Quality Control Lead

Job Title

Quality Control Lead

Location(s)

San Diego - BioLegend

About Us

Revvity is a developer and provider of end-to-end solutions designed to help scientists, researchers, and clinicians solve the world’s greatest health challenges. We pair the enthusiasm of an industry disruptor with the experience of a longtime leader. Our diverse team of 11,000+ colleagues from around the globe are vital to our success and the reason we’re able to push boundaries in pursuit of better human health.

Find your future at Revvity 

BioLegend, Inc. (a division of Revvity, Inc.) develops world-class, cutting-edge antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, manufactured in our state-of-the-art facility in San Diego, CA. Our mission is to accelerate research and discovery by providing the highest quality products at an outstanding value, along with superior customer service and technical support. Our product expertise covers a diverse set of research areas including Immunology, Neuroscience, Cancer, Stem cells, and Cell Biology.

Job Summary

At BioLegend we are dedicated to commercializing high quality reagents to support the research community for legendary discoveries. The QC Lead for the BioLegend’s Quality Control department will lead a QC team responsible for the testing of such products as antibodies and proteins in the following application(s): flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, western blotting, ELISA, multiplex immunoassays and/or functional bioassays. The candidate will define goals and objectives for the QC team in collaboration with the QC department supervisor and manager. This candidate will be responsible for supervising employees within the group in performing all aspects of the assays following SOPs and ISO requirements and monthly reporting of the group’s results. The candidate will also be responsible for training and development of the staff including annual performance reviews.

The QC Lead will have over 2 years of lab experience and at least 1 year performing the specific application for the position (flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, western blotting, ELISA, Mojo, multiplex immunoassays and/or functional bioassays). They must be able to work independently and have a deep understanding of the theory and the biology behind the application and the products. Experience with process improvement projects (LEAN/6 Sigma) is a plus.

We are looking for a highly motivated person who loves science and wants to be part of a dynamic and fast paced team.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Management
  • Help supervisor interview staff to support the demands of the team
  • Manage staff to promote dedication, accountability, commitment, productivity and growth
  • Mentor/support career development of associates
  • Providing coaching and counseling to employee as needed.
  • Write performance reviews for associates
  • Escalate staffing issues to supervisor
  • Monitor daily team activities and track productivity
• Leadership
  • Take leadership role to maintain facilities, safety lab equipment, monitor the status of pipettes and reagents used in the lab
  • Take a leadership role to support all safety measures in the lab
  • Support other teams such as in manufacturing, planning, technical support and R&D/PD to provide ETA, investigate issues, etc. in a timely manner
  • Fully understand the MSDS (SDS) for every product in the lab
  • Lead by example
  • Show initiative to increase productivity of the team; drive process improvement projects
  • Communicate with the management team to overcome obstacles and escalate any issues.
• Product Testing (encom