ADLQ’s roadmap is aligned with Qatar’s vision and global anti-doping priorities, driving excellence, research, and sustainability.
— Alignment with Qatar National Vision 2030
ADLQ actively supports all four pillars of Qatar’s National Vision 2030 through science, education, and sustainability.
Human Development – mentoring Qatari scientists and contributing to world class research.
Social Development – promoting clean sport and healthy lifestyles for a stronger society.
Economic Development – providing advanced testing services and creating scientific job opportunities.
Environmental Development – applying energy-efficient technologies and reducing hazardous waste.
— Alignment with Qatar’s Third National Development Strategy (NDS-3)
Future Ready Workforce
ADLQ's commitment to employee development, collaboration, and international engagement contributes to building a future ready workforce in Qatar that is adaptable, skilled, and capable of driving prosperity.
Cohesive Society
ADLQ strives to promote a cohesive and healthy society by protecting clean athletes and upholding integrity. It is committed to reinforce community values of fairness and trust.
Quality of Life
ADLQ is committed to ensuring a high quality of life for ADLQ employees through continuous efforts to create a workplace that supports physical safety, mental wellness, and professional motivation.
Government Excellence
ADLQ's contributions to quality assurance, capacity building, international collaboration, and its own organizational development plans play a crucial role in advancing government excellence in Qatar.
— ADLQ’s stakeholders have been grouped into three categories:
Customers
Organizations interested in receiving services in exchange for agreed fees or similar nature of value.
Influential Decision Makers
Organizational bodies officials, policy makers, industry figures, or governing entities that can have impact on operations due to their important role or authoritative jurisdiction.
Partners
Organizations offering cooperation, support, knowledge, or expertise on mutually- beneficial basis, while sharing similar interests or objectives.
— ADLQ Strategic Objectives
In the next five years, ADLQ seeks global leadership in anti-doping through three strategic objectives.
Enhancing testing methods, quality, and technology to accurately detect prohibited substances:
Advanced Analytical Training for Staff: Increasing the efficiency and quality of analysts in advanced analytical techniques, expanding the number of trained employees, and improving capabilities in result review, data analysis, and report preparation.
New and Validated Methods and Tests: Expanding the range of tests, validating new methods and assays, and providing and accrediting a predefined set of specific tests.
Stronger Quality Assurance Standards: Strengthening quality standards and ensuring compliance with WADA and NATA requirements, while continuously striving for quality improvement.
Modern Technologies and Automation: Upgrading and enhancing technological resources and infrastructure to boost efficiency, updating equipment and systems, and implementing automation in sample reception, division, and analysis.
Driving innovation in anti-doping science and contributing to global knowledge:
Development of Sensitive Detection Methods: Innovating more sensitive techniques for detecting doping substances and studying the long-term effects of doping on athletes’ health.
Research Presentation: Showcasing ADLQ’s research at conferences and workshops.
Building Scientific Partnerships and Networks: Collaborating with academic institutions, sports organizations, and government entities, and establishing international partnerships with other anti-doping laboratories for mutual benefit.
Utilizing Advanced Technology: Strengthening competitive advantage and maintaining leadership in the field.
Enhancing performance, efficiency, and workforce capability to achieve sustainable growth:
Streamlining Processes and Resource Utilization: Improving workflows to increase productivity and reduce turnaround time, optimizing the use of human and equipment resources, and implementing effective quality control systems.
Strong Compliance and Accountability: Enforcing strict compliance mechanisms, fostering a culture of accountability, and ensuring alignment with legal standards and accreditation requirements.
Investing in Employee Growth and Recognition: Promoting continuous learning and creativity, rewarding exceptional performance through incentives and promotion opportunities, and continuously investing in the professional development of ADLQ staff.
Digital Transformation to Enhance Productivity: Advancing technology to improve speed and accuracy, and adopting new software platforms to boost overall productivity.
— Human Development
Training and education are among the most important investments in human capital in the Anti-Doping Lab Qatar. One of its strategic goals is to support the individual growth of its employees by developing their knowledge, skills, behavioral, and technical competencies.
Training and Development: ADLQ is committed to the training and development of its staff across all disciplines: scientists, researchers, technical and non-technical personnel. This has been achieved through a diverse range of initiatives: scholarships, formal training courses, monthly seminars and workshops, participation in local and international conferences, and signature events like ADLQ Annual Symposium and Junior Symposium. The establishment of the Talent Management Department has further bolstered these efforts, overseeing the implementation of training programs and succession planning. Central to ADLQ’s mission is the succession planning program, initiated and supported by the ADLQ BOT, focuses on selecting and preparing local talent for leadership roles within the organization, emphasizing in-job training and the acquisition of higher qualifications in relevant fields.
Staff Training Offerings: ADLQ offers a wide range of staff training such as :
Academic Scholarships as per ADLQ strategy and succession planning
Annual Symposiums and Junior Symposiums
Weekly Scientific Seminars and the annual Café Scientific
