Quality Control Manager Job Vancouver area,BC Canada,Quality Assurance

Each of us cares about someone who will need medicines. That’s why our vision is to repeatedly beat the odds to deliver breakthrough medicines to patients that need them. We pursue truth and scientific rigour and have the courage to work at the edge of the unknown.

We are looking for a highly skilled, hands-on Quality Control Manager to lead day-to-day QC laboratory operations with a primary focus on Microbiology. You will provide strong in-lab presence, deep technical mentorship, and troubleshooting expertise across microbial methods, EM programs, utilities monitoring, and contamination investigations. In addition to your microbiology leadership, you will support broader QC functions such as stability, sample management, raw materials testing, and analytical assays including UPLC, ELISA, or spectrophotometry.

How you might spend your days

Leading all Microbiology operations, including bioburden, endotoxin, microbial , growth promotion, EM sampling, water testing, and trending

Troubleshooting microbiological assays, contamination events, and EM deviations, ensuring timely and compliant resolution

Providing daily in-lab mentorship to the QC team, fostering strong technique, aseptic practices, and microbiological best practices

Ensuring microbiology labs and adjacent QC spaces remain inspection-ready, including GMP housekeeping and equipment readiness

Coordinating stability pulls, sample preparation, testing, and data tracking across QC programs

Overseeing sample receipt, chain-of-custody, aliquoting, storage conditions, and distribution workflows

Supporting routine sampling, testing, and trending of Utilities (WFI, clean steam, compressed gases) with appropriate documentation

Reviewing micro data packages, protocols, reports, and testing documentation for accuracy and adherence to ALCOA++ principles

Collaborating with Analytical Development, Quality Assurance, Materials, and Manufacturing teammates to ensure smooth operational flow and timely release/testing

We'd love to hear from you if

You bring deep, hands-on Microbiology experience in a regulated (GMP) QC environment, and are confident in leading microbial methods, EM programs, utilities monitoring, and contamination troubleshooting

You have experience mentoring or leading team members working within microbiology labs or cleanroom/controlled environments

You have 10+ years of hands-on QC microbiology experience in a GMP setting, in addition to a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology or a related life sciences field

You communicate clearly, collaborate well, and maintain calm, structured decision-making under pressure

You demonstrate strong ownership, accountability, and a solutions-focused mindset when supporting analysts or resolving micro-related issues

You are organized, detail-oriented, and committed to inspection readiness and data integrity

You thrive in an environment requiring in-lab leadership, cross-functional coordination, and prioritization of operational needs

You have experience with stability programs, sample management workflows, and raw materials testing coordination

You are familiar with analytical assays such as UPLC, ELISA, or spectrophotometry (desirable)

What we offer

AbCellera’s hiring range for this role is CAD $105,600 - $132,000 annually, commensurate with your education and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer equity, annual bonus dependent on team and company performance, and a 6% (non-match) RRSP contribution.

You will have a CAD $1,500 annual Active Lifestyle Allowance, annual vacation, professional development opportunities, and comprehensive health benefits. Scientific and technical mentorship is a priority. And you’ll find a strong sense of community and connections across AbCellera through our work, clubs, and socials.

About Ab Cellera

Creating medicines is the most important work we can do.

We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing antibody-based medicines in the areas of endocrinology, women’s health, immunology, and oncology. We have built a platform for advancing antibody drug programs from target to clinic, and we are using it to build our…