Job Title: Quality Assistant
: The Quality Assistant will work within a team of science professionals performing critical data review and formal result reporting. The quality assistant will work within an electronic laboratory notebook environment reviewing and verifying calculations and procedural steps conducted by analysts working in the laboratory. The work environment is primarily an office environment but may involve occasional time spent in the laboratory discussing test results with analysts, extracting information from laboratory instruments, or obtaining other information pertinent to data review and reporting. The quality assistant may be involved in other quality related activities as required.
Essential Duties

• Review laboratory records for errors, verification of calculations, and clarity of reporting.
• Issue and report test certificates to clients.
• Work with the laboratory staff to resolve documentation issues as they occur.
• May work with other quality systems in the laboratory as required.
• May author quality reports and metrics as required.
• Must understand and continuously utilize Good Documentation Practices.

Skills Required

• Must be motivated and able to work independently in a dynamic laboratory environment.
• Strong attention to detail and motivated to eradicate documentation issues as they are identified.
• Good documentation skills are required.
• Must have a strong mathematic and analytical aptitude.

Education And Experience Requirements

• B.A/B.S. in Chemistry, Biology or a scientific/technical discipline is preferred, but not required.
• Experience in a laboratory or a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment is preferred but not required.