Forensic Scientist Cover Letter

Please consider me for the forensic scientist opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for appropriate and consistent qualification and validation of raw laboratory data analysis, including QC and assignment of appropriate data qualifiers.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience in an accredited forensic science laboratory
• Experience in forensic drug analysis
• Experience handling human biological samples
• Work experience in a forensic toxicology laboratory that includes successful completion of a documented training program and/or demonstration of competency
• Knowledge of the theoretical principles and applications of instrumentation and methodologies used to analyze toxicological samples
• Experience using basic laboratory equipment and analytical instrumentation (i.e., immunoassay, HPLC, GC/MS, GC/FID and GC/NPD)
• Knowledge of laboratory safety and quality assurance/quality control procedures
• Experience using advanced laboratory equipment/instrumentation such as LC/MS/MS, LC-QTOF-MS

I would like to submit my application for the forensic scientist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for quality and technical support to a team of Laboratory Managers, Data Analysts, and Laboratory Technicians.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Can communicate the “so what” message to all levels of an organization
• Takes ownerships of projects
• Supports others
• Helps offer meaningful recommendations that address the root cause rather than symptoms
• Demonstrates professional judgement to operate in gray areas
• Demonstrates integrity and strong ethical behavior
• Builds trust with others through personal authenticity and follow-through on commitments
• Actively listens and builds rapport with others

Please consider me for the forensic scientist opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for expertise in management practices related to personnel, laboratory capacity and efficiency, and quality assurance.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience presenting testimony in a court of law as an expert witness
• Certification by a national forensic toxicology certification board, such as, American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT)
• Completion of a documented training program and/or demonstration of competency in mobile device analysis
• Professional work experience conducting digital forensic examinations of mobile devices, and their associated electronically stored information
• Completion of a documented training program and/or demonstration of competency in mobile device analysis, and computer device or video analysis
• Professional work experience conducting digital forensic examinations of mobile devices, and computer and data storage devices, or video recordings, and their associated electronically stored information
• Experience examining current mobile device, computer device, and/or D/NVR operating and file systems
• Experience searching raw, hexadecimal data for known or unknown data structures and file content

In response to your job posting for forensic scientist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for regular presentations to laboratory supervisor and team on progress, plans and issues; participate in weekly laboratory meetings.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience with the use of X-Ways Forensics, Cellebrite UFED Ultimate and Physical Analyzer, Microsoft Excel, DVR Examiner, Amped/Axon Five, ffmpeg, VideoFOCUS Pro, Ocean Systems’ dTective, Avid Media Composer, or Adobe Photoshop
• Successful completion of a documented training program from an accredited private, local, state or federal forensic laboratory in forensic DNA PCR-based STR analysis on casework using the capillary electrophoresis platform
• Experience conducting forensic Y-STR analysis or probabilistic genotyping on casework
• Public accounting or advisory experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity and/or experience working with/in a forensic team using fraud detection technologies and data analysis tools strongly preferred
• Working knowledge, understanding, and skills using key applications like SAP and PeopleSoft strongly preferred
• Practical working experience with financial or business processes (or evaluation of these processes from an audit perspective) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) strongly preferred
• Relevant certifications provide a competitive advantage (e.g., Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE))

In response to your job posting for forensic scientist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for technical analysis of laboratory data and report results/findings to management in a clear and concise manner.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Process-oriented, highly organized, and effective with time management
• Work experience in a forensic science laboratory accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard
• Involvement with ANAB and/or ASCLD/LAB accreditation criteria
• Experience documenting observations, writing and issuing reports, preparing exhibits of evidence for court and precisely explaining and defending scientific results
• Familiarity with ANAB and/or ASCLD/LAB accreditation criteria
• Effectively communicates theorist understanding of physics, machine learning, signals and photometry
• Experience with advanced scientific software coding in support of set research and development objectives
• Experience with integrating commercial or open source software tools for custom application development