Forensic Scientist - Quality Assurance Officer

SNA International seeks a bright, collaborative Quality Assurance Officer with a strong work ethic to joinour team. SNA International’s team works together in pursuit of the same cause: build a safe and just world by empowering organizations in the use of forensics, biometrics and identity intelligence.

The Quality Assurance Officer works under the direction of the Quality Manager and administers the quality assurance program. Acts as a subject matter expert for auditing and accreditation activities and assists with standard operating procedure review as well as training and education in support of the Quality Management Section. Individual may testify as an expert witness as required; provide technical assistance in bioinformatics, information technology and laboratory automation;

and support the logistical or resource management activities of the DoD DNA Operations. Individual will participate in the organization and presentation of educational activities. Individual may perform casework duties in support of mission goals of individual casework sections.

The successful candidate will perform DNA analysis on a wide range of complex samples in support of the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) in Dover, DE.

• Act as lead assessor, unless otherwise assigned by Quality Manager, during internal audits ofthe laboratory against accreditation standards, annually and as needed.
• Hold certifications as an FBI QAS Auditor as well as certified auditor or assessor training from anational accrediting body such as ANAB.
• Act as subject matter expert for the laboratory Quality Manual, Management System, and laboratory accreditation.
• Aid in the organization and tracking of the annual review of SOPs and other Quality Manual documents to assess the status and effectiveness of the process and to identify improvement opportunities; create and maintain user-friendly electronic databases and archives for the same; maintain hardcopy archives for reference purposes.
• Assist in the writing, reviewing, and editing of laboratory documents as needed, particularly with regards to compliance with accreditation standards.
• Perform external audits of other laboratories as a volunteer representative of a national accrediting body in coordination with work priorities at AFDIL.
• Participate in Management System meetings and chair as appropriate; present research and findings on topics specified by the Quality Manager or required for maintenance and improvement of the Management System of AFDIL.
• Track laboratory compliance with accreditation standards, and annually update conformance files.
• Create and maintain Quality Assurance database in electronic, user-friendly format.
• Initiate, track, and administratively review quality assurance folders.
• Act as subject matter expert for all Quality Assurance matters.
• Analyze quality assurance data for trends and present a detailed analysis to the Quality Manager at least quarterly and as needed.
• Prepare presentations and reports of such data to be presented to Key Management as needed and/or included in the Quality Manual.
• Lead or assist with special projects, including information boards for casework and Quality Management Section
• Act as Quality Management Section Records Coordinator for Defense Health Agency records maintenance schedule.
• Ability to maintain minimum standards of technical proficiency as demonstrated by acceptable performance on internal and external proficiency testing programs.
• Perform mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or nuclear–based typing services to assist casework sections in identifying the remains of military individuals killed during military conflicts to the degree required by those sections and as QMS priorities allow.
• Receive and…