The Laboratory Scientist serves as the recognized resource for laboratory testing, quality assurance, quality control, and laboratory audit activities for the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s Reference Laboratory; and leads efforts in the creation, expansion, and maintenance of quality programs at the Reference Laboratory, ensuring alignment with current regulatory requirements and industry standards. This individual directs and executes additional quality assurance tasks and duties as assigned as a recognized resource and is responsible for scheduling and conducting internal audits, both vertical and horizontal, to ensure the laboratory maintains its accreditation status. Additionally, the recognized resource leads technical audits of external laboratories licensed by the agency, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. This role involves comprehensive data review, daily oversight of established laboratory quality and safety duties, reviewing proficiency testing results, and regularly maintaining and revising the Quality Assurance Manual. The Laboratory Scientist 12 participates in relevant conference calls and division Management System Reviews to provide expert quality assurance insights and lead laboratory efforts to create and maintain a rigorous Quality Management System, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the data reported by the laboratory through complex data reviews. This individual collaborates with staff in the CRA Reference Laboratory to achieve and maintain ISO 17025 accreditation and perform necessary tasks to ensure continued accreditation while strictly adhering to applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Additionally, the laboratory scientist is responsible for designing, supervising, and managing proficiency testing programs for the reference laboratory and other licensed laboratories, ensuring rigorous testing standards are met. This individual also develops and supports the creation of sampling and quality assurance plans, ensuring comprehensive quality management across all laboratory functions.
Additional Requirements: This position may also involve policy research, assistance with enforcement activities, laboratory audits and inspection programs, administrative rules, and responding to subpoenas and inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442.
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Position Duties
Education Possession of a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, forensic science, or a related pure or applied science.
Experience Three years of professional experience carrying out a variety of tests, analyses, or production and research activities involving chemical, biochemical and biological samples, specimens, and products equivalent to a Laboratory Scientist, including one year equivalent to a Laboratory Scientist P11.
Attach your resume, cover letter, and official college transcripts to your application. Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.
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