Deputy State Medical Examiner

Initial Posting Date:

09/11/2026

Application Deadline:

03/10/2027

Agency:

Oregon State Department of Police

Salary Range:

$25,477 - $28,089

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Deputy State Medical Examiner – Clackamas

Job Description:

Posting Title: Deputy State Medical Examiner – Clackamas —REQ-206565

Salary Range: $25,477 - $28,089 Monthly

Add annual salary (without differential included)

(7.5% differential added to base pay with board certification)

(4% Cost of living adjustment – January 1, 2027)

Initial Posting Date: 09/08/2026

Application Deadline: 03/10/2027

Agency: Oregon State Police

Location: Clackamas, Oregon

The Oregon State Police, Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office in Clackamas, Oregon is hiring for (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.

If you require an alternate format in order to complete the employment process, or to request a copy of the position description, please contact [email protected] and reference REQ-206565.

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 area, 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, a significant expansion of our program and other work facilities is underway. This growth includes development of a State Medical Examiner facility in Eugene. Once the Eugene building is completed, this facility in the Central Willamette Valley will accommodate autopsy services for some of the areas presently covered by the Portland area office. This position will join a team of six forensic pathologists in our main facility in Clackamas, Oregon.

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 consults on 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.

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

We encourage current forensic pathology fellows to apply.

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.

To learn more about the various Divisions, Programs, Sections or Units within Oregon State Police, click here.

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

How to Apply:

Apply in Workday by the deadline listed above, failure to submit your application by 11:59PM of the above listed date will result in automatic disqualification of your application. You must submit a resume demonstrating your experience as it relates to the minimum qualifications for the position. In addition to a resume, please submit a cover letter – no more than two pages in length – addressing how you meet each preferred skill for this position. Failure to attach a resume addressing the minimum qualifications will result in disqualification of your application. Please submit these documents in either MS Word or PDF format. Documents submitted in formats other than MS Word or PDF will not be reviewed. Please only attach documents that are requested in this posting. Any additional documents that are submitted at this stage will not be reviewed. However, if you are invited to interview with us, you may bring additional documents with you. After applying be sure that you answer the questionnaires related to citizenship and Veteran’s Preference points. In order to receive Veteran’s Preference points, this is a required questionnaire.

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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