Quality Assurance Manager (Senior Public Service Administrator, Opt.4)
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to be responsible for the design, implementation and monitoring of systems designed to ensure the highest quality of testing performance in all laboratories of the Division. Assures that laboratory personnel and testing procedures they conduct adhere to generally accepted good laboratory practices (GLP) as defined by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), or the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA). Responsibilities include the coordination of documentation, auditing functions, monitoring of laboratory activities and application of corrective action to ensure compliance with GLP. Serves as full line supervisor.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, with courses in microbiology, chemistry, medical technology or related field from a recognized college or university.
- Requires four (4) years of administrative experience in a public health laboratory or equivalent organization.
Nice To Haves
- Four years’ experience working with regulatory requirements governing laboratory quality assurance.
- Extensive knowledge of laboratory rules and regulations.
- Four (4) years’ experience establishing, implementing, and maintaining policies and procedures.
- Four (4) years’ experience with quality improvement activities.
- Four (4) years’ experience with implementation of test systems.
- Four (4) years’ experience with development of curriculum and training programs.
- Four (4) experience supervising employees, including experience in hiring, discipline, performance improvement, and performance evaluations.
Responsibilities
- Working with the Laboratory Director, establishes, implements, maintains and documents internal quality assurance policies and procedures which meet the requirement of the Illinois Clinical Laboratory Act, USEPA and FDA.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Directs all quality improvement activities within the Division of Laboratories.
- Directs Division training programs to meet training goals established by the Division Chief.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably withing the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
- Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
- Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
- Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
- 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
- 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
- 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
- 13-14 paid holidays per year
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
