The role
You will play a critical role in ensuring laboratory compliance with regulatory and quality standards, including NATA accreditation and ISO 17025 requirements. This position focuses on developing and managing quality improvement activities, method validation, and continual enhancement of laboratory practices. Collaborating with leadership and quality management teams, you will oversee document control, audits, equipment calibration, and quality control monitoring while supporting staff to address accreditation requirements and implement best practices. Your responsibilities include internal audits, root cause investigations, risk assessments, and proficiency trials to maintain operational excellence.
With technical expertise and solid communication skills, you will provide advice to colleagues and management, prepare documentation for external audits, and contribute to staff training. The role requires a tertiary qualification in science with a chemistry major, with additional knowledge of validation processes, statistics, and compliance frameworks. Your ability to work autonomously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines will be key in ensuring the laboratory's adherence to legislative and regulatory standards.
About us
The Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
Pathology Queensland (PQ) provides diagnostic pathology services to all Hospital and Health Services (HHS) across metro, regional and remote Queensland and plays a critical role in the government's response to public health threats, epidemics, and civil emergencies.
PQ offers laboratory services in the disciplines of anatomical pathology, chemical pathology, haematology, immunology, microbiology, and genomics. PQ also provides expert analysis, scientific testing, and advice to maintain and improve our public and environmental health, and to support the coronial system in Queensland.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.