Quality Assurance Specialist

Bio-Techne Corp.; West of England; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Retirement programs

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Bio-Techne is seeking a Quality Assurance professional in the West of England to join a life sciences tools pioneer focused on enabling cutting-edge research. The role supports quality systems, document control, supplier management, and data reviews in a fast-paced laboratory environment.

You will participate in team meetings, prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders, and contribute to continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and organizational skills are required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with multitasking.

Responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings as a quality representative and assist in management of quality issues.
• Collaborate with all functions to ensure understanding and conformance with quality requirements.
• Prepare reports and documentation for stakeholders, including investigations and corrective actions.
• Assist and support compliance of the quality systems and monitoring of procedures.
• Monitor equipment control, supplier management, and batch record review.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree (3-5 years experience)

Bachelor's degree (up to 3 years experience)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range £25,800 - £41,340 Placement within the salary range will depend on experience, qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings as a quality representative, assist in management of quality issues and offer input representing quality assurance (new product design, data reviews or root cause investigations)
• Work collaboratively with all functions to ensure understanding and conformance with quality requirements
• Prepares reports and necessary documentation to internal and external stakeholders to include complaint investigations, supplier corrective action requests, corrective and preventative actions
• Assist and support compliance of the quality systems, by monitoring conformance to appropriate standards and procedures
• Responsible for monitoring equipment control, supplier management, batch record review and release quality records control, input into management review and other quality system related processes
• Propose process improvements and areas for improvement to supervisor
• Follows company policies and practices, understand appropriate lab protocols and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) including regulatory awareness of chemical handling and hazards, compliance, and proper use of equipment
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• An Associate degree with 3-5 years of relevant experience;
• Or, a Bachelor's degree with up to 3 years of relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Attention to detail and organizational skills are required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel are required
• Computer entry, typing, or electronic document filing skills are require
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment where multitasking is required
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of technical, regulatory, quality and production management systems
• Knowledge of documentation principles and processes
• Skills in accuracy, clarity and proofreading
• Skills in problem solving, identifying root cause and appropriately evaluate a course of actions

Why Join Bio‑Techne

• We offer competitive wages along with extensive benefits for employees and their families.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.
• We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.
• We offer an international and diverse working environment, enriched by employee resource groups; volunteer and charity events; and employee events that build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services. Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winners tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.