QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER
Quality Assurance Officer is a state title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
Candidates need a bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $87,507 to $128,719, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Health and Senior Services.
How to apply
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Quality Assurance Officer appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Health.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Health | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $112,421. The agencies employing the most are:
- Health and Senior Services (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the direction of a Manager or Director in the Division of Public Health and Environmental Laboratories, assists in the development of a quality assurance program to ensure compliance with public health quality control and quality assurance laws, regulations, policies, procedures and test results; is responsible for the implementation of the program; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Assists in the development of a public health quality assurance program to ensure the integrity and validity of chemical and/or microbiological data; is responsible for program implementation.
- Gathers and submits necessary analytical data for the granting of method certification by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), or other applicable accrediting agency such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Program.
- Assists in the development and implementation of the plans, policies and procedures of the division's Quality Assurance program to ensure the division is in compliance with federal and state quality control and analytical methodology laws, regulations, standards guidelines, certifications, accreditations and licenses; is responsible for the coordination, issuance and maintenance of licenses, and for the coordination, issuance and maintenance of quality manuals developed which address sample handling, quality control analytical techniques, and quality management.
- Interprets and serves as a resource for laboratory data quality standards to be used in assessing laboratory analytical performance.
- Coordinates, monitors, reviews and reports all Proficiency Testing (PT) summaries and findings.
- Conducts internal audits and coordinates external audit visits to evaluate compliance with general and method-specific regulations, requirements and laboratory Quality Manuals.
- Monitors corrective actions to reduce program deficiencies and improve method performance.
- Prepares correspondence and special reports pertaining to laboratory quality control procedures.
- Monitors all QA requirements and updates through conferences, professional meetings and publications.
- Acts as liaison to outside agencies, administration and staff to identify and resolve quality assurance issues and concerns.
- Participates or provides for participation at meetings, hearing or conferences associated with quality assurance programs.
- Maintains necessary files, records and data sources appropriate to the operation of the quality assurance and laboratory certification programs.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recordings and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry or a related Environmental Science.
Experience
Five (5) years of experience in quality assurance programs for biological and chemical testing, three (3) years shall have been involved in assisting with or developing and implementing a quality assurance program.
A Master's degree in one of the fields specified above, may be substituted for one (1) year of the experience requirement. A doctoral degree in one of the areas specified above may be substituted for two (2) years of the above experience requirement.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of principles and methods of quality assurance data collection, review and analysis.
- Knowledge of established standards and procedures in evaluating specific tests and analyses.
- Knowledge of the quality control and quality assurance procedures used to assess the validity, accuracy and precision of biological, chemical and other test results.
- Knowledge of modern chemical, biological and other instrumentation and instrumentation calibration.
- Knowledge of the procedures and techniques used in evaluating, analyzing and interpreting biological, chemical and other test results.
- Knowledge of information and documentation for applications and renewals of various licenses, accreditations and certifications.
- Knowledge of basic statistics involved in quality control of laboratory analyses.
- Ability to interpret State and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to quality control and quality assurance.
- Ability to comprehend data and to make sound interpretations and decisions based on data and information provided.
- Ability to compute and prepare data and statistics.
- Ability to devise and disseminate solutions to issues and problems which impact the quality of results generated.
- Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate and informative scientific reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to plan, develop content and conduct meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops associated with quality assurance and quality control programs.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.