[Hiring] Director – Regulatory Science @Pace® Analytical Services

Role Description

Are you ready to work making the world a safer, healthier place? Join our mission to continuously move science forward; to innovate and advance all aspects of our business to improve the health and safety of our communities and lives.

• Develops and implements the divisional regulatory science and technical competency strategy, aligning development priorities with environmental regulations, accreditation requirements, analytical methods, emerging technologies, and business needs.
• Leads the design, development, and delivery of technical education programs for laboratory, field, technical review, supervisory, and Quality personnel to strengthen the consistent application of environmental testing methods and scientific principles.
• Establishes role-based competency frameworks, learning pathways, qualification standards, and assessment processes to ensure personnel demonstrate the technical knowledge, practical skills, and scientific judgment required for their responsibilities.
• Develops and maintains standardized approaches for initial and continuing demonstrations of capability, method-specific qualifications, and ongoing competency assessments aligned with approved methods, accreditation standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Translates environmental regulations, accreditation requirements, published methods, and analytical chemistry principles into practical technical guidance, training materials, decision aids, and learning resources that support consistent laboratory practices.
• Partners with the Chief Technical Officer and Technical leadership to identify emerging scientific capabilities, method-related competency gaps, new instrumentation requirements, and technical development needs associated with evolving laboratory services.
• Strengthens the technical competency of Quality personnel through training in internal auditing, impartial scientific judgment, independent oversight, data analysis, investigations, and corrective and preventive action processes.
• Develops technical guidance and competency-building programs addressing method implementation, verification, validation, quality control, measurement uncertainty, data interpretation, and defensible scientific decision-making.
• Establishes and maintains knowledge management practices and a network of qualified technical trainers and subject matter experts to promote knowledge transfer, consistent method interpretation, and retention of critical technical expertise.
• Oversees governance of technical curricula, competency assessments, qualification records, content ownership, review cycles, and program effectiveness to support organizational standards and accreditation requirements.
• Evaluates training and competency program effectiveness using assessment results, proficiency-testing outcomes, quality-control trends, audit findings, laboratory investigations, and operational feedback to identify risks and prioritize improvements.
• Collaborates with Quality, Technical, Operations, Human Resources, and other functional leaders to implement scalable competency development programs, support organizational change, and strengthen regulatory science capabilities while maintaining clear operational and Quality accountabilities.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the department's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Promotes and supports the overall mission of Pace by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with customers and staff; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Microbiology or other related field; AND ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in environmental laboratory testing services, with at least five (5) years in a leadership capacity; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation.

Requirements

• Principles and practices of environmental regulatory science, analytical chemistry, laboratory testing methods, and associated technical procedures.
• Environmental laboratory accreditation and certification requirements, including applicable TNI/NELAP, ISO/IEC 17025, DoD/DOE QSM, and federal and state regulatory programs.
• EPA analytical methods, laboratory quality systems, method-specific requirements, and matrix-related testing considerations.
• Principles and methods of analytical method verification, validation, modification, calibration, detection and quantitation limits, measurement uncertainty, and quality-control evaluation.
• Principles and practices of environmental data quality, usability, defensibility, technical review, and scientific interpretation.
• Methods of technical competency assessment, demonstration-of-capability requirements, qualification processes, and continuing competency evaluation.
• Principles and practices of adult learning, instructional design, technical curriculum development, and practical competency assessment.
• Methods of laboratory auditing, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, proficiency testing, and quality management.
• Environmental testing disciplines, including chemistry, microbiology, radiochemistry, asbestos, whole effluent toxicity, and field measurements, as applicable to the organization's services.
• Principles and practices of technical documentation, standard operating procedures, knowledge management, and learning management systems.
• Computer applications and systems related to the work.
• Principles and practices to serve as an effective project team leader.
• Methods to communicate with staff, coworkers, and customers to ensure safe, effective, and appropriate operations.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K retirement savings plan (100% vested immediately in the employer match)
• Life, disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid time off for holiday, sick, and vacation days
• HSA and wellness program
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance program
• Parental leave
• Optional legal coverage and ID theft protection