• Supervise performance of laboratory activities ensuring consistency, excellence, and, whenever applicable, compliance with ISO-IEC 17025/GLP requirements.

• Supervise and participate in the process of writing, editing, amending, and implementing laboratory procedures to control lab activities.

• Support Lab head in the preparation of internal quality control program and periodically review results to assure proper control of technical processes.

• Review equipment operation

protocols, intermediate check procedures, maintenance plan and evaluate their

results and reports to guarantee harmonious equipment performance.

• Prepare environmental

monitoring programs to and periodically review results to affirm compliance

with laboratory safety protocols and international regulations.

• Check periodically the availability of lab resources and inspect compliance of received supplies to requested specifications.

• Participate in preparation of Proficiency Test (PT) plan, and review PT samples results.

• Preparation of equipment external calibration plan, analyzing calibration results compliance to laboratory procedure and international standards

• Prepare the development, validation (modification) /verification protocols of testing methods and review the results to ensure usage of reliable methods.

• Monitor implementation of Quality Control samples in each run, and review results to ensure provision of reliable and scientifically valid test results and, whenever applicable, monitor the tracking system for stability studies.

• Review lab results to confirm fulfillment of customer test request.

• Review final analysis report and results analysis including statements of conformity or opinions and interpretations of laboratory test results.

• Participate, when required, in samples testing and documentation process.