Quality Control Laboratory Specialist

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while  will perform advanced manufacturing, processing and test procedures on blood products, and will interpret test results before releasing blood to area hospitals.

You will manufacture and prepare pathogen reduced platelet products for hospital patient use, in a highly regulated environment. As a Technologist II you may assume operational supervisory responsibilities on your designated shift; you will mentor and guide Technologist I and Technician staff, and provide support, development, and/or leadership guidance to all line staff.

* Key Responsibilities:

* Perform moderate to high complexity laboratory testing procedures and interpret various testing procedures on donor specimens, and blood products;
Identify and quarantine products/samples that don’t meet quality requirements.

Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements. Perform quality control on products, reagents, equipment, and various test kits; maintain accurate electronic and physical inventory locations for products/samples.

Tracks the quantities and results of QC testing performed to meet ARC and regulatory requirements.
* Participate in troubleshooting and problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams.
* not an exhaustive list.
**** Standard Schedule*:
* 3rd shift;
Saturday
- Wednesday, 9:00 pm-5:30 am
****** Training

Schedule:

First 4-6 weeks, Monday
- Friday 9:00 am-5:30 pm. Full attendance is required.
****** Pay Information: $29.50 hourly rate plus shift differential pay for hours worked after 3:00 pm & all weekend hours ($2.25-$5.00 more per hour for this shift).
****** WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
**** Bachelor’s degree in an applied science with 1 year hematology-testing experience OR a MLT/MT certification or MLS degree.
* Minimum 4 years of related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and related experience required for non-MLT/MT staff.
* Must meet state and CLIA requirements where applicable.* ## Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment, personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods.
* Ability to work with a team.
*** WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:**** ## Related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment . No additional experience is required for MLT or MT degreed staff.
*** Physical Requirements*:
** Requires standing, stretching, stooping and bending for extended time periods. Lift, pull, push and move objects of up to 50 pounds. May work in walk-in refrigerator/freezers for periods of time.

Required to wear protective clothing such as lab coats, gloves, face shields, etc. when there is exposure to blood and blood products and/or where work location requires.
* The aforementioned responsibilities of the Technologist describe the general nature and level of work and are
* *** BENEFITS FOR YOU:
*** As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes: 401K with up to 6% match When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have
** mentors who empower your growth
** along a purposeful career path. You
** align your life’s work with an ongoing mission
** that’s bigger than all of us.  As you care for others, you’re
** cared for with generous compensation and benefits**. You
** join a community that respects who you are
** away from work as much as what you do while at work.
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