Job Description

Location: Vacaville, CA

This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

The Quality Control (QC) Analyst will act as a team member of the Quality Control department to support production of in-process, drug substance, drug product, raw materials, and stability lots for customers. Will perform laboratory testing in a cGMP environment and understand the science and compliance needs of the business. This role actively participates in continuous improvement to maintain company’s right to operate, supply to patients and cost effectiveness. A QC Analyst applies job skills, company policies, and procedures to complete a variety of tasks. They will work on assignments that are both routine and semi-routine in nature where ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required and works on problems of moderate scope in which analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors.

What you will get

The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between$56,250 to $93,750In addition, below you will find a comprehensive summary of the benefits package we offer:

• Performance-related bonus

• Medical, dental and vision insurance

• 401(k) matching plan

• Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance

• Employee assistance programs

• Paid Time Off

What you will do

• Perform a broad variety of basic lab activities and prepare basic and complex reagents to consistently support laboratory operations and testing workflows.

• Review GMP documentation and maintain a continuous state of inspection readiness to ensure strict regulatory compliance.

• Perform routine lab maintenance and equipment qualification/maintenance to guarantee system reliability and data accuracy.

• Identify and recommend solutions to potential procedural and process system gaps, actively participating in teamwork for process improvements.

• Recognize deviations from accepted practices while working on semi-routine assignments and problems of limited scope.

• Improve laboratory inventory processes and use laboratory computer systems and Microsoft Suites to enable efficient operations.

• Coordinate with testing analysts and manage competing priorities with instruction to support broader team operational activities.

What we are looking for

• Degree/Diploma in a relevant Science field, or equivalent experience

• Relevant work experience, with a strong preference for GMP/Lab experience in a biotech or medically related field.

• The ability to work comfortably and effectively in a production floor setting.

• Adaptable to receiving detailed instructions and performing assigned duties according to specified procedures.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.