Cannabis Quality Manager Laboratory Jobs

ABOUT YOU
Are you passionate and ready to join an inclusive work environment, committed to leading new ideas and pathways, and to delivering value? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting career opportunity for you. Who are we? We are Montrose, a leading environmental services company with 2,500 employees across 70 locations worldwide, focused on supporting clients as they deal with the environmental challenges of today, and prepare for what’s coming tomorrow.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Our Mission is: To help protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that feeds us, and is supported by our Principles: We Value Our People, We Value Our Community, We Value Our Clients, We Value Our Shareholders. We care for the well-being of our people and offer:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Industry leading benefits packages including company paid life and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Progressive vacation policies and company holidays including floating holidays to meet the diverse needs of our people.
• 401(k) plan offered
• A financial assistance program to help support peers in need
• An educational reimbursement program
• Access to best rates in the industry to bring your student loan debt down to size

A DAY IN THE LIFE
Enthalpy Analytical, is part of the larger organization, Montrose Environmental Group, is comprised of over 9 laboratories servicing air, water, soil, tobacco, cannabis, and toxicology testing. Regulations drive the need for our services, but our unique capabilities allow us to add value to clients beyond environmental compliance.
Our Berkeley, CA facility is currently seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to join our team and support the testing of nicotine and cannabis products. QA Managers are responsible for ensuring the lab operations are complying with state, federal, and industry regulations to meet the expectations of our clients by efficiently and profitably generating defensible data on time.
As a key member of the laboratory team, this role will be responsible for a full range of activities including:
Essential Job Functions:

• The goal of the QA department is to identify, report, solve, and/or correct any quality related issues, maintain high standards, and ensure the laboratory is meeting compliance requirements.
• The QA Manager is responsible for quality assurance and safety oversight.
• The QA Manager is responsible for managing and maintaining the laboratory’s Quality Management System (QMS), standards compliance and laboratory accreditations.
• The QA Manager is responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring improvements in human, technical, safety, and quality systems to improve data quality, operational effectiveness and efficiency.

The QA Manager functions independently from Laboratory Operations, including production and financial responsibilities.

• Leading the laboratory’s data quality maintenance and improvement activities
• Managing, maintaining, and expanding the lab’s accreditations and licenses
• Coordinating and collaborating with the method development team to ensure new methods are fully validated
• Implementing and revising the QA program/QA Manual
• Ensuring SOP’s are written, organized, reviewed at required time periods, updated if necessary, and compliant to standards
• Completing, evaluating, reporting PE/PT results and corrective actions
• Organizing records and documenting personnel training
• Providing QA/QC program training for lab staff
• Proactively ensuring compliance to ethics program
• Performing and documenting internal audits and data assessments
• Organizing, maintaining, and completing standard reporting requirements (ISO-17025, etc.)
• Detecting, documenting, monitoring, resolving, and closing non-conformance and corrective action reports
• Manage QA support personnel as needed
• Providing ideas for improved efficiencies and best management practices to QA Regional Director

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, individuals must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and responsibilities.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Biology or related sciences
• Minimum 5 years prior experience in an analytical testing laboratory

Preferred Skills

• Experience with non-standard method development and validation in an ISO-17025:2017 environment
• Experience reviewing data produced by GC, HPLC, MS and ICP-MS acquisition systems
• Working understanding of laboratory data interpretation and evaluation of data usability
• Ability to collaborate with lab team members to gather, review, interpret and consolidate data
• Ability to train and coach analysts as well as QA team members
• Effective written and oral communication
• Effective time management
• Ability to escalate issues to Director for individual and systemic issues to meet deadlines and ensure compliance
• Good knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, table and graph generation and use of applicable computer software
• Demonstrated editorial and proofreading skills
• Good problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Effective leadership and personnel management

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees so classified.
MAKE THE MOVE
From comprehensive air measurement and laboratory services to regulatory compliance, emergency response, permitting, engineering, and remediation, Montrose delivers innovative and practical design, engineering and operational solutions that keep its clients on top of their immediate needs – and well ahead of the strategic curve. We are a fast-paced and dynamic team. At Montrose, you
are your own boss, but you will get tons of guidance and plenty of support from talented, super-smart colleagues. Therefore, if freedom, autonomy, head-scratching professional challenges attract you, we’d love to speak with you.
Want to know more about us? Visit
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Montrose is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Montrose is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment for individuals with disabilities
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Job details
Salary
$40,000 - $60,000 a year
Job Type
Full-time
Number of hires for this role
1
Qualifications

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  • Quality control: 2 years (Required)

  • Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response Training (Preferred)

  
  

Full Job Description

Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance Manager

Therapeutic Health Choice, LLC (THC) is a cannabis safety testing laboratory. It provides analytical chemistry and microbiology testing services for cannabis cultivators and processors as mandated by the state of Michigan. THC is a small, privately held company that provides access to a healthcare and 401(k) plan. It offers an exceptional work environment and long-term growth opportunities in an expanding market. If you work smart, play hard, and want to use your technical skills in a rapidly expanding laboratory sector, we’d love to hear from you!

Essential functions:

• Lead the quality and regulatory initiative to comply with State of Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency and Licensing and Regulatory Affairs rules and ISO 17025 guidelines.
• Coordinate all quality assurance (QA) activities for the laboratory including: defining and maintaining QA objectives and targets, proficiency testing, interpreting regulatory requirements for the department, and applying consistent regulatory standards throughout the laboratory departments.
• Oversee performance improvement plans and identify, develop and implement strategies that result in improvement of best lab utilization practice.
• Perform internal inspections to determine compliance with certification requirements, laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Assist management with all client audits and regulatory agency inspections as well as formal responses to their findings/recommendations.
• Perform internal audits and review of systems and processes to ensure adherence to quality assurance plans. Prepare written audit reports and present management briefings within specified time periods.
• Investigate and take corrective action to resolve quality assurance and regulatory complaints or incidents.
• Recommend corrective actions to address non-conforming practices, which are identified in audits and inspections. Monitor implementation of corrective actions.
• Review and revise QA documents.
• Verify analytical and regulatory requirements as needed to ensure that quality assurance documents and SOP's are in compliance with current regulations.
• Review pertinent publications to stay abreast of the regulatory and quality developments within clinical lab industry.
• Develop SOP formats and maintain control of documents.
• Provide training to site employees in Inspection Readiness activities and regulatory guidelines; provide new employee orientation to quality management processes.
• Assure method validation protocols, validation repots, test methods, general lab protocols and standard operating procedures are reviewed and updated to assure regulatory compliance.
• Assure proper qualification, maintenance and calibration of lab equipment and on-line test instruments. Perform regular internal quality audits, recommend changes, and initiate corrective or preventive action when appropriate.
• Responsible for various laboratory support activities, including but not limited to, consumable and sample inventory, record-keeping, sample disposal, and cleaning.
• Responsible for hazardous material handling, safety, training, and waste removal.
• Completes routine preventive maintenance, cleaning, and troubleshooting on instruments and equipment.
• Performs other tasks as specified by the manager/director.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education/Experience:

• Required: Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university.
• Required: Minimum of 3 years QA experience in a regulated laboratory. (CAP/CAP/ISO).
• Preferred: prior experience in a cannabis safety compliance facility.
• Preferred: OSHA HAZWOPER 40 hour course completion

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Superior computer and organizational skills. Must be strong MS-Office user.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude
• Ability to learn new processes, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, keep accurate records, follow instructions, and comply with company policies
• Leadership, results oriented, creative thinker, detail oriented, focused on continuous development, effective time-management skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary:

Language: English (Required)

Work authorization: United States (Required), must authorize and pass background check.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Quality control: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response Training (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture

Company's website:

• thchoice.com

Work Remotely:

• No

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Level One Labs is an analytical testing laboratory located in Scottsdale, AZ. We pride ourselves on providing Quality, Robust Science in the fields of chemistry and microbiology. Our service provides reliable data to producers and consumers alike - creating a better understanding of products while improving safety standards. Our laboratory is ISO-17025 certified. We are also co-founders of the Arizona Cannabis Laboratory Association (ACLA).

We are looking for a motivated Quality Assurance Manager to join our team.

Job Description:

The Quality Assurance Manager serves as an integral member of the laboratory operations team and will ensure the laboratory conducts all procedures within state and national compliance standards. The QAM will ensure all analytical processes conducted in the lab follow required guidelines from, but not limited, to the ISO 17025 and 9001, AOAC, FDA BAM, Arizona DHS, and ASTM, and also follow requirements for validated methodology. The position will also assist with instrument operation and writing SOP’s.

Reports To:

Chief Operations Officer (COO)

Works Directly With:

Chief Scientific Officer; Laboratory Director

Essential Functions:

• Maintaining QA/QC documentation system in compliance with ISO 17025 and 9001.

• Maintain oversight of personnel practices within compliance with laboratory SOPs.
• Build and maintain quality assurance systems according to Arizona DHS state requirements.
• Learns and maintains self-education regarding technical documentation and developments, procedures and equipment relevant to Level One's specific laboratory practices.
• Helps ensure all equipment is within operational specs and calibration.
• Ensures all laboratory operations are compliant and within regulations set forth by applicable regulatory authorities.
• Is very detail oriented.
• Is action oriented and a self-starter.

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age
• Bachelor’s degree in biological, chemical, agricultural, environmental, or closely related science from an accredited college or university
• Must have 2 or more years of laboratory quality assurance experience.
• Must be comfortable working with cannabis and hemp.

Experience in building and maintaining quality assurance systems is preferred.

Experience in a 3rd party, regulated food or environmental testing laboratory is preferred.

Must be comfortable with cannabis.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $46,000-52,000 DOE

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Vision Insurance

Schedule:

• 8 Hour Shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:To keep our staff as safe as possible, this position may work from home part-time when possible.

Experience:

• Laboratory: 1 year (Required)
• Quality Assurance: 2 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

This Job Is:

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
• A job for which all ages, including older job seekers, are encouraged to apply
• A job for which people with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Company's website:

• Levelonelabs.com

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

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