Quality Control Technician (biotech)

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What are your responsibilities?

Our client produces diagnostic kits for screening, diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of infectious diseases.

They are currently seeking a Quality Control Technician to join their Quality team.

Tasks:

• Good record keeping and diligent reporting.

• Follow QC instructions and document all findings.

• Prioritization and escalation of issues in a timely manner.

• Report your analyses so that actions can be taken if necessary.

• Help in maintaining and further improving QC instructions to keep up with the changing environment of a start-up company.

• Partnering and support other colleagues in various teams, particularly Operations and Development.

You will get the opportunity to assist in:

• the development of a functional lab flow,

• the establishment and validation of new analytical molecular methods (ea UV spectrophotometry, Liquid chromatography, etc).

• the optimization of current processes.

• troubleshooting and investigations of out of specification (OOS) results.

Incoming QC:

• Check certificates and/or document test results of incoming materials

• Infra-red microscopy

• Warehouse management: release materials for use

In process controls:

• Visual inspection of hardware components (microscopy)

Outgoing inspections:

• Test all outgoing materials (liquids, consumables and hardware)

• pH meter

• Conductivity meter

• Refractive Index

• Microscopy

• (UV-spectrophotometry)

• (Liquid chromatography)

Lab management:

• Drafting and reviewing of lab procedures

• Follow-up of Equipment and maintenance

• Management of reagents and consumables

Planning & reporting:

• Provide input concerning tasks and deadlines

• Collaborate on planning and achieving milestones

What do we look for in a Quality Control Technician

• Bachelor/Masters degree in a scientific discipline in a life science related field: (micro)biology, (bio)chemistry, (bio)chemistry engineering technology.

• Previous experience in quality control in a highly regulated industry, such as medical device (ISO 13485), IVD or pharma setting is a plus.

• High attention to detail and well organised. Work in a structured and methodological way is a must.

• You’re familiar with equipment calibration and measurement systems.

• You have good laboratory skills and numeracy skills.

• You are not afraid to take initiative and follow through on an idea.

• You work well in a team but equally can operate autonomously with personal accountability for objectives.

• You’re a reliable and communicative colleague with high integrity and ethical attitude.

• You feel comfortable in a start-up environment. You have a flexible attitude and eagerness to learn.

• Flexibility required – dependent on the needs, starting early and occasional travel required.

• You appreciate working in an open space amongst enthusiastic, multidisciplinary and international colleagues.

• Good level of English. Knowledge of Dutch is a very strong asset.

• Comfortable with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, etc.

What can you expect from the company?

• A job in a fast-growing and ambitious start-up in the medical diagnostics industry.

• The company is an international-oriented company

• Opportunity to grow in a new and exciting cutting-edge field in point-of-care diagnostics.

• Our offices are located in Leuven (Belgium). Relocation to Belgium is needed.

• The company is not accessible by public transportation