Salary : $60000 - $75000Quality Control Analyst I - Life Sciences Our client is a Long Island biotechnology company focused on DNA production and detection for a variety of product lines. They offer highly competitive salaries, great benefits, and a chance to work with DNA that is rare in this region of the country. The Quality Control (QC) Analyst I initiates and coordinates quality related data from Production, Research and Development, or process improvement activities and reports these data in a QC Report. The QC Analyst I will work with the Senior Manager, Quality Control to implement and execute Quality Control procedures, methods, and documentation to determine product quality and release readiness. The QC Analyst I communicates with the Senior Manager, Quality Control, Production, Project Management, Operations, and/or Quality Assurance and Compliance, regarding meeting commitments and functional requirements of tested materials. The QC Analyst I is responsible for assuring that the quality of the work meets or exceeds company requirements and maintains the standard of excellence. Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Ensures delivery of department goals and objectives, including meeting internal and external commitments.
- Accepts samples into the Quality Control Laboratory by reviewing accompanying documentation for completeness and accuracy.
- Performs Quality Control testing of incoming raw materials and outgoing finished goods and applies scientific principles to analysis, identification, and classification of these samples. Strictly adheres to standard operating procedures (SOPs) while performing QC assays.
- Generates detailed and accurate reports using computer and software skills and distributes those reports to various users in the organization.
- Executes experiments for laboratory investigations and summarizes the results in a report.
- Performs careful and thorough technical review of Quality Control Reports.
- Operates and maintains critical and non-critical laboratory equipment and apparatuses.
- Manages cloud-based remote environmental monitoring system for QC lab spaces.
- Manages current lab inventory while anticipating the future purchasing needs of the QC laboratory.
- Assists the Senior Manager, Quality Control in revising and reviewing documentation, including quality procedures, specifications, and SOPs.
- Maintains QC related documents on Google Drive.
- Collects, organizes, monitors, and distributes information related to quality and process improvement functions, possibly including, but not limited to, compliance to and/or documentation of quality management standards, such as ISO 9001.
- Assists with internal and external audits of the QC laboratory.
- Participate in any ISO-related certification and accreditation programs, and works closely with the Forensics, Production, Research and Development, and Quality Assurance teams.
Job Requirements:Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in life/physical sciences or technical discipline; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- It is preferred that the Quality Control Analyst I have prior laboratory experience, preferably in a Quality Control setting. Working knowledge of laboratory equipment/processes including, but not limited to, HPLC (a huge plus), FT-IR, Capillary Electrophoresis, and PCR- (end-point, digital, and quantitative) is also preferred.
- If prior Quality Control experience is not available, the lack of prior experience shall be documented and augmented by additional training, as needed, in the analytical methodologies, platforms, and interpretations of DNA results used by the laboratory.
- Working knowledge of ISO or similar compliance programs a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan, track, execute, and document multiple projects and/or experiments simultaneously.
Contact Details: Scott Passeser, Sr. VP Executive Alliance Commack, NY 11725 ...@execsallied.com