Biosurveillance Unit Manager

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Supervises the daily operation of the Bio-surveillance Unit in the Chemistry Section at the South Carolina Public Health Laboratory. This includes the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This position develops and evaluates laboratory procedures, supervises and trains laboratory personnel, performs complex analytical procedures, and oversees the use of all analytical instrumentation and method transfers.

This position will need to oversee expenditures related to the OD2A grant. Ensures all safety and quality assurance procedures are followed in accordance with CLIA requirements.

• Plans, organizes, delegates, and supervises the work performed in the Biosurveillance Unit within the Chemistry Section. Maintains all requirements for the OD2A program. Expands the Blosurvelllance Unit Into other areas of testing and surveillance Including per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and harmful algal blooms (HABs)}.
• Maintains competency on validated methods, reviews and updates standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintains all quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) and purchasing records, ensures adequate supplies of all reagents and materials necessary for analysis. Performs instrument maintenance and troubleshooting. Oversees all method transfers and development. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in toxicology testing.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements including CLIA, DEA, and other agencies, as applicable. Ensures compliance with all grant requirements as stipulated by CDC. APHL, or other grantors. as applicable. Participates In and supports successful laboratory audits and site visits.
• Evaluates the need for and provides opportunities for appropriate technical and professional development for personnel. Documents training and competencies in accordance with laboratory quality assurance policies. Evaluates personnel using the DPH EPMS, adhering to specified deadlines. Write reports on data obtained and present findings at scientific meetings and conferences. Assist is data submission to the hospitals that are participating in the overdose biosurvelllance project by sending deidentified urine samples to the public health laboratory for analysis.
  
  Maintain the overdose biosurveillance dashboard by sending monthly data to the Bureau of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention.
• Provides customer service to clients and partners. Works directly with CDC personnel and other PHL partners. Provides consultation to agency personnel, SC emergency response partners, including, but not limited to, hospitals, poison control centers, law enforcement, and first responders. Maintains consistent communication with the Section Director and with other laboratory management, as needed.

A bachelor's degree in chemistry and experience in a laboratory setting related to the area of employment, including experience in operating and interpreting test results from complex analytical instrumentation such as gas, ion or liquid chromatographs or atomic absorption spectrophotometers; or a bachelor's degree in the natural sciences with academic credits in chemistry and experience in a laboratory setting related to the area of employment, including experience in operating and interpreting test results from complex analytical instrumentation such as gas, ion or liquid chromatographs or atomic absorption spectrophotometers.

A doctorate in chemistry may be substituted for the required work experience.

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