Quality Control Scientist

Our client is looking for a Quality Control Scientist to join their team in Fremont, CA! We are looking for someone who wants to be with the company long term and grow within the company! We like to promote organically so there is a lot of opportunity for career development.

When you join the team, you are on the front lines of making our world a safer and healthier place to live. Strong leadership fosters an environment of innovation and encourages a commitment towards integrity and success. We are very proud of the unique culture in our company that gives each employee the exciting opportunity to make a difference. This company is the leading supplier of innovative cell-based assays for drug discovery and development. Our mission is to build the best teams by inspiring, challenging, and hiring the brightest talent from around the world in the drug discovery field.

Job Description:

• Quality Control bioassay, Seed Clone, Working Cell Bank, Working Cell Bank and custom order production lot

• Execution of cell-based assays under aseptic conditions, following detailed SOPs

• Working closely with R&D to ensure smooth, efficient, and successful execution of new bioassay assay process transfer to Cell Services

• Help to implement Master Cell Bank (MCB) and/or Working Cell Bank (WCB) process flow and related SOPs

• Perform Mycoplasma and Sterility test on production lots

• Perform QC result data analysis and present data to Manager

• Culture, expansion and freeze down of clonal, assay ready, MCB, WCB, custom order and bioassay cells following detailed SOPs

• May help troubleshooting functional issue related to product performance

• Prepare reagents and cell culture media using aseptic technique

• Maintain laboratory equipment, reagent inventories, and laboratory/electronic notebooks

• Revise or generate new QC SOPs as needed

• Preparing cell stocks for automated seeding using CybiDrop as needed.

• Organization and maintenance of frozen cell stock libraries.

• Help with Lean implementation

Top Skill Required:

Cell culture

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• B.S or Masters in a relevant life sciences with 1 years of industrial experience.

• Hands on experience with cell culture and aseptic technique is required.

• Must be able to utilize basic math and chemistry concepts for preparing solutions and cell suspensions.

• A solid understanding of basic biochemistry and cell biology is required.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills are required.

• Must be able to work as a member of a team and independently.

• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

• Must be comfortable and experienced working in a commercially focused lab environment.

• Must able to follow SOPs, make careful observation, and to keep clear and complete records of work.

Shift: Monday- Friday, flexible start time!

As a team member, you gain:

• Excellent collaboration opportunities with dedicated team members on a global level
• Working alongside experienced colleagues with established successes in end-to-end drug discovery
• The chance to directly and positively impact human health

About Actalent:

Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $35 - $45