Lab Quality and Safety Manager

Close Date: 10/29/2023

Monthly Salary Range: $5,875 - $8,663

Work Location: Hillsboro, OR (On-Site)

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) in Hillsboro, Oregon has a career opportunity for a Lab Quality and Safety Manager (Operations & Policy Analyst 3) to implement quality management and safety systems at the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL). Click here to learn about OSPHL.

This is a full-time, permanent, management service position and is not represented by a union. This recruitment may be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill current or future vacancies.

The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) has been actively protecting the public's health since 1903 by supporting state and local infectious disease control efforts, preventing metabolic disorders detectable at birth, and assuring the quality of testing in clinical and environmental laboratories.

What will you do?

As the Lab Quality and Safety Manager you will update, review, and execute policies that define the expectation for Quality Management and Laboratory Safety at the OSPHL. You will support a safe work environment by overseeing a comprehensive safety program for a complex laboratory composed of biosafety level 2 and biosafety level 3 spaces, ensuring employee safety and compliance with OSHA, CDC Select Agent Program, and the College of American Pathologists, while encapsulating culture of continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities may include:

• Creating and implementing quality management and safety systems
• Conducting comprehensive ongoing operational research and assessments
• Creating and providing training
• Reviewing and updating policies
• Providing consultation support to OSPHL staff

In addition, this position is responsible for maintaining a laboratory quality management system in compliance with the College of American Pathologists Laboratory Accreditation Program, including administration of the laboratory document control system, and overseeing and approving method evaluations.

What's in it for you?
Join our team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with minimal out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx
• Paid Leave Days:
  • 11 paid holidays each year.
  • 3 additional paid personal business days each year.
  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accrued each month.
  • Progressive vacation leave accrual starts at 10 hours each month with increases every 5 years.
• Pension and Retirement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Continuous growth and development opportunities.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

The Oregon Health Authority is committed to:

• Eliminating health inequities in Oregon by 2030
• Becoming an anti-racist organization
• Developing and promoting culturally and linguistically appropriate programs, and
• Developing and retaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce that represents the diversity, cultures, strengths, and values of the people of Oregon.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree in medical technology, biology, microbiology, or a closely related field, AND four (4) years of professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning work experience (two of the four years must be in a clinical laboratory).

OR;

A combination of experience and education equivalent to seven (7) years of experience related to the knowledge and skills of this position (two of the seven years must be in a clinical laboratory).

Desired Attributes:

• Certification in biosafety is preferred.
• Experience of Biosafety Level 2 and Biosafety Level 3 operations and practices.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience performing risk assessments and evaluating findings to recommend changes in policies or processes.
• Experience with lab-wide safety practices and policies that protect staff and visitors.
• Experience coordinating a safety program.
• Experience performing root cause analysis of issues identified for operational changes.
• Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment and/or personal, lived experience that demonstrates your abilities for this position.
• Experience creating, promoting, welcoming, and maintaining a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

Working Conditions:

The work of this position will be conducted at the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory: 7202 NE Evergreen Parkway, Suite 100, Hillsboro, OR 97124.

How to Apply

Please apply via the following link:

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Hillsboro--OHA--Evergreen-Parkway/Lab-Quality-and-Safety-Manager--Operations---Policy-Analyst-3---Hillsboro--OR--On-Site-_REQ-139974

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Hillsboro--OHA--Evergreen-Parkway/Lab-Quality-and-Safety-Manager--Operations---Policy-Analyst-3---Hillsboro--OR--On-Site-_REQ-139974