Senior Quality Assurance Specialist
SGS
- East Syracuse, NY
- $58,000-65,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Audits and reviews quality data quality according to existing documents and procedures
- Manages, leads or participates to varying degrees in QA functions defined by ISO/IEC:17025, ISO/IEC:9001, DoD QSM, TNI Standards, and state specific requirements, as relevant to the site
- Maintains the Quality Systems
- Participates in review of investigations, impact assessments, and other specialized reviews and reports
- May participate in customer audits and answering customer questions or resolving customer concerns
- Prepares and/or reviews and approves department SOPs, worksheets, and data forms
- Has working knowledge and experience in own discipline
- Performs daily reviews of aspects of the quality system and operational activities
- Performs training, including data integrity, quality systems, QC training, and other training as required
- Performs laboratory and systems audits per assigned schedule
- Participate in external audits from clients and regulatory agencies
- Assists in maintaining regulatory certifications
- Reviews and issues client reports in various electronic formats
- Reviews PT results and reviews corrective actions as required
- Assigns and archives logbooks for the laboratory and maintains inventory of logbooks as required (site specific)
- Participates in review and/or processes annual MDL/LOD/LOQ Studies
- Participates in aspects of managing PT samples and in-house blind QC samples
- Maintains records of PT performance (site specific)
- Maintains and updates QAPP worksheets (site specific)
- Other QA duties as required
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Biology, or related science (Required)
- 3+ years of experience in a regulated commercial lab environment (Required)
- Knowledge of scientific principles and of state regulations and ISO and TNI Standards (Required)
- Advanced oral and written communications skills (Required)
- Strong self-initiative and resource utilization (Required)
- Advanced English language skills (Required)
- Advanced Mathematical and reasoning skills (Required)
- Solid critical thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems in a systematic manner (Required)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) (Required)
- Ability to lift/carry/push and/or pull upwards of 25 lbs on an occasional basis (Required)
- Participation in the Company’s benefit programs coincident or following the first of the month in which you are hired.
- Immediate eligibility to participate in the Company’s 401K Retirement Plan
- Paid vacation
- Four (4) floating holidays annually
- Seven (7) company observed holidays paid
- Sick time accrual