职位描述
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Documents work and maintains study documentation and laboratory records.
- Independently sets-up, maintains, operates and performs routine and non-routine maintenance on general equipment, including problem identification and resolution.
- Informs Study Director, Principal Investigator and/or management of any problems and/or deviations that may affect the integrity of the data and recommends corrective action.
- Promotes a cohesive team environment.
- Suggests and performs modifications to test methods or procedures where precedence exists.
- Provides input and participates in project meeting, plans, monitors and guides project work.
- Serves as lead chemist on projects, overseeing a small group of technical staff, with minimal supervision.
- May interact in external client communications.
- Performs a variety of testing using analytical instrumentation with routine and/or non-routine methods.
- Performs and sets up method development and validation of various analytes in a variety of matrices with little or no supervision.
- Schedules individual projects to ensure completion within required timelines.
- Trains personnel in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment.
- Ability to write, revise, and review SOPs and methods for compliance with regulatory guidelines.
- Functions as technical resource for department.
- Ability to implement an action plan for solving project or technical problems as they occur.
- Able to review work of others for overall accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and soundness of technical judgment.
- Maintains a clean and safe laboratory work environment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
OTHER JOB DUTIES:
- Trains staff in advanced analytical techniques.
- Participates in process improvement initiatives.
- Assists in evaluation of data for incorporation into written reports.
- Participates in client visits as needed, assists in communicating technical information.
- Effectively plans and utilizes personnel and resources for timely completion of assigned projects.
Education/Qualifications:
CERTIFICATIONS:
- BS/BA degree in Science, or equivalent degree plus 5-6 years of related experience and
- 1-2 years management experience.
Experience:
- Knowledge of appropriate regulatory agency guidelines.
- Working knowledge of laboratory operations and an understanding of the technical aspects of the laboratory and/or computers and computer software.
- Demonstrates strong organizational and communication skills.
