Hiring bonus 10% of starting salary or $5,726!
Promotion after one year to $61,429 and then $65,233 after second year
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: 3H25-20240930-OC-00
Announcement Date
09/30/2024
Close Date
10/27/2024
Hiring bonus 10% of starting salary! 1-Year Residency Waiver1
Department of Public Health is hiring candidates who have graduated or who are within 9 months of graduation with a bachelor’s degree in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, chemistry, forensic chemistry, forensic toxicology, organic chemistry, or materials science. No experience necessary!
Come make a difference working for the City of Philadelphia as a chemist! The City offers work-life balance and rapid advancement in the first three years.
This is beginning level chemistry work. Employees in this class perform assignments of limited scope and complexity which are intended to develop knowledge and skills required for analytical chemistry
Candidates who meet all eligibility requirements within 9 months of the application deadline (7/25/2025) will be admitted to this examination. Candidates may not be hired until all requirements have been satisfied. Candidates must indicate their anticipated graduation date.
The mission of the Department of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of all Philadelphians and to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.Learn more about the history of public health in Philadelphia.
