QC-Driven Lab Technician (15-Month Contract)

Jaide Health; Oakville; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Vital Biosciences Inc. is seeking a meticulous bench scientist to own analytical quality in a fast-paced laboratory, managing QC, calibration and data review across multiple analyzers. You will review QC events, ensure results integrity, and support method validation and study reporting.

You will perform calibration, maintain QC data, and assist with biobank management, sample prep, and instrument qualification while upholding safety and SOPs. This is a 15-month onsite contract in Ontario.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in life sciences or related field.
• 2+ years operating clinical chemistry, immunoassay, or hematology analyzers.
• Experience with QC materials, acceptance criteria, and troubleshooting.
• Calibration experience on analyzers and study data review.
• Phlebotomy certification or equivalent.
• Biobank inventory management experience.
• SOPs in regulated environment and disciplined documentation.
• Proficiency in MS Office; familiarity with LIS or eQMS is a plus.
• Strong communication and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own the quality control program for the clinical laboratory: define control materials, levels, frequency and acceptance criteria per assay, and review all QC data.
• Make acceptance or rejection decisions on QC events, investigate out-of-control results to root cause, document the investigation and determine whether results are affected.
• Perform and document calibration across all analyzers on assay-specific schedules, and recalibrate against defined triggers including new lot, major service, QC failure and drift.
• Run patient and study samples across the analyzer fleet and perform review of results against QC status and analytical measuring range.
• Release routine results to requesting teams and confirm receipt, escalating results that fall into defined exception categories to the Clinical Lead before release.
• Execute method validation and verification studies to approved protocols: precision, linearity, method comparison.
• Prepare samples, dilutions and admixtures to protocol specification, and perform first-pass technical review of study data covering run acceptability, QC status, instrument flags, outliers and protocol departures.
• Escalate study deviations at the time they occur, and provide complete, traceable raw data and a record of study conditions for reporting.
• Support installation, operational and performance qualification of newly installed analyzers.
• Own the technical troubleshooting conversation with vendor customer care when first-line troubleshooting has not resolved a fault.
• Direct QC execution by the clinical laboratory technicians, verify their runs meet procedure.
• Contribute to development and revision of study protocols, work instructions and SOPs.
• Author study reports summarizing methods, data, results, deviations, and conclusions against pre-defined acceptance criteria and CLSI method-evaluation protocols.
• Provide backup phlebotomy and specimen processing, including capillary collections, when required.
• Manage the clinical sample biobank: intake and accessioning, aliquoting, storage under defined conditions, inventory tracking and allocation across studies, and documented disposition of serum, plasma and whole blood samples.
• Support the Assay Development team when required, including bench work, sample preparation and instrument time scheduled around clinical commitments.
• Adhere to company code of conduct and laboratory safety practices.

Skills

QC data review

Calibration & QC

Analytical troubleshooting

Instrument operation

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Life sciences degree

Tools

LIS

eQMS

Job description

Vital Biosciences Inc. is seeking a meticulous bench scientist to own analytical quality in a fast-paced laboratory, managing QC, calibration and data review across multiple analyzers. You will review QC events, ensure results integrity, and support method validation and study reporting.

You will perform calibration, maintain QC data, and assist with biobank management, sample prep, and instrument qualification while upholding safety and SOPs. This is a 15-month onsite contract in Ontario.