Team Lead, Operations Cartridge QC

September 5, 2025

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Team Lead, Operations Cartridge QC

Apply remote type In-person locations Toronto, Ontario time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id JR

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:

$22.40 – $30.80

Position Summary:

The QC Team Lead role will lead a Consumables Manufacturing team in the swing shift to meet company goals related to safety, quality, continuous improvement, and daily production targets for cartridges.

Hours: 3:30 PM to 12:00 AM

Key Responsibilities:

  • Align with QC supervisor/manager on priorities and communicate daily QC work schedule to the QC team

  • Allocate daily work assignments to the team to support production schedule and achieve targets

  • Perform QC assay runs on consumables cartridges

  • Process assay results and perform basic statistical analysis

  • Ensure cartridge QC documentation is complete and accurate and generate cartridge Certificate of Analysis

  • Develop a working knowledge of all QC processes; leverage knowledge to troubleshoot issues; identify non-conformance and implement corrective actions

  • Champion continuous improvement activities

  • Ensure adherence to SOP and Work Instructions, and overall compliance to ISO 9001 standards

  • Promote cross-training to mitigate single-point failures, and production surges

  • Coordinate and ensure sufficient materials for QC operation

  • Promote safety and proper operation of all equipment

  • Display technical skills and leadership skills; function as a role model, maintain morale and ensure effective communication with team

  • Support inventory management tasks (physical and ERP/business systems) as directed

  • Lead and support companyEPIC values, and lead by example.

  • Perform other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

  • BS in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related discipline preferred

  • 4+ years’ experience working in a life science quality control environment, and familiar with QC workflow

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Technical wet lab skills

  • Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail and quality

  • Able to work and lead QC team independently with minimal guidance

  • Working knowledge of ISO and/or regulatory compliance requirements

  • Working competency with Excel,Word, Outlook, and other analytical software tools

  • Good written and verbal skills

  • Knowledge of Lean/Continuous Improvement, or a willingness to learn

Why Join Bio-Techne: