QC Laboratory Technologist
About the role
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. Where Your Career is a Force for Good!
Responsibilities
- Perform moderate 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
- Meet the quality and quantity production and testing goals established by the department, and 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
The aforementioned responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work and are not an exhaustive list.
Requirements
- Associate degree in science