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City of Portland · 2 days ago

Laboratory Coordinator

Portland, OR

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

The City of Portland is seeking a qualified Laboratory Coordinator to join its Portland Bureau of Water. This role is responsible for overseeing the laboratory’s Quality System, managing QA/QC activities, and ensuring compliance with analytical processes and standards.

GovernmentTransportationWater

Responsibilities

Overseeing the laboratory’s Quality System and serves as the primary point of contact for all QA/QC activities

Reviewing and managing quality control data, writing and/or reviewing QA documentation such as SOPs and the Quality Manual, ensuring compliance with standardized analytical processes, and managing data and records for the Portland Water Bureau Laboratory

Maintaining training records for iDOCs/DOCs, managing documentation for LOQs/MDLs, monitoring and maintaining laboratory certifications, initiating and tracking corrective actions, conducting internal audits, and coordinating proficiency testing for the entire laboratory to maintain ORELAP accreditation

Ensuring compliance with current TNI standards, 40 CFR Part 141, the 2005 Drinking Water Certification Manual, and Standard Methods

Providing customer support for laboratory data users by validating sample results, responding to inquiries, and investigating technical concerns

Serving as a laboratory representative in the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of information systems and participating in decisions regarding software applications related to laboratory information management

Qualification

QA/QC principlesStandard MethodsEPA regulatory requirementsLaboratory accreditationChemical protocolsMicrobiology protocolsCustomer serviceData validationInternal auditsTechnical communication

Required

Experience applying chemical and microbiology protocols in relation to the following: Standard Methods and US EPA Methods for the analysis of drinking water samples, and NELAP/ORELAP requirements as they pertain to accreditation programs, sampling and analytical protocols, and reporting requirements

Experience applying QA/QC principles to inorganic and organic chemistry, microbiology, and quantitative analysis, including adherence to EPA regulatory requirements, TNI standards, and laboratory accreditation programs

Experience serving as the focal point for QA/QC activities, including reviewing quality control data, writing and reviewing QA documents such as SOPs and the Quality Manual, coordinating proficiency testing, monitoring laboratory certifications, and ensuring compliance with EPA regulatory requirements, TNI standards, 40 CFR Part 141, and other applicable federal and state programs

Experience initiating and tracking corrective actions, conducting internal audits, responding to technical questions, overseeing sample handling and custody procedures, ensuring conformance with project sampling requirements, resolving non-conformances, and making determinations regarding sample validity

Experience providing customer service for laboratory data users, reviewing analytical results, verifying data accuracy and completeness in LIMS, electronically validating the data, and investigating and responding to questions and customers' technical concerns

A degree in chemistry, environmental science, biology, microbiology or a related field, and four to six years of progressively responsible analytical laboratory experience, or equivalent

Preferred

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