QC Specialist

Title: QC Specialist

Department: Quality Control

Job Type: Regular Full-Time

Location: Horsham, PA

Shift: 2nd

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 2:00pm to 10:30pm

Summary:

NMS Labs has developed an extensive menu of more than 2,500 tests to support clients in forensic, criminalistic, public health and clinical fields. For over 50 years, our clients have relied on NMS Labs for unique testing solutions that demonstrate our company core values of Quality, Integrity, Service, Innovation and Engagement. As we work to increase the company's positive impact on public health and public safety, we are seeking talented professionals to join us for the journey! We invite you to learn more about our company by visiting NMSLabs.com.

Job Description:

We are seeking a QC Specialist to work in our Quality Control department. The QC Specialist will be responsible for the proper and timely preparations of reagents and quality control/standard material for NMS Labs, as well as maintaining direct communication with laboratory departments regarding preparations. Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Label, aliquot, and package Quality Control samples and/or reagents.
• File or scan associated paperwork appropriately
• Maintain inventory of manufactured drug standard solutions and NMS prepared solutions and/or chemicals and supplies and order as needed.
• Receive and log stock standards into drug database.
• Monitor the incoming requests from the laboratory
• Gather appropriate materials needed to complete requests
• Accurately generate QC preparation worksheets
• Accurately prepare quality control and standard reference material or reagents and other materials for the lab
• Accurately perform calculations needed for any of the following:
  • to prepare stock standards including but not limited to compensation for salts, moisture and waters of hydration dilutions to target concentrations
  • to account for volume variations of requested reagents
• Verify prepared standards by UV-Vis Spectrophotometry or other appropriate means
• Review any of the following for accuracy and relevance:
  • Testing department's methods
  • Reagent preparation instructions
• Assist with scheduling the pending requests to assure timely delivery to the laboratory
• Track expiration of materials in QC department, and accordingly discard or re-evaluate the material when expired
• Dispose of chemicals properly.

Requirements:

• Associate degree or higher, and 0-1year relevant laboratory experience
• Ability to perform calculations needed to prepare standards, including but not limited to compensation for salts, moisture, waters of hydration, and dilutions to target concentrations
• Experience with the following preferred:
  • Pipettes and/or syringes
  • Chemicals, pH meter, and metric balance

Physical Demands:

• Ability to hear
• Vision (with correction) including color, distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Standing, reaching with hands and arms, and using hands and fingers to manipulate instrument or equipment controls, computer keyboard, office equipment, objects or tools
• Movement from one work location to another
• Sitting and standing, sometimes for extended periods of time
• Lifting objects up to 20 lbs.
• Exposure to intermittent or constant sounds generated by equipment
• Exposure to fumes, noxious odors and dust
• Handling of biological material and blood-borne pathogens
• Handling of toxic or caustic chemicals
• Proximity to moving parts

Offers of employment are made contingent upon a nationwide background investigation and urine drug screen with results satisfactory to standards of employment at NMS.

*We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, sexual orientation, color, religion, gender, sex, sex identity, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship