Total 109 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Athens, Georgia

As a Public Health Advisor you will:

• Formulate national program and project goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic program plans, guidelines, standards, and priorities.
• Develop and implement strategies and plans for meeting national program objectives.
• Establish and forge relationships with other local, national and/or international organizations to collaborate and facilitate the development and integration of operating public health program initiatives and activities.
• Develop and manage budgets and approve funding expenditures.
• Prepare, review, negotiate, and/or monitor collaborative agreements, contracts, and/or memorandum of agreement.
• Supervise a small contingent of positions, plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work, when necessary.

As a Public Health Advisor, you will:

• Formulate national program and project goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic program plans, guidelines, standards, and priorities.
• Develop and implement strategies and plans for meeting national program objectives.
• Establish and forge relationships with other local, national and/or international organizations to collaborate and facilitate the development and integration of operating public health program initiatives and activities.
• Develop and manage budgets and approve funding expenditures.
• Prepare, review, negotiate, and/or monitor collaborative agreements, contracts, and/or memorandum of agreement.
• Supervise a small contingent of positions, plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work, when necessary.

As a Program Specialist you will:

• Provide administrative support on wide variety of actions and problems.
• Assist in the preparation, review and coordination of information, decision documents, special reports, and other programmatic documents required for successful administrative management.
• Solve problems related to special projects that involve administrative or support issues.
• Participate in the implementation and planning of new initiatives and projects that will enhance the overall effectiveness of administrative management of the organization.
• Maintain and monitor project tracking and reporting systems in order to develop status reports and response materials for the senior management for higher level attention, review or signature.
• Identify objectives based on an understanding of the program, overall priorities, and related efforts in the organization.
• Determine approach to achieve objectives; identifies specific steps, and decides on meetings, information, and other input.

As a Lead Microbiologist, you will:

• Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Coach the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques,
  provide advice on work methods, practices and procedures, and assist the team and/or individual members in identifying the parameters of a viable solution.
• Lead the team in: identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance
  with established work flow, skill level and/or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.
• Serve as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities among
  team members.
• Plan, prioritize, initiate, design, conduct, coordinate, direct and lead basic and applied research studies.
• Develop new methods for and collects, analyzes, organizes and records experimental data appropriate for publication and future reference by others.
• Recreate experiments describing protocols, methods, and procedures used; summaries of data obtained; and descriptions of any problems or unusual situations encountered in carrying out the experiment.

As a Lead Microbiologist you will:

• Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Coach the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques,
  provide advice on work methods, practices and procedures, and assist the team and/or individual members in identifying the parameters of a viable solution.
• Lead the team in: identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance
  with established work flow, skill level and/or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.
• Serve as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities among
  team members.
• Plan, prioritize, initiate, design, conduct, coordinate, direct and lead basic and applied research studies.
• Develop new methods for and collects, analyzes, organizes and records experimental data appropriate for publication and future reference by others.
• Recreate experiments describing protocols, methods, and procedures used; summaries of data obtained; and descriptions of any problems or unusual situations encountered in carrying out the experiment.

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• Reviews, audits, and implements corrective action, where needed, for all components of medication management, i.e. purchasing, preparation, dispensing, storage, administration.
• Provides oversight for medication error reporting within pharmacy service.
• Manages the adverse drug reaction reporting system (VA ADERS).
• Develops/ coordinates emergency management policies and procedures.
• Conducts weekly inventory of pharmacy drug cache.
• Maintains all inventory records of pharmacy drug cache.
• Coordinates all controlled substances destructions with Supply Chain Management, the controlled substances Coordinator, and medication destruction vendor.
• Maintains controlled substances destruction program including all appropriate records and monitors.
• Provides staff education on regulations and standards in collaboration with the Facility Program Manager, Pharmacy Education.
• Reviews, audits, and implements corrective action, where needed, for regulatory compliance such as The Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General, and the Drug Enforcement Agency.

As a Public Health Advisor you will:

• Serve as the principal representative, in a defined area, for a well-defined and established program of a moderate complexity.
• Provide substantive program consultation, guidance, and assistance and is responsible for carrying out and promoting significant public health program activities in Federal, local, state, and international settings with relative independence.
• Manage and monitor a comprehensive public health program, including, but not limited to, service delivery, assessment, surveillance, quality assurance, partnerships and collaborations, outreach, orientation, training, reporting, and program implementation and evaluation.
• Use an integrated system of information gathering and reporting devices and analyzes data and other information collected to assess the program needs in terms of strategies, services, and resources.

As an Education Program Specialist you will:

• Function as the head of an assigned educational curriculum area with responsibility to manage associated education programs, training curricula, and/or career enhancement activities.
• Participate in agency operational or planning meetings and publicize educational program goals, objectives, and/or accomplishments.
• Perform review and analyses of administration initiatives and new technologies that may impact education and development programs.
• Collaborate and partner with internal and external stakeholders and serve as a technical expert.

The incumbent will:

• Provide scientific and executive leadership for planning, directing, overseeing, and evaluating all division activities with a focus on achieving national and/or international public health impact and providing public health vision for laboratory practices, systems, training and workforce development, preparedness, informatics, safety, and quality management.
• Provide scientific leadership, guidance, and expertise in the practice of laboratory services in clinical settings, including overseeing the development of laboratory safety and quality management plans; directing, applying, and translating research and evaluation initiatives for laboratory practices, standards, and services; advancing laboratory diagnostics and preparedness for public health exposures and outbreaks; strengthening laboratory informatics between clinical and diagnostic laboratories; directing and managing programs that develop the clinical and public health laboratory workforce; establishing partnerships to leverage investments in laboratory training and practices; and providing the leadership, guidance, and public health vision to ensure safe and accurate laboratory performance, practices, services and enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, capacity, and capability of the public health laboratory system.
• Serve as a nationally and internationally recognized expert in laboratory systems and represents the Agency at external meetings and conferences.
• Exercise leadership to ensure that all programs under their direction reflect the principles of workforce diversity and health equity in their management and operation in such areas as recruitment and staffing, employee development, staff assignments, communications, and prioritizes health equity in its programmatic work.

As a Health Scientist you will:

• Design, oversee, implement, and conduct major scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health problems.
• Review and analyze studies and projects assessing major and or sensitive public health issues to make recommendations for processes, procedures and /or policies related to public health programs, practices, and research.
• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on operations that are critical to the public health community at large.
• Provide advice and assistance in evaluating the methodology of past and proposed studies and assist subject-matter experts in the design of studies.
• Provide technical advice and assistance to national, state, and local health agencies and to various other organizations.
• Prepare scientific articles and technical reports for publication in national and international public health journals.
• Make presentations to other scientific staff, federal, state, and local health program managers; and other health officials and health-related organizations.

As a Health Scientist, you will:

• Design, oversee, implement, and conduct major scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health problems.
• Review and analyze studies and projects assessing major and or sensitive public health issues to make recommendations for processes, procedures and /or policies related to public health programs, practices, and research.
• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on operations that are critical to the public health community at large.
• Provide advice and assistance in evaluating the methodology of past and proposed studies and assist subject-matter experts in the design of studies.
• Provide technical advice and assistance to national, state, and local health agencies and to various other organizations.
• Prepare scientific articles and technical reports for publication in national and international public health journals.
• Make presentations to other scientific staff, federal, state, and local health program managers; and other health officials and health-related organizations.

• Advises on the development of contract requirements to ensure performance work statements, Performance Requirements Summaries, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans are commensurate with contract oversight and administration.
• Identifies deficiencies by analyzing the Government, contractor, and customer quality data and requesting appropriate corrective action when deficiencies or trends are indicated.
• Provides functional and technical interpretation and advice on regulations, contract management, and guidance on quality assurance issues and problems.
• Assist in the development of Installation Contracting Office operating procedures in quality assurance.
• Perform solicitation reviews to ensure appropriate quality control requirements are imposed and assist in the preparation of technical specifications for inclusion in procurement solicitation packages.
• Provides Contracting Office personnel quality assurance training and instruction.
• Provides Contracting Officer Representative (COR) MICC Enhanced COR Training.

As a/an Program Specialist you will:

• Accomplish special projects through analysis and review of problems, issues, or program requirements; determine what information is required; and collect data from various sources in order to render informed recommendations/alternatives.
• Provide administrative support on a wide variety of actions and problems.
• Participate in the implementation and planning of new initiatives and projects that will enhance the overall effectiveness of administrative management of the organization.
• Manage assignments, projects, and day-to-day plans.

As a Public Health Analyst you will:

• Serve as an analyst responsible for planning, managing, and evaluating large public health program(s), projects, and/or study activities.
• Establish program standards, policies, strategies, goals, and evaluation plans in conjunction with senior staff.
• Prepare and makes presentations.
• Provide comprehensive technical and administrative advice and assistance to an assigned domestic or international project or program

As a Health Communication Specialist you will:

• Develop and implement communication and marketing programs, projects, and strategies for the general public and other audiences.
• Develop, test, and disseminate science and audience-based products, tools, and messages to different audiences in a variety of formats.
• Support strategic plans to achieve health communication and marketing goals and objectives.
• Apply communication theories and models to communication campaign development.
• Serve as a liaison between program and other communication and marketing staff and with external stakeholders on program-specific issues.
• Review and edit materials developed by staff to ensure program objectives are being met.