Metrology Specialist

Guardant Health, Inc.; Redwood City (CA); Híbrido; USD 41.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Guardant Health, Inc. is hiring a Metrology Specialist in Redwood City, CA. The role focuses on routine calibration and maintenance of precision instruments under guidance from senior staff.

You will maintain calibration records, troubleshoot issues, and support QA efforts to ensure measurement reliability across the organization.

Formación

• Associates degree in Metrology, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 0-2 years of metrology or related technical field experience.
• Understanding of basic metrology concepts.
• Ability to follow standard procedures and perform routine calibration tasks.
• Experience authoring calibrations, preventive maintenance, repair work, and related documentation.
• Strong communication with internal/external customers across disciplines.

Responsabilidades

• Perform routine calibrations and basic repairs on instruments and equipment.
• Record calibration data and maintain certificates/logs per GDP and company procedures.
• Prepare calibration reports and documentation for audits and reviews.
• Identify and report measurement discrepancies or non-conformances.
• Contribute to ongoing training in metrology and calibration techniques.
• Adhere to safety policies and maintain a safe working environment.
• Coordinate calibration/preventive maintenance with labs.
• Evaluate equipment fitness for use per calibration procedures.

Conocimientos

Metrology basics

Calibration procedures

Documentation

Communication skills

On-call readiness

Educación

Associates degree in Metrology

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant® is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real‑world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early‑stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

The Metrology Specialist is responsible for performing routine calibration and maintenance of measurement instruments and equipment under the guidance of senior metrology staff. This entry‑level position involves working with a variety of precision tools and technologies to ensure the accuracy and reliability of measurements across the organization. The Metrology Specialist will assist in maintaining calibration records, troubleshooting measurement issues, and supporting the overall quality assurance efforts of the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform routine calibrations, measurements, and basic level triaging and repairs on a variety of instruments and equipment, ensuring accuracy and adherence to established standards.
• Record calibration data accurately per GDP and maintain calibration certificates and logs in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of calibration reports and documentation for audits and quality reviews.
• Assist in identifying and reporting any measurement discrepancies or non‑conformances.
• Participate in ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge in metrology and calibration techniques.
• Adhere to all company safety policies and procedures, ensuring a safe working environment.
• Communicate with labs to coordinate and schedule calibration/preventive maintenance events.
• Evaluate equipment for fitness of use and verification of performance within specified parameters per established calibration procedures.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Qualifications

• Associates degree in Metrology, Mechanical Engineering, or a combination of education, training, and/or experience in a related field. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• 0-2 years of experience in metrology or a related technical field.
• Understanding of basic metrology concepts.
• Ability to follow standard procedures and perform routine calibration tasks.
• Experience authoring and executing calibrations, preventive maintenance, repair work, and other service‑related work and documentation.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate in‑person or via email with internal and external customers from diverse scientific, engineering, operational, and regulatory disciplines.
• Adaptability to fast pace changing environment.
• Demonstrated independent and self‑motivated professional with the capability to handle several tasks with minimal supervision.
• Take part in an on‑call rotation with after‑hours/weekend response as needed.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% as needed.

AI & Digital Fluency

Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI‑enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work.

Hybrid Work Model

This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in‑person/onsite collaboration and work‑from‑home days for individual‑focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in‑office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work‑life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. This range does not include benefits or, if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, education, job‑related skills, job duties, and business need.

• Primary Location: Redwood City, CA; Base Pay Range: $41 - $56.
• Other US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $35 - $48.
• If the role is performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is: $37 - $50.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long‑term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to [e-mail].

A background screening including criminal history is required for this role.

Guardant Health 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over‑achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us! Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self‑disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.