Molecular Biologist
2 months ago
Quantico, Virginia, United States
Ideal Innovations
Full time
(DNA Quality Assurance Specialist)Overview:
As a key member of our innovative team, you will have the opportunity to...
- Collaborate with a diverse group of forensic professionals, enhancing your career trajectory.
- Engage with experts across various disciplines to further our mission.
- Experience a distinctive role within a leading laboratory environment.
- Advance your skills in a fully operational governmental laboratory, working alongside other specialists.
The Molecular Biologist - Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for executing specific quality assurance and quality control tasks related to casework, ensuring adherence to national and international standards as well as internal policies.
Key Duties:
- Gather, maintain, and document various quality assurance and quality control metrics, including calibration, proficiency assessments, and external evaluations.
- Draft written responses to findings from internal and external quality assurance audits.
- Propose necessary modifications based on audit results to rectify identified issues.
- Inform team members of policy updates stemming from audit findings.
- Conduct performance evaluations on analytical equipment and ensure proper maintenance.
- Coordinate with quality assurance personnel and external service providers.
- Support the management and distribution of external proficiency assessments.
- Contribute to the formulation of new guidelines and quality assurance protocols.
- Input data into quality management systems.
- Assist in the evaluation and verification of laboratory reagents and chemicals, performing necessary calculations to meet quality assurance standards.
- Prepare procurement requests and liaise with purchasing staff to support QA and QC activities.
- Adhere to safety protocols and requirements.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or a related Biological Science field.
- Experience: A minimum of one year of laboratory experience in biological sciences is preferred, with a focus on forensic DNA analysis.
- Skills: Proficient understanding of related scientific disciplines such as biochemistry, chemistry, physics, molecular biology, genetics, and mathematics. Familiarity with quality control practices to effectively assess scientific data from DNA evaluations. Competence in utilizing computer systems for data manipulation and basic statistical analysis.
Security Clearance: US DoD/DOJ Interim Top Secret or Top Secret (US citizenship required)
Equal Opportunity Employment:
Ideal Innovations, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
Ideal Innovations, Inc. is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, ensuring compliance with equal opportunity regulations for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
