QC Laboratory Specialist I

Do you want to contribute to a larger purpose to save the lives of infants in the NICU? This is Prolacta Bioscience's mission! Take a look at this opportunity with our Quality Control team, which is seeking a passionate individual, to fill the role of our QC Lab Specialist I. This role provides support in daily lab testing of incoming raw milk samples, in-process, finished product, and stability samples.

Who Is Prolacta Bioscience?

We give babies a brighter future by unlocking the biological power of human milk. Established in 1999, Prolacta Bioscience is a privately held life sciences company that has touched the lives of more than 100,000 premature infants globally. Prolacta is the world's leading hospital provider of 100% human milk- based nutritional products. Based in Southern California, we employ more than 300 people globally, many of whom have dedicated their lives to neonatal care.

For more information, please visit www.prolacta.com

How you will contribute

This role will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to the growth of our organization and develop your professional skills by...

• Demonstrates broad knowledge of business processes to accomplish laboratory testing and recording results
• Demonstrates full understanding of routine laboratory procedures
• Follows established procedures and guidelines to perform routine laboratory procedures to test the quality of incoming samples
• Applies extensive technical expertise and has knowledge of other related business disciplines/processes
• Works on moderately complex projects with team members
• Applies knowledge of policies, practices and underlying concepts to assignments
• Effectively completes assigned projects
• Serves as a technical resource
• Utilizes significant knowledge of laboratory testing in preparing conclusions and recommendations
• May make minor adaptations and modifications
• Completes laboratory testing on all samples in an accurate, efficient and timely manner
• Performs general microbiological and bovine protein testing
• Performs ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests to measure for drugs of abuse
• Evaluates the physical characteristics of samples for acceptability
• Maintains a safe and clean laboratory
• Disposes of hazardous/biohazardous wastes according to Prolacta established procedures
• May provide leadership and/or guidance to junior colleagues on a semi-regular basis

What you bring to the role

* Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, or other related discipline

* Minimum of 1-2 years hands-on experience in manufacturing, operations, or pilot lab/scale-up operations; experience in pharmaceutical scale-up activities, pharmaceutical validations, or extensive laboratory experience in protein chemistry highly desired

How Prolacta benefits you

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we're committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From up to 100% healthcare coverage starting on your first day, to discretionary stock options and 401(k) match, we value our employees' health and financial wellbeing. We offer four weeks PTO during your first year of employment and support our new parents with a generous time-off program. We encourage employees to participate in our employee affinity groups, take volunteer time off, and provide access to different educational opportunities.

What else do you need to know

Location: City of Industry and Duarte, CA

Schedule: Wed-Sat, Noon-11pm

Travel: Travel between offices by car

FLSA: Hourly

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Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate (e.g., talking/ hearing), walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle, feel and reach things. The employee is occasionally required to taste, smell, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Employee will frequently lift and/or move up to 20 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Sedentary to light work; repetitive motions; pushing; pulling; visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal.

EEO Statement

"Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer." Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is committed to a proactive program of affirmative action and diversity development. The Company will continue to recruit, hire, train, and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion, gender, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or veteran status