Biologist: QA & Lab Compliance Specialist

US-Agricultural-Marketing-Servic; Blakely (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking qualified candidates for a position focused on quality management, laboratory QA, and regulatory compliance. The role requires evaluating methodologies, maintaining ISO-aligned systems, and ensuring data integrity across analyses.

Strong emphasis on audits, root-cause analysis, and proper documentation. Ideal candidates will have a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, or chemistry, plus experience with QA practices and

Qualifications

• Testing, regulating, and/or reviewing methodologies in botany, chemistry, pesticide residue determinations, microbiology, food nutrition, molecular biology, or food authenticity.
• Experience with a Quality Management System compliant with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17025:2017, ISO 19011:2018.
• Experience with quality assurance functions (root cause analysis, corrective actions, audits, record keeping).
• Experience with laboratory quality assurance practices (proficiency testing, certified reference materials, QC charts).
• Administering a Quality Management System accredited to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17025:2017, ISO 19011:2018 or equivalent.
• Initiating investigations and performing root cause analysis with limited supervision.
• Evaluating quality data, validation/verification data, and reporting nonconformities.
• Maintaining records to ensure data accuracy and defensibility.

Responsibilities

• Administering a Quality Management System accredited to a standard such as ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17025:2017, ISO 19011:2018, or other domestic and international standards under the direction of supervisor or senior employee.
• Initiating, investigating, performing root cause analysis, and/or implementing corrective action process with limited supervision.
• Evaluating quality data, validation/verification data, quality practices, and/or quality functions and reporting nonconformities.
• Maintaining records to ensure the accuracy and defensibility of the data.

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Audits

Proficiency testing

Education

Relevant degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, or chemistry

Job description

The United States Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking qualified candidates for a position focused on quality management, laboratory QA, and regulatory compliance. The role requires evaluating methodologies, maintaining ISO-aligned systems, and ensuring data integrity across analyses.

Strong emphasis on audits, root-cause analysis, and proper documentation. Ideal candidates will have a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, or chemistry, plus experience with QA practices and