Senior Quality Control Associate
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7247164 (Ref:10026080)
Posted: May 23, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $41.92 - $64.97 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.
The Quality Control (QC) team at the Center for Bioinnovation and Manufacturing (CBM) seeks a Senior Quality Control Associate (Sr QCA) to support GMP Manufacturing and analytical development for cellular immunotherapy products. This role involves performing QC assays, release tests, and assay development tasks, including cell viability, Flow Cytometry, ELISA, RT-PCR, and cytotoxicity assays, under minimal supervision. The Sr QCA will also provide supervision and training to junior team members and support the qualification and validation of manufacturing processes and quality assurance procedures essential to cGMP production.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Apply aseptic techniques and follow established SOPs in cGMP facilities and labs.
- Maintain inventory, support lab activities, and perform equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Enter data, generate reports, and ensure meticulous record-keeping and documentation.
- Assist in developing analytical methods, manufacturing procedures, and SOP revisions.
- Collaborate with QC and QA for cGMP compliance and provide training to junior team members.
- Provide regular reports to management and support performance improvement activities.
Your qualifications should include:
- Bachelor's in biological science or related field with 9+ years' experience; Master's preferred.
- Experience in molecular and cellular biology, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industry, including quality control and cGMP practices.
- Skills in cell viability, flow cytometry, ELISA, RT-PCR, protein chemistry, biostatistics, and assay development.
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $41.92 - $64.97 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
