SUPERVISING MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATOR (SR-26) [1 vacancy]
Salary
$6,728.00 - $9,576.00 Monthly
Location
Oahu, HI
Job Type
Full-Time Permanent
Job Number
266256
Department
Department of Medical Examiner
Opening Date
03/01/2026
Closing Date
Continuous
Position Information
"Investigate with care. Serve with heart. Lead with purpose"
The Department of the Medical Examiner (MED) is seeking a Supervising Medicolegal Investigator in Honolulu. This position is responsible for leading and supervising investigative staff in the investigation of violent, suspicious, and unexplained deaths under the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner's Office. The role ensures adherence to professional standards, policies, and procedures; coordinates with executive and forensic leadership; conducts and oversees complex and high-profile medicolegal death investigations; and mentors, trains, and evaluates subordinate personnel.
What You Will Do
Leadership & Supervision: Leads and supervises investigative personnel conducting medicolegal death investigations involving violent, suspicious, accidental, and unexplained deaths. Ensures compliance with professional standards, legal requirements, and departmental policies while mentoring, training, and evaluating staff.
Investigation Oversight & Case Management: Oversees and participates in complex and high-profile death investigations, including jurisdiction determinations, scene response, evidence control, decedent identification, next-of-kin notification, and preparation and review of comprehensive investigative reports.
Operations & Administrative Management: Manages scheduling, report quality assurance, personnel actions, policy development, payroll and time review, safety oversight, and resource management to ensure effective and accountable section operations.
Interagency Coordination & Public Communication: Coordinates with local, state, federal, military, and international agencies; provides court testimony; supports mass fatality and emergency response planning; and serves as a liaison to the public and media to maintain transparency and public trust.
Perform other related duties as required.
Special Work Requirements
Health hazards: Exposure to contagious diseases, including an increased risk of certain communicable diseases such as hepatitis and meningitis. Exposure to various chemical and gaseous environments, especially during the investigation of a traffic fatality or at the scene of a fire.
Unpleasantness: Frequently required to be in an enclosed area for long periods of time with decomposed bodies and remains and is thus exposed to putrid odors, insects, insect larva, and other animal vectors associated with decomposing bodies.
Physical hazards: May be required to go directly to the body of the deceased, which is often times located in such remote places as mountain cliffs and terrain, valleys, ravines, and burial caves. May be required to enter smoldering dwellings with exposed electrical wiring and water-soaked and charred floors immediately after a fire. May be required to enter all construction sites where an industrial death has occurred. Must cope with dangerous vehicular traffic for all traffic fatalities. May be required to lift items up to 40-50 pounds.
Enjoy excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more! View details about all our available benefits by clicking on the "Benefits" tab at the top of this posting or visiting https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/benefits/.
Apply today and take the first step toward a lasting career!
Additional Job Information
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Equivalent to graduation from a regionally-accredited four-year college or university with a bachelors degree in forensic science, biological science, nursing, allied health, criminal justice, or a directly related field.
Education Verification: Education information must be listed clearly on your application. If available, please attach a legible electronic copy of your diploma, official transcripts, and/or applicable foreign credential evaluation to your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to move forward for further consideration.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
Four years of progressively responsible professional experience in conducting medicolegal investigations, two of which shall have been representative of the journey level or higher. Such experience must also include, or be supplemented by, work experience demonstrating aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT:
Verification Requirement: Please attach a copy of your valid drivers license and ABMDI to your application; or mail in a photocopy of your drivers license by the closing date of the recruitment to the following address: Department of Human Resources, 650 South King Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Copies will not be returned. All documents must be legible in order to be given credit.
NOTE: Required licenses and certifications must be maintained on a current basis thereafter as a condition of employment.
Examination Process
If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for current vacancy and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.
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APPLICATION GUIDELINES & INSTRUCTIONS
When applying for this position, please thoroughly complete the Education, Work Experience, and Supplemental Question sections of your application. The information provided in these sections, particularly the job-specific Supplemental Questions, will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements for the job and your final score. Failure to provide detailed and complete information or submit any required documentation may result in your application being rejected or you receiving a lower score.
Please do not submit resumes in place of completing any of these sections.
List each work experience separately, do not combine jobs. For example, if youve held more than one position or job level(s) for the same employer, they should be listed and described separately so that the resulting changes in your duties and responsibilities are accurately reflected. If any part of your experience is unclear, you may be asked to provide a copy of your official job/position description (PD).
In general (unless otherwise specified on the job posting), the following criteria is utilized for evaluation of the Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Substitute, temporary assignment, internship or volunteer experience requires an official letter of verification from your supervisor and/or Human Resources department. The letter should include the job title, employment dates, number of hours worked, a description of the duties performed, and a contact name and phone number.
Concurrent or overlapping experiences and/or education will NOT be double credited.
Professional experience refers to work that generally involves independent critical thinking, solving complex, non-routine problems, preparing reports, and interpreting and applying technical information.
Most work experience as an intern will NOT be creditable as equivalent to professional experience.
Calculation of experience will be based upon a full-time, 40-hour work week. Part-time experience will be pro-rated. Hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be extra credited.
Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week will be pro-rated to six months of experience.
Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week will be credited as one year of experience, NOT one and a half years.
All requirements for the position must be met at the time of application or by the closing date of the recruitment.
Possession of the required amount of experience will not in and of itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. The overall experience must be of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Any information you submit is subject to verification. Supporting documents must be either electronically attached to your application or submitted to our office at: Department of Human Resources, 650 South King Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Documents should be identified by job title and recruitment number.
If you previously submitted education documents (e.g., transcripts, diploma, etc.) to our office, for most cases you are not required to resubmit them. Supporting documents with an expiration period (e.g., drivers license, Department of Transportation medical certificate, etc.) will need to be submitted with each application to verify possession of a current license or certificate at the time specified on the job posting.
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MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATIVE EXPERIENCE
Describe in detail your work experience(s) in conducting medicolegal investigations.
Include the following in your explanation:
a) Which position listed in your Work Experience section of your application where you performed such work;b) The number of medicolegal investigations you conducted;c) The types of medicolegal investigations of deaths conducted and the number of cases for each type of investigation (e.g., due to violence, casualty or suicide, when not under the care of a physician, when in prison, any suspicious or unusual manner, etc.);d) Describe the full range of medicolegal investigative work you have performed; ande) The percentage of time you spent on such work compared to your other duties (out of 100%).
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COMPLEX MEDICOLEGAL CASES
Describe in detail your work experience(s) in conducting COMPLEX medicolegal investigations.
Include the following in your explanation:
a) Which position listed in your Work Experience section of your application where you performed such work;b) Your level of responsibility (i.e., participated, assisted, independently performed);c) Specific examples of HIGHLY COMPLEX and/or HIGH-PROFILE medicolegal death investigations you were a part of and your role in these complex investigations; andd) The percentage of time you spent on such work compared to your other duties (out of 100%).
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SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
Describe in detail your duties and responsibilities in supervising medicolegal investigations.
Include the following in your explanation:
a) Which position(s) listed in the Work Experience section of your application where you had such experience;b) Your specific duties and responsibilities in overseeing and directing subordinates, making and following up on assignments, evaluating employee performance, and disciplining unsatisfactory performance;c) Your experience in instructing and training new investigators and reviewing investigative reports for accuracy and completeness; andd) Indicate the percentage of time spent performing these functions.
Required Question
Employer City and County of Honolulu
Address 650 South King Street, 10th Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Phone (808) 768-8536
Website https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/