Laboratory Quality Control Specialist

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Fort Collins (CO); Remote; USD 83,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA, is hiring a Laboratory Quality Control Specialist.

The role requires coordinating shipments of biological specimens, conducting quality reviews against CLIA/CLS I/FDA standards, inspecting lab spaces for safety, and serving as liaison for audits and third-party inquiries. Telework eligibility is noted.

Qualifications

• Coordinate shipments of biological specimens and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Perform ongoing laboratory quality reviews against quality-management systems and standards (CLIA, CLSI, FDA).
• Inspect laboratory spaces for safety and serve as liaison for audits and third-party inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shipments of biological specimens, ensuring proper packaging and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct quality reviews to ensure compliance with CLIA/CLS I/FDA requirements.
• Inspect laboratories for safety and act as liaison for audits and inquiries.

Skills

Quality control

Regulatory compliance

Audits liaison

Laboratory safety

Education

Foreign education evaluation

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department: Department of Health and Human Services

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Responsibilities

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Laboratory Quality Control Specialist, you will: Coordinate shipments of biological specimens, including special and hazardous items, ensuring proper packaging and compliance with local, state, and Federal laws, regulations, and CDC biological-shipping guidelines.

Conduct continuous laboratory quality reviews to determine compliance with quality-management systems, clinical laboratory practices, regulatory requirements, and national/international standards, including Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements.

Regularly and routinely inspect and review assigned laboratory workspaces to identify and correct unsafe conditions and ensure compliance with applicable federal and state safety and health regulations and established laboratory safety policies. Serve as the laboratory's primary liaison for audits, review committees, and third-party inquiries

Requirements & Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $83265 – $108251/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.