City Medical Examiner II

Responsibilities

• Investigate suspicious, sudden, violent, and unattended deaths
• Perform autopsies and related histological and toxicological examinations
• Certify causes of death and prepare official reports
• Testify in court and before grand juries
• Supervise City Medical Examiners I and support policy development
• Consult with law enforcement, courts, and other agencies

Requirements

• Valid New York State license to practice medicine
• Board certification in forensic pathology or applicable pathology specialty
• Required residency training in anatomic or clinical pathology
• Autopsy experience and forensic medicine expertise
• Ability to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in neuropathology or pediatric pathology
• Teaching and administrative experience
• Prior work in complex medicolegal death investigations

Benefits

• Teaching differential
• Recurring increment payments after the first year
• Essential position with emergency availability expectations

About the Company

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates deaths in New York City involving violence, accidents, suicides, and other suspicious or unusual circumstances.