About the job

Title: QC Laboratory Support Technician

Work Location: Summit NJ

Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, Normal Business Hours

Duration : 12 month +

Position Summary:

The QC Laboratory Support Technician will support daily operations within the Critical Reagent and Raw Material laboratories. This role is responsible for maintaining inventory, managing samples, supporting pack-out activities, and ensuring materials are available for QC testing according to established schedules.

The position requires adherence to cGMP, GDP, EHS, SOP, and site-specific requirements, with a strong focus on accurate documentation, safe material handling, laboratory housekeeping, and inspection readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain inventory for Critical Reagent and Raw Material laboratories, including cycle counts, stocking, reconciliation, organization, and timely escalation of shortages, discrepancies, or expired materials.
• Support sample management activities, including receipt, labeling, storage verification, sample movement, and chain-of-custody documentation.
• Ensure samples and materials are maintained under appropriate storage conditions based on established requirements.
• Coordinate and perform pack-out activities for samples and materials while following required documentation, packaging, labeling, temperature-control, and safety requirements.
• Clean and maintain designated laboratory equipment, work areas, carts, storage locations, and shared laboratory spaces according to approved procedures.
• Participate in routine laboratory walkthroughs to identify housekeeping, inventory, safety, documentation, labeling, storage, and compliance gaps.
• Assist with timely closure of observations identified during laboratory walkthroughs.
• Participate in EHS walkthroughs and safety-readiness activities, including verification of PPE, waste-handling practices, chemical and biological material storage, spill kits, sharps containers, and general laboratory safety.
• Accurately document inventory, sample handling, cleaning, pack-out, and walkthrough activities in accordance with GDP requirements.
• Collaborate with QC Analysts, QC Management, EHS, ASAT, and other cross-functional partners to maintain materials, samples, equipment, and laboratory spaces in a state of readiness for testing, audits, and inspections.
• Follow all applicable SOPs, safety procedures, gowning requirements, waste-disposal procedures, and site policies while working in cGMP laboratory areas.
• Handle laboratory materials and supplies safely, including areas that may contain blood-derived or biological materials.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support QC laboratory operations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED with 1–3 years of experience in laboratory operations, manufacturing, inventory, or sample management; OR
• Associate or Medical Technical degree with 2–3 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Medical Technology, or a related scientific discipline preferred.
• General understanding of cGMP, GDP, FDA-regulated environments, and EHS requirements.
• Experience with inventory control, sample handling, material movement, pack-out activities, or laboratory support preferred.
• Experience with SAP ERP preferred.
• Basic mathematical skills with the ability to perform accurate counts, reconciliations, and documentation reviews.
• Ability to follow SOPs, safety procedures, gowning requirements, and material-handling instructions in a regulated laboratory environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn site-specific inventory, sample-tracking, and documentation systems.
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