Biotech Quality Control; QC Lead

We’ve developed a novel insect-based expression platform to enable bio-products across humanity’s most critical verticals.

We’re unleashing the next biorevolution.
At Future Fields, we are continually learning and evolving. We know we don’t have all the answers, but we try to ask all the questions. We believe in “failing forward” and leveraging our mistakes to help us grow. We never want our team to feel constrained by the status quo and we don’t judge ideas based on where they come from.

We actively work to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and psychological safety through transparency, structure, and open communication. We know it sounds cliché, but every employee really is a valued and equal member of the Future Fields team.

Come find your purpose with Future Fields.
We are a rapidly growing venture-backed startup (with support from awesome investors including Bee Partners, Y Combinator, BDC Climate Tech, R7 Partners, Toyota Ventures and Amplify Capital). We’ve even had a shoutout from Ironman himself! Joining our team now means you’ll have the opportunity to shape our culture and products, to lead others, and to influence the direction of our company.

Perhaps most importantly, you’ll be joining a team that is genuinely energized by this work and the meaningful potential of biotech to change the world.

Reporting to the Head of Quality, the Quality Control (QC) Lead is a pivotal role responsible for accelerating our evolution to a best-in-industry manufacturing engine that puts the customer at the forefront of every result. In this role, you will balance a hands‑on presence at the bench with the strategic thinking required to scale our QC workflows. You will own the outcome by ensuring the integrity of our product testing programs and collaborating on the development of robust assays.

As a pragmatic builder, you will lead with curiosity – asking “why” to help create simpler, automated systems that replace manual data entry, analysis, and review. You thrive in the “grey” of a startup while bringing the statistical rigour of a commercial pro, ensuring our quality standards are both rigorous and integrated into our fast‑paced workflow. Crucially, you apply a risk‑based approach to decision‑making, balancing quality, safety and technical requirements with commercial urgency to keep the business moving.

• Technical Leadership: Strategic oversight and hands‑on execution of analytical assays (SDS‑PAGE, Western blot, LC‑MS, HPLC) to ensure product attributes like purity, aggregation, and consistency meet “gold standard” specifications.
• Biological Validation: Performing functional assays (ELISA, cell‑based potency, SPR) to prove the biological value of our fly‑derived proteins.
• Molecular & Safety Controls: Implementing PCR/qPCR workflows for genetic stability and establishing industry‑forward safety protocols (Endotoxin, Mycoplasma, Gel Clot) and environmental monitoring.
• Method Lifecycle Ownership: Driving phase‑appropriate method transfers, qualifications, and validations to ensure seamless scalability. You will serve as the primary troubleshooter for assay performance, bridging the gap between R&D and routine QC while maintaining robust analytical rigour.
• Quality Infrastructure: Designing the stability life cycle (trending/investigations) and creating pragmatic SOPs and QMS processes that support efficiency without sacrificing compliance.
• Digital Transformation: Leading the transition from manual workflows to a digital‑first ecosystem by implementing automated reporting and statistical data analysis to maximize throughput and data integrity.
• Team Performance: Supervising and mentoring a team of analysts, providing the hands‑on training and influence needed to scale our collective expertise.
• Discrepancy Management: Leading Out‑of‑Specification (OOS) investigations and method validation/verification to ensure all data is impeccable and audit‑ready.

• Strategic Alignment: Contributing to the long‑term direction of the Quality department and its integration with broader company milestones and revenue targets.
• Cross‑functional Innovation: Leading…