Scientist, QC
Tecan
- Redwood City, CA
- $67,000-78,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Follow documented processes to perform QC experiments.
- Identify and investigate manufacturing quality issues with support from Production, R&D, and Tech Support teams.
- Drive daily management of any issues observed during QC.
- Lead transfer of new QC method during New Production Introduction: provide process tolerance requirements to ensure reliability and robustness of method.
- Analyze, interpret, and present data.
- Participate in execution of real time stability programs.
- Perform general laboratory maintenance activities.
- Write and revise documents for quality control and real time stability as needed.
- Responsible for understanding and adhering to Quality Management System (QMS)
- Lead continuous improvement efforts to drive improvement in both cost and quality of QC testing.
- Working Conditions: 60-70% Lab work, 40-30% Office work (writing up report, plan experiments)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in biology, biochemistry, molecular biology or related discipline.
- 1-3 years practical laboratory experience.
- Hands-on experience with common molecular biology techniques (qPCR, RT-PCR, nucleic acid quantitation/purification, serial dilutions)
- Experience with NGS library preparation is a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interpret and summarize scientific results in a clear, concise, accurate manner.
- Strong team working, collaboration and partnership attitude.
- Proven problem-solving skills.
- Ability also to work independently to plan, prioritize workload, assess, and solve problems.
- Interest in working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Savings Account
- 401(k) Employer match on employee's first 6% contributions
- Long/Short-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Indemnity
- Legal Shield/Identity Shield
- The chance to make it count and to have an impact on the world of tomorrow
- Working in an international and diverse environment
- The chance to grow your career within the company
- Feel empowered by our strong and unique company culture
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits package
At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early-stage innovation through project implementation and beyond. We deliver the products, services and solutions that make lab processes and medical procedures precise, reproducible and compliant.Stay unique and make it count.
Our values - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business and provide the framework for Tecan's culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.Legal entity: Tecan Genomics, Inc.City: Redwood City, CACountry: US