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Posted by: SLAC/Stanford on Apr 21, 2024


Location:

Menlo Park , CA

Job Description:

SLAC Job Postings

Position Overview:

The SLAC Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for providing leadership, vision, management, direction, oversight and strategic and tactical planning for all aspects of the Laboratory's Quality Assurance (QA) Program to enable, drive and demonstrate operational excellence. The position reports to the Director of Contractor Assurance and Contract Management department, within the Laboratory Director's Office.

Primary Responsibilities Include: Provide leadership and direction in defining and implementing QA to support the Laboratory's efforts to deliver its mission and projects safely, effectively, and efficiently, and achieve operational excellence. Develop and maintain all elements of the Institutional QA Program to ensure they are compliant with SLAC contract requirements. Provide oversight, advice, and counsel to SLAC management and staff on all QA related matters. Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, personnel development for direct reports and accountable for the performance of employees. Provide technical and strategic management for QA practitioners across the laboratory through both direct employees and matrixed employees. Direct supervision of QA practitioners assigned to major scientific projects Matrix management/coaching of QA practitioners elsewhere within Lab Directorates Other assignments/coaching/consulting as required Develop and implement applicable QA training programs Ensure appropriate integration of QA into the implementation and management of SLAC's Conduct of Research, Conduct of Engineering and Conduct of Project Management. Oversee the Suspect/Counterfeit Items (S/CI) Program To be successful in this position you will bring: Bachelor's Degree in quality, engineering, business management, or comparable fields Minimum of 8 years of experience in quality assurance or related fields Thorough knowledge of methodologies of quality assurance and standards Excellent understanding of data analysis/statistical methods Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently, and meet deadlines Strong problem-solving skills Excellent change management skills Ability to provide leadership and influence others Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train, and evaluate work results Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization Good knowledge of MS Office and other software tools Strong verbal and written communication skills Great attention to detail, and a results driven approach In addition, preferred requirements include: Experience with DOE Quality Assurance and DOE Order 414.1D Experience in management systems certifications (e.g., ISO 9000, 14000, 18000, etc.) ASQ and or Lean Six Sigma experience or certifications. SLAC manager competencies: Results through Others: Achieves expected results by effectively delegating and managing the work of others. Aligns Priorities: Ensures planning and prioritization of resources and work efforts; ensures alignment of direct and matrix reports to support organizational goals and business plans. Applies Lab Acumen: Maintains understanding of lab efforts and direction as well as current research and trends, considers technology and customer impacts, and contributes relevant, informed ideas to lab growth. Navigates Complexity: Demonstrates effective problem-solving and decision-making in complex situations; manages a multitude of information and circumstances to discern what is most important; takes appropriate action, even with conflicting data or in difficult situations. Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages. Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals. Self-awareness: Seeks feedback from others and takes ownership of, and actions to address what is learned; recognizes impact on others and adjusts as needed; pursues continuous learning opportunities; implements a meaningful development plan. Team Effectiveness: Effectively motivates team members and fosters a diverse and collaborative environment; leverages individual members' strengths for overall team effectiveness; incorporates insights to improve team operations. Purpose & Vision: Articulates a clear vision of expected outcomes; inspires others to execute work plans and feel a sense of purpose and ownership for the mission. Attracts & Develops Employee Talent: Plans for, attracts, and hires the right talent for current and future organizational needs; operates with a focus on growing internal talent through organizational and staff development; values and encourages continuous growth development through a blend of work experiences, coaching, and formal learning; aligns individual development with organizational needs and objectives. Physical requirements and working conditions: Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job. Work Standards : Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1-General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu ------ Classification Type : Business Operations Manager 3 Job Code : 4143, Grade : M Employment Duration : regular continuing The expected pay range for this position is $189,000 - $241,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

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About SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

As one of 17 Department of Energy national labs, SLAC pushes the frontiers of human knowledge and drives discoveries that benefit humankind. We invent the tools that make those discoveries possible and share them with researchers all over the world. X-rays Reveal the Atomic World Our 2-mile-long particle accelerator is the lab’s backbone. Once the scene of major discoveries in particle physics, today it generates the world’s brightest X-rays for our revolutionary X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). Thousands of researchers come to SLAC to use LCLS and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource to probe matter in atomic detail. These X-ray studies help scientists understand the fundamental workings of nature and find solutions to real-world problems. Fundamental Science, Practical Benefits When researchers delve into basic details of the world around us, practical benefits often follow. This is true of research at SLAC. In chemistry, “molecular movies” made with our X-ray laser are capturing all the tiny steps of chemical reactions for the first time. This new understanding will help improve reactions that give us fuels, fertilizers and a host of other products. In biology, X-rays reveal how proteins – one of the key molecules of life – function in our bodies and in nature. This research has contributed to the development of medications for melanoma, flu and HIV and is aiding the fight against COVID-19, Ebola, high blood pressure and other ills. SLAC studies of exotic materials with quirky traits could have a profound impact on society, although it may be far in the future. Meanwhile, scientists use our X-ray beams for experiments to improve materials for computer chips, jet planes, refinery operations and “smart windows” that automatically adjust the amount of light coming in, to name a few.Even the accelerator technology developed for basic physics experiments has had a huge impact in medicine and industry, where it shrinks tumors, sterilizes medical supplies and hardens materials, among many other things. SLAC researchers are working to make accelerators much smaller and cheaper so they can accomplish even more. Solving Energy Challenges Many threads of SLAC research come together in the quest for clean, sustainable energy sources. We study how plants make energy from sunlight with an eye to doing the same, and customize chemical reactions for generating clean fuels. Our specialized X-ray equipment allows scientists to watch batteries, solar cells and fuel cells in operation, a crucial step in improving how they work. An Eye on the Cosmos SLAC started more than 50 years ago as a place to discover fundamental particles and forces. Today, our researchers still explore the universe at the largest and smallest scales. At the tiniest scale, we help search for new particles and forces at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, where the Higgs boson was discovered. At the most sweeping scale, we’re building the world’s biggest digital camera for the widest, deepest survey of the night sky ever undertaken. Our longstanding expertise in building particle detectors is being put to use in experiments that search for dark matter and dark energy, probe the secrets of ghostly neutrinos, look for signs of cosmic inflation and capture high-energy particles from the most violent events in the universe. Key Partnerships Stanford University operates SLAC for the DOE Office of Science. Our five joint research centers and facilities with Stanford focus on cosmology and astrophysics, materials and energy science, catalysis, ultrafast science and cryogenic electron microscopy. SLAC’s location in Silicon Valley and our connections with DOE, Stanford and other leading research centers speed our progress. We also look for ways to work with industry to solve problems and spread the benefits of research out into society.

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