competitive. Salary: Yearly: $232,578.00. Pay Grade: 023 Shift Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm M-F, rotating weekend and holiday coverage Employment Type: Actual Vacancy Employment Term: Regular Agency: DSHS/Division of Forensic Science Location(s): Tobin Building: (26351 Patriots Way, Georgetown, DE, 19947) Contact Name: DSHS Talent Acquisition Contact Phone: 302-739-5458
The incumbent reports to the Chief Medical Examiner (CME) and is responsible for performing forensic autopsies and external body examinations of decedents to determine the cause and manner of death statewide. The work includes determining the existence of criminal acts, homicides, suicides, accidents, as well as natural causes or other forms of death. Exposure to unpleasant odors, sights, sounds, and potentially hazardous body fluids and diseases is also a significant aspect of the work. A class incumbent may assume complete responsibility for the office in the absence of the CME when assigned. Opening Date: 6/26/2025. Closing Date: 12/27/2025 11:59:00 PM Type of Recruitment: Open Competitive. Salary: Yearly: $232,578.00. Pay Grade: 023 Shift Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm M-F, rotating weekend and holiday coverage Employment Type: Actual Vacancy Employment Term: Regular Agency: DSHS/Division of Forensic Science Location(s): Tobin Building: (26351 Patriots Way, Georgetown, DE, 19947) Contact Name: DSHS Talent Acquisition Contact Phone: 302-739-5458