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About the Role
As a QC Lab Technologist, you will perform basic through advanced manufacturing, processing, and test procedures on blood products, and will interpret test results before releasing blood to area hospitals. You will manufacture and prepare pathogen-reduced platelet products for hospital patient use, in a highly regulated environment. Successful QC Lab Technologists will have a strong attention to detail, a customer-service focus and the ability to treat both internal and external customers with compassion at all times. As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members – show up for every shift and give 100% while you’re there. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers, demonstrating care and compassion at all times.
Responsibilities
- Perform moderate to high complexity laboratory testing procedures and interpret various testing procedures on donor specimens, and blood products.
- Identify and quarantine products/samples that don’t meet quality requirements.
- Meet the quality and quantity production and testing goals established by the department.
- Ensure products are suitable for release for distribution.
- Appropriately manage any exceptions.
- Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements.
- Perform quality control on products, reagents, equipment, and various test kits.
- Maintain accurate electronic and physical inventory locations for products/samples.
- Participate in troubleshooting and problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment, personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods.
- Ability to work with a team.
- Requires standing, stretching, stooping and bending for extended time periods.
- Lift, pull, push and move objects of up to 50 pounds.
- May work in walk-in refrigerator/freezers for periods of time.
- Required to wear protective clothing such as lab coats, gloves, face shields, etc. when there is exposure to blood and blood products and/or where work location requires.
Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Customer-service focus
- Compassion
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in an applied science
Salary/Compensations
- $24-$27/hr, plus any applicable shift differentials for working late nights, over nights, and on the weekends.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental Vision plans
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO: Starting at 15 days a year
- Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
- 401K with up to 6% match
- Paid Family Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
- Service Awards and recognition
About the Company
- By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.
- The American Red Cross is a mission-based organization.
- The American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner.
Equal Opportunity
- The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.