Sr. QA Technician

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

This position is at the Eugene OR location. The Eugene Site maintains ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification.

Shift Information

Monday - Friday 7am- 3:30pm PT (overtime opportunities are available)

How will you make an impact

As part of a dynamic Quality Assurance team youll contribute to the daily flow of materials and product through the site and provide support to our Operations partners. Our products research use only (RUO) and are primarily fluorescent in nature support the life sciences market and are specific to protein and cellular analysis.

What will you do

• Ability to perform receiving and finished goods inspections including visual inspection dimensional or weight checks verification against specifications and other defined inspection activities.
• Ability to perform approved QC testing required for incoming materials and/or finished.
• Ability to independently execute established test methods work instructions specifications and SOPs and accurately evaluate results against predefined acceptance criteria.
• Working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and ability to maintain complete accurate attributable and traceable quality records.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and regulated documentation practices.
• Ability to properly handle prepare identify and document samples used for inspection and QC testing.
• Experience with laboratory equipment and analytical instrumentation applicable to assigned testing is preferred.
• Ability to perform routine equipment checks verification and/or calibration activities as defined by approved procedures.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques such as UV-Vis spectroscopy HPLC ICP-MS or other applicable laboratory methods is preferred based on the testing assigned to the position.
• Ability to recognize abnormal unexpected or out-of-specification results and appropriately escalate them according to established procedures.
• Understanding of laboratory safety requirements PPE chemical handling and good laboratory practices.
• Ability to become trained and qualified on additional inspection and analytical test methods as business needs evolve.

How will you get here

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associates degree or higher in Chemistry Biology Biotechnology Life Sciences or a related scientific/technical field preferred.
• 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance Quality Control Receiving Inspection Manufacturing Quality or a related regulated environment preferred.
• Experience working in a biotech pharmaceutical medical device or other regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• Previous exposure to ISO 9001 cGMP GLP or other applicable quality/regulatory requirements preferred.
• Previous experience performing laboratory analytical or product quality testing is strongly preferred