Quality Assurance Specialist

Microbac•Louisville, KY

About The Position

Come join our family! If you are interested in truly making a difference in a collaborative and rewarding work setting with a culture of respect, accountability, appreciation, and loyalty, Microbac might be the right place for you! We offer a positive working environment with engaged and supportive leadership teams along with competitive pay and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, generous paid time off including vacation, holidays and flextime, a wellness program, referral bonus, tuition reimbursement and more! ABOUT MICROBAC Microbac Laboratories, Inc. is a premier commercial laboratory testing firm that partners with clients nationwide, offering laboratory solutions to life science, food and nutrition, and environmental industries and serves our clients with the utmost expertise and respect for their market requirements, constraints, and challenges. We embody a company-wide commitment to exceptional customer experience, which has been refined by over 50 years of trusted, analytical and measurement experience. As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to our workforce, safety, quality, and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and nutrition and life science markets. Microbac Laboratories, Inc. is growing and has a renewed sense of purpose and strong strategic direction and leadership, coupled with enthusiastic team members leading us into the future. We are seeking a result focused, dynamic Quality Assurance Specialist, who is energized by leading others to solve operational and client services challenges.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a basic or applied science
Minimum of 4 years of laboratory experience and familiarity with laboratory quality systems
Familiarity with ISO 17025 and NELAC
Thorough understanding of ISO 17025 and NELAC
Knowledge of applicable quality systems and accreditation, licensing and/or certification requirements
Demonstrated leadership ability.
Ability to motivate others
Ability to lead and work with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

Ensures effective and current quality systems are in place and adhered to by all staff, resulting in the output of data that is of the highest quality, accurate and defensible
Serves as the focal point for QA/QC and is responsible for the oversight and/or review of quality control data such as quality records, control charts, calibration records, documentation of corrective actions and other QA/QC data
Leads, plans, organizes and supports the activities and resources related to implementing and maintaining effective quality systems throughout the laboratory including but not limited to document control, CAPA, internal audits, control charts & trend analysis, approved suppliers and validation of methods, systems & instrumentation
Has direct access to both local and the highest level of management and has sufficient authority, access to work areas, and organizational freedom to initiate corrective action, to recommend solutions to problems through designated channels and to assure that further work is stopped or controlled until proper resolution of a deficiency has occurred
Coordinates efforts leading to the acquisition and maintenance of appropriate accreditations, licenses and certificates relevant to the industries that are served by the laboratory
Conducts internal audits
Maintains Proficiency Testing Program
Writes, reviews and revises SOPs and technical reports
Ensures the laboratory is fully compliant with all relevant regulatory standards
Serves as the laboratory contact for the Ethics and Data Integrity Program
Prepares monthly reports both to local divisional management and to the corporate quality team summarizing quality activities at the laboratory
May be asked to perform duties of a Technical Manager or Study Manager
Hosts and responds to client audits, leads the process to ensure observations are addressed