Deputy State Medical Examiner – Eugene

State of Oregon; Town of Springfield (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid licensure renewals

CME

Professional memberships

Annual conference attendance

Relocation expense reimbursement

Job summary

The Oregon State Police, State Medical Examiner’s Office in Eugene, Oregon is hiring for one (1) Full-Time, Permanent Deputy State Medical Examiner. The role entails performing autopsies, providing expert medical consultation, teaching residents and investigators, and contributing to the expansion of Oregon’s forensic program.

Located across Portland metro area, Eugene, and Central Point, this position includes obligations to testify in court and participate in ongoing education and outreach.

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD or DO) from an approved school.
• Board certification or eligibility in anatomic or clinical/anatomic pathology.
• Board certification in forensic pathology within two years of hire.
• Licensed to practice medicine in Oregon or ability to obtain at hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform autopsies and provide expert medical consultation.
• Share autopsy responsibilities with colleagues, rotating weekend, night, holiday, and vacation coverage.
• Write autopsy reports and related death investigations.
• Provide training to law enforcement and medicolegal death investigators.

Skills

Forensic pathology

Medical testimony

Interagency collaboration

Public speaking

Education

MD or DO degree

Board certification in anatomic or clinical/anatomic pathology

Board certification in forensic pathology within 2 years of hire

Licensed to practice medicine in Oregon

Job description

The Oregon State Police, Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office in Eugene, Oregon is hiring for one (1) Full-Time, Permanent Deputy State Medical Examiner position.

This recruitment will remain open until March 10, 2027, or until filled, with application review dates occurring approximately every two weeks beginning September 25, 2026. We may close the announcement at any time after the review date if we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after this screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.

Summary of Job Duties:

The State Medical Examiner’s Office is the sole provider of forensic pathology services throughout Oregon. Our team closely collaborates with the county medical examiners and medical legal death investigators employed by each county’s death investigation program, providing technical supervision of all medicolegal death investigations.

Deputy State Medical Examiners are stationed in the Portland metro area (Clackamas), Eugene, and Central Point, Oregon. Forensic pathologists at the State Medical Examiner’s Clackamas location currently perform all medical legal autopsies for Northwestern, Eastern, and Central Oregon; however, recent years have seen significant expansion of our program. This growth includes development of a state-of-the-art State Medical Examiner facility in Eugene that is currently underway. The estimated date of completion for this facility is early 2029. This position will be the first one to provide services at the new facility when it is completed. In the interim, the pathologist that fills this position will perform forensic autopsies at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend in Springfield, Oregon. Office space will be provided in a nearby OSP facility.

Our forensic pathologists are supported by a wonderful staff of well-trained autopsy technicians and administrative specialists. Our team also includes a full-time forensic anthropologist who oversees Oregon’s Unidentified Human Remains program and provides a variety of consultant services on cases of skeletal remains. Toxicology testing is performed on-site by an ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accredited laboratory.

Our office’s work includes a teaching program providing regular lectures on legal medicine and death investigation to many groups, including students from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and Western University School of Osteopathic Medicine, law students, pathology residents, medical legal death investigators, police officers, and healthcare professionals.

Forensic pathologyfellows are encouraged to apply for this position. Interestedfellows will start employment in our main facility in Clackamas. Thefellowwill first spend time working collaboratively with our program’s senior forensic pathologists as they learn how Oregon’s system functions and gain the necessary skills to practice independently. Upon demonstration of those skills, thefellowwill transition to their permanent assignment. We anticipate that this will encompass the first year of employment but may be shorter depending on the candidate’s progress and level of comfort.

We offer paid licensure renewals, CME, professional memberships, and annual conference attendance, as well as generous relocation expense reimbursement.

You will:

• Perform autopsies and provide expert medical consultation in appropriate cases.

• Share autopsy responsibilities with the State Medical Examiner and other Deputy State Medical Examiners, rotating weekend, night, holiday, and vacation coverage.

• Write autopsy reports, and other reports as appropriate, relating to death investigations.

• Provide training, as requested, to law enforcement agencies, county medical examiners, district attorneys, and medicolegal death investigators

You must be able to provide credible sworn testimony in a criminal or civil proceeding arising from the performance of duties. This includes cogently, accurately, and appropriately qualifying and explaining any results, conclusions, and opinions so their significance is understood.

*Please Note: As a condition of employment and / or to routinely work in any of the Forensic Service and Pathology Division’s laboratories in any capacity, all individuals are required to provide appropriate samples for inclusion into the Confidential Staff DNA Identification Index, as well as maintain a valid Driver’s License.

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What’s in it for you?

• Work/life balance.

• Paid vacation, sick leave, 11 holidays and up to 24 hours of personal business leave a year.

• Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance as well as additional optional benefits.

• Retirement programs through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and optional deferred compensation programs through the Oregon Savings Growth Plan.

• Abundant advancement opportunities within the agency and throughout State of Oregon government that carries your seniority and benefits with you.

• Opportunities to expand your technical and professional skills.

• Meaningful work with others who are passionate about public service.

• Make a difference in the lives of Oregonians.

Minimum Qualifications (these must be addressed in your resume for full consideration):

Graduation from an approved school of medicine with an MD or DO degree. Board certification or qualification for certification in anatomic or clinical/anatomic pathology from the American Board of Pathology (ABP) at time of hire. Board certification in forensic pathology within two years of hiring. Licensed to practice medicine in Oregon or the ability to obtain one at time of hire.

Note: If you are selected to move forward in the selection process, you must provide official transcripts from all institutions of higher education that were used in the award of your degree.

A salary differential of 7.5% of base pay will be added upon board certification in forensic pathology.

Preferred Skills:

• Must be able to work cooperatively, cheerfully, and respectfully with other members of the medical examiner team.

• Must have good communication skills and be able to work effectively with other agencies.

• In addition to carrying an equitable share of the office caseload, it is expected that the successful applicant will assist in teaching pathology residents, medical students, and medicolegal death investigators.

• Experience crafting and executing policy recommendations and/or participation in quality assurance activities

• On occasion, take part in public outreach in the form of lectures or conference attendance on behalf of the office.

• Must, at all times, exhibit the utmost respect for the decedents entrusted to our care.

This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software during applicant skill assessments, examinations, and/or interviews is prohibited unless otherwise stated by the hiring agency. Unauthorized use of outside resources during the hiring process will result in disqualification.

Special Qualifications:

• Must possess a valid Driver’s License.

• Must be able to provide credible sworn testimony in a criminal or civil proceeding arising from the performance of duties.

• As a condition of employment and / or to routinely work in any of the Forensic Services and Pathology Division’s laboratories in any capacity, all individuals are required to provide appropriate samples for inclusion into the Confidential Staff DNA Identification Index.

Selection Process:

The process will be comprised of the following evaluation assessment (subject to change).

• Interview

The Oregon State Police does not offer visa sponsorships.

U.S. Veteran and/or Oregon National Guard Servicemember Status Designation:

Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference.

For more information, please visit Veterans Resources

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