Quality Assurance Manager - Eurofins Environment Testing Northwest

The Quality Assurance (QA) Manager has the authority for and responsibility of developing implementing and improving the laboratory Quality System that meets the requirements set forth in the Eurofins Environment Testing America Quality Management Plan (QMP). Responsibilities include providing Quality Systems training to all new personnel; maintaining a laboratory Quality Assurance Manual (QAM); arranging and managing proficiency testing (PT) samples; and performing systems data special and external audits with both clients and regulatory officials. The QA Manager oversees the maintenance of quality control (QC) records; maintains certifications; approves develops and maintains Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); submits monthly QA Reports; and assists in reviewing new work as needed. The QA Manager has the final authority to accept or reject data and to stop work in progress in the event that procedures or practices compromise the validity and integrity of analytical data. The QA Manager is available to any employee at the facility to resolve data quality or ethical issues. The QA Manager is independent of laboratory operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review Eurofins Environment Testing Americas QMP and ensure compliance with the EurofinsEnvironment Testing America Quality System
• Develop and implement the QAM
• Participate as a member of the laboratorys senior management team.
• Act as the QA representative and a representative of senior management in client meetings regulatory meetings open forums for discussing regulation changes etc.
• Act as a technical resource and final authority in all matters of data quality
• Act as the focal point for ethics and data integrity issues.
• Conduct and/or oversee QA training courses. As directed by the Laboratory Director may
  conduct ethics training minimally every quarter in which new employees are hired
• Evaluate the thoroughness and effectiveness of the laboratorys training program
• Perform system audits of each department write audit reports and approve audit responses
• Perform data audits
• Perform special audits as deemed necessary by data audits client inquiries etc.
• Conduct and respond to external audits conducted by clients and regulatory agencies
• Work with management in performing annual Management Review of the Quality System
• Assist in reviewing and/or writing of Quality Assurance Project Plans and technical and QC
  specifications in contracts and proposals.
• Maintain all necessary laboratory certifications
• Manage scheduling ordering login and reporting of PT samples
• Monitor new regulations communicate them to the laboratory and ensure compliance with the
  current version of regulations
• Review and approve laboratory SOPs. Write SOPs as needed
• Maintain historical indices of all technical records (e.g. SOPs audits ancillary equipment
  calibration logbook distribution etc.
• Assist in and monitor laboratorys compliance with the reference methods SOPs and agency specific requirements
• Maintain training records including Demonstrations of Capability (DOCs) for all analysts
• Assist in identification of systematic problems within the laboratory. Perform root cause analysis
  investigations in response to audit findings client complaints training needs assessments data
  recall events etc. Recommend resolutions for ongoing or recurring nonconformance and ensures
  implementation of appropriate corrective action
• Track revised reports and assist in identifying systematic improvements to minimize errors
• Track customer complaints and assists in identifying improvements
• Oversee and approve method detection limit (MDL) studies and verifications
• Generate and submit monthly QA reports
• Participates on QA conference calls
• Oversee generation of control charts and control limits update of reference tables
• Perform or arrange for calibration of laboratory support equipment which may include balances
  weights and thermometers
• Assist other laboratories as needed including performing systems audits of other Eurofins
  Environment Testing America laboratories

Qualifications :

Education:

• BS/BA in Chemistry/Sciences

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years bench level analytical experience plus formal QA training or 2 years QA experience.

Additional Information :

This is a fulltime salaried position Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm with additional hours and weekend as needed. 

Compensation: : $78000 $110000 annually (DOE). 

Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes the actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to relevant experience and skill set base salary of internal peers business sector and geographic location.

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100 of the requirements Dont hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression race nationality age religion sexual orientation disability and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025 through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries to make life and our environment safer healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the water you drink to the medicines you rely on Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure :40 the products they supply are safe their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food environment pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology forensics advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics discovery pharmacology forensics advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and invitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes France to 61000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety identity composition authenticity origin traceability and purity of biological substances and products. In 2022 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

As a Eurofins employee you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent fulltime benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays paid time off and dental and vision options.

Eurofins is a M/F Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
 
Eurofins Environment Testing Businesses in the US are routinely engaged in Federal Contracts. Federal Government vaccination mandates may apply to staff working in these businesses. Successful applicants may be required to confirm vaccination status or demonstrate eligibility for medical or religious exemptions prior to commencing employment.  In addition certain positions require travel for which vaccination is required in accordance with Eurofins policy.

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.