Quality Assurance Specialist Eurofins Environment Testing, Calscience, Tustin, CA

The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist is responsible for performing internal audits assisting with external audits overseeing the maintenance of QC records certifications review and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) training records Demonstrations of Capability (DOCs) arranging and managing proficiency testing (PT) samples. Additional responsibilities may include investigating systematic problems within the laboratory assisting in writing client-facing CARs and other functions in support of the QA Managers responsibilities as assigned.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As assigned by the QA Manager the duties and responsibilities may include all or some of the following items:

• Conduct group meetings
• Perform data audits
• Perform audits for client inquiries etc.
• Assist in conducting and responding to external audits conducted by clients and regulatory agencies
• Review Quality Assurance Project Plans and technical and QC specifications in contracts and proposals
• Assist in maintaining laboratory certifications
• Assist in arranging and manage scheduling ordering login and reporting of PT samples
• Monitor new regulations and communicate them to the laboratory
• Review and write SOPs
• Maintain historical indices of technical records including SOPs QC records laboratory data 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 laboratory and recommend resolutions for ongoing or recurring nonconformance
• Track customer complaints and assist in identifying improvements
• Oversee and review MDL studies
• Generate control charts control limits and update LIMS
• Perform or arrange for calibration of laboratory support equipment

Qualifications :

Basic Minimum Qualifications (BMQ):

• 5 years of direct QA industry experience
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of environmental analytical methodologies
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements including TNI
• Computer skills; presentations organizing MDLs LIMS Excel etc.
• Clear communication through language and writing
• Professional demeanor
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement including the ability to read write and speak in English

Ability and/or Skills

• Analytical laboratory techniques
• Laboratory QA requirements
• Statistical principles
• Technical and business writing skills
• Organizational skills
• Management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to analyze problems and effect solutions

Additional Information :

Compensation range: $26 - $30 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.

Position is Full-time Monday - Friday 9AM - 6PM shift with overtime or weekend work as needed.   

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

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 full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays paid time off and dental and vision options.

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 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 in-vitro 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 2024 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time