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# Quality Control Specialist I, Laboratory Instrumentation I at Serán BioScience

- **Company:** Serán BioScience
- **Location:** Bend, OR
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/seranbio/f99c52b9-3c04-4fc0-965e-d233d7313c57

## Job description

Serán is seeking a Quality Control Specialist with Instrumentation experience who will be responsible for managing laboratory equipment lifecycle and associated systems including planning, implementation, ongoing support, upgrades, maintenance, and system retirement.  This person will develop and maintains equipment management processes/documentation, and manage projects to ensure systems remain in a qualified state and are fit for intended use.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Manages instrument qualification, maintenance, and calibration schedules, coordinating vendor onsite visits and maintaining scheduling and status within the company CMMS
- Coordinates and supports vendor activities during onsite maintenance, calibration, qualification, and repair services
- Provides technical support to maximize system availability, system uptime, and business continuity
- Manages laboratory equipment lifecycle activities including implementation, upgrades, integrations, and retirement activities
- Coordinates resources as needed to maintain equipment in an operational and qualified state.
- Maintains system lifecycle documentation to ensure laboratory equipment remains qualified, calibrated, and fit for intended use in accordance with data integrity, company policies and procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements
- Ensures appropriate user training is established for newly implemented systems to support equipment operation and maintenance
- Performs instrument qualifications/calibrations where appropriately trained
- Performs assigned responsibilities in accordance with cGMP and GDocP standards as defined in company procedures and regulatory requirements
- Performs other related duties and assumes additional responsibilities as needed to support business and organizational initiatives

Requires Skills & Abilities

- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong time management skills with ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Communicates effectively and maintains productive relationships with coworkers, vendors, and other contacts outside of the company
- Demonstrates ability to receive and provide constructive feedback
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and related applications

Education & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or related field, with 2 years of relevant experience preferred; or
- Master’s degree in a scientific discipline or related field, with 1 year of relevant experience preferred
- Requires 1 year GMP experience

Physical Requirements

- Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.
- Adheres to consistent and predictable in-person attendance.

## About Serán BioScience

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Serán BioScience is a science-driven drug development partner providing integrated formulation, particle engineering, and clinical manufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Bend, Oregon, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Dr. Smithey (President, CEO, and Co-founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Biotechnology / Drug Development (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization – CDMO)
- **Target Customers**: B2B – Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies (from preclinical to commercial stage)
- **Mission**: To provide optimized drug development and manufacturing services for clients, from discovery to the clinic, using a science-first approach to accelerate medicines to patients.

## Products & Services
- **Preformulation Services**: Physicochemical characterization and early feasibility studies to guide formulation strategy.
- **Formulation Development**: Design of robust formulations for poorly soluble compounds using spray drying, hot melt extrusion, fluid bed processing, granulation, and solid dosage forms (tablets, capsules, multiparticulates).
- **Particle Engineering**: Custom-built spray dryers capable of producing nano-to-micro particles; expertise in spray-dried dispersions and engineered particles for inhalation.
- **Clinical Manufacturing**: cGMP manufacturing of clinical trial materials (suspensions, capsules, tablets) with on-site ICH stability storage.
- **Commercial Manufacturing**: A 100,000 sq ft commercial manufacturing campus under construction, including large-scale spray drying for late-stage clinical and commercial supply.
- **Quality Control Laboratory**: Full release, stability, and microbial testing capabilities.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Not disclosed; Headcount of 146 employees (+0.6% YoY as of latest LinkedIn data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Growth Signals**: Constructing a 100,000 sq ft commercial manufacturing facility; expanding team to over 200 members; adding new development facilities and quality control labs; LinkedIn follower growth of +29.1% year-over-year.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Science-First Approach**: Employs predictive design tools, novel chemistry, and advanced analytical methods from the earliest stages to de-risk development.
- **Particle Engineering Leadership**: Decades of experience with poorly soluble compounds; proprietary spray drying and particle engineering technologies (nano-structures to micro-particulates).
- **End-to-End Support**: Integrated services from preformulation through commercial manufacturing, reducing handoffs and timelines.
- **Right From the Start™ Methodology**: Parallel development of drug product intermediates and final dosage forms to accelerate programs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercial Scale-Up**: Investing in a dedicated commercial manufacturing campus to support clients’ late-stage and marketed products.
- **Technology Expansion**: Continuously expanding technical capabilities (spray drying, hot melt extrusion, fluid bed processing) and facility footprint.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Growing the team of scientists, engineers, and support staff to serve an increasing pipeline of complex drug molecules.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, respectful, and fun environment where every role contributes to delivering novel therapies. Emphasis on mentoring and continuous learning.
- **Work-Life Balance**: Central Oregon lifestyle with outdoor recreation access; standard business hours (with alternative shifts in manufacturing/QC/QA).
- **On-Site Requirement**: All employees are expected to work on the Bend campus; remote flexibility considered on a case-by-case basis.
- **Benefits**: Paid time off, employer retirement contributions (no match or vesting required after 90 days), fully funded medical/dental/vision for employee and household, basic life and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program.
- **Ideal Applicant**: Scientific background with GLP/GMP knowledge; inquisitive problem-solver who follows SOPs and collaborates toward common goals.

## Sources
1. [seranbio.com](https://www.seranbio.com/about)
2. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/seran-bioscience)
3. [seranbio.com](https://www.seranbio.com/careers)
4. [seranbio.com](https://www.seranbio.com/?portfolioCats=34%2C23%2C29%2C35%2C22%2C24%2C30%2C25%2C28%2C31)
5. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/seranbio)

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