QC Specialist -Sample Management

The actual location of this job is in Portsmouth, NH.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world.

And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

This role supports the Quality Control organization by managing samples, cell banks, and critical documentation to ensure compliant, efficient laboratory operations. It offers hands‑on exposure to GMP systems and cross‑functional collaboration in a regulated life sciences environment.

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• Medical, dental and vision insurance

Our full list of global benefits can be found here:

• Support Quality Control operations by receiving, storing, segregating, and distributing samples to appropriate testing laboratories
• Manage retain samples, including long‑term storage, annual inventories, and temperature chamber defrosts
• Coordinate receipt, shipment, and release of cell bank vials, including support of manufacturing vial releases
• Perform controlled copy printing of SOPs and test methods; create, reconcile, and maintain assay forms
• Maintain QC documentation lifecycle activities, including creation, review, version control, and archival
• Apply Data Integrity principles in compliance with Lonza policies, guidelines, and procedures
• Support laboratory operations through stocking activities and application of 6S strategies

• Experience working in a GMP‑regulated laboratory, quality, or sample management environment
• Working knowledge of laboratory and quality systems such as LIMS, Track Wise, DMS, and electronic notebooks
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to learn laboratory software and hardware systems
• Ability to recognize deviations from standard practices and contribute to problem‑solving efforts
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and documentation accuracy
• Ability to collaborate, share knowledge, and communicate effectively within a team environment
• Education or training that supports success in a quality, laboratory, or life sciences role

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.