Location: Irvine, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: Founded in 1965, **UC Irvine** is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu. The School of Medicine has recently completed construction on a new GMP Good Manufacturing Practice) Facility). Our facility is a production facility for the manufacturing of cellular and gene therapy products. It includes the manufacturing space, the storage warehouse for raw and finished product and support laboratory areas, including quality control laboratory and quality assurance department, to control collection, processing, storage, and release of cell therapy products. At UCI, the GMP facility will enable clinical trials of cell therapeutics, including stem cell populations and bone marrow transplantation, as well as Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cells. The facility includes a seven-room GMP cellular therapy and viral vector facility, with an adjacent quality control laboratory. Responsibilities: Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems / issues of diverse scope and determines solutions. Custom Scope (customizable, will be used in the job posting/advertisement): The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist will support a Quality Assurance Unit in the Sc