OPT Quality Control Technician Jobs
Quality Control Technician roles are a strong fit for F-1 OPT students with degrees in engineering, manufacturing, or applied sciences. Most positions qualify under STEM OPT, giving you up to 36 months of work authorization. Employers in aerospace, medical devices, and electronics manufacturing regularly hire OPT candidates for these hands-on, inspection-focused roles.
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Location: Pearl River, NY
About The Job:
The function of this position is to perform microbiological testing and related analytical functions in the QC microbiology lab. This position includes performing microbiological and other testing following approved methodology to assure that the safety, quality, purity and stability (as appropriate) of our systems products, components and in-process stages are in compliance with approved specifications. Additionally, this position provides input for data trending and assists with or authors periodic reports as necessary, highlights problems related to technical and equipment issues, and works closely with the Microbiology Manager.
The microbiology team is highly flexible and provides cross functional support as part of manufacturing processes and quality investigations. This role allows opportunity to become multi skilled with the team and gain experience/skills within all areas essential to working within an operational microbiology laboratory.
Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you'll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.
About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main Responsibilities:
- Executing analytical testing in a timely manner, ensuring adherence to the committed scheduled plans
- Performing his/her tasks in accordance with cGMP and HSE requirements, and with the associated instructions, procedures, records, related to these tasks
- Recording all expected raw data, calculations, information, related to his/her tasks, to comply with cGMP and data integrity requirements
- Ensuring that he/she is trained and qualified to perform the assigned analytical testing on a variety of samples (e.g. raw materials, in-process drug substance samples, environmental monitoring, etc.)
- Performing the QC data review of executed tests by other analysts in a timely manner based on managerial delegation, ensuring adherence to the committed scheduled plans
- Informing his/her manager of any quality or HSE event (deviations, OOx,…) in a timely manner to ensure investigation and impact assessment are performed appropriately
- Participating actively in any investigation, where he/she is involved, to ensure investigations and impact assessment are performed appropriately
- Executing assigned CAPAs related to remediation plans, continuous improvements
- Ensuring that his/her lab/facilities, lab instruments are kept in a quality and safety status to ensure that they can be used appropriately
Key Roles (D,A,I)
- Build remediation plans related to inspection readiness gaps, findings, deviations, … (A)
Additional Accountabilities
- Contributing to trending of environmental monitoring and utilities monitoring data and assisting with/authoring periodic reports as necessary
- Training team members in analytical testing and documentation upon trainer qualification, ensuring adherence to local and global standard operating procedures and cGMP requirements
- Ensuring the laboratory is maintained in an audit-ready state at all times and represent the lab team during audits/inspections
- Revising and updating local procedures as necessary to align with cGMP/cGLP guidelines and enhance ease of use for laboratory activities
About You:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Life sciences, Biology, Chemistry or related field.
- 1+ Years of laboratory or manufacturing experience.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in a pharmaceutical or related industrial environment.
Why Choose Us:
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
- Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale.
- Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
Job Title: Quality Control Microbiology testing
Location: Pearl River, NY
About The Job:
The function of this position is to perform microbiological testing and related analytical functions in the QC microbiology lab. This position includes performing microbiological and other testing following approved methodology to assure that the safety, quality, purity and stability (as appropriate) of our systems products, components and in-process stages are in compliance with approved specifications. Additionally, this position provides input for data trending and assists with or authors periodic reports as necessary, highlights problems related to technical and equipment issues, and works closely with the Microbiology Manager.
The microbiology team is highly flexible and provides cross functional support as part of manufacturing processes and quality investigations. This role allows opportunity to become multi skilled with the team and gain experience/skills within all areas essential to working within an operational microbiology laboratory.
Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you'll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.
About Sanofi:
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main Responsibilities:
- Executing analytical testing in a timely manner, ensuring adherence to the committed scheduled plans
- Performing his/her tasks in accordance with cGMP and HSE requirements, and with the associated instructions, procedures, records, related to these tasks
- Recording all expected raw data, calculations, information, related to his/her tasks, to comply with cGMP and data integrity requirements
- Ensuring that he/she is trained and qualified to perform the assigned analytical testing on a variety of samples (e.g. raw materials, in-process drug substance samples, environmental monitoring, etc.)
- Performing the QC data review of executed tests by other analysts in a timely manner based on managerial delegation, ensuring adherence to the committed scheduled plans
- Informing his/her manager of any quality or HSE event (deviations, OOx,…) in a timely manner to ensure investigation and impact assessment are performed appropriately
- Participating actively in any investigation, where he/she is involved, to ensure investigations and impact assessment are performed appropriately
- Executing assigned CAPAs related to remediation plans, continuous improvements
- Ensuring that his/her lab/facilities, lab instruments are kept in a quality and safety status to ensure that they can be used appropriately
Key Roles (D,A,I)
- Build remediation plans related to inspection readiness gaps, findings, deviations, … (A)
Additional Accountabilities
- Contributing to trending of environmental monitoring and utilities monitoring data and assisting with/authoring periodic reports as necessary
- Training team members in analytical testing and documentation upon trainer qualification, ensuring adherence to local and global standard operating procedures and cGMP requirements
- Ensuring the laboratory is maintained in an audit-ready state at all times and represent the lab team during audits/inspections
- Revising and updating local procedures as necessary to align with cGMP/cGLP guidelines and enhance ease of use for laboratory activities
About You:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Life sciences, Biology, Chemistry or related field.
- 1+ Years of laboratory or manufacturing experience.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in a pharmaceutical or related industrial environment.
Why Choose Us:
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
- Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation – at speed and scale.
- Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.
Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
GD-SP
LI-SP
vhd
Onsite
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Quality Control Technician
Confirm your role qualifies as STEM OPT
Quality Control Technician positions typically qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree is in engineering, materials science, or a related field. Confirm your CIP code with your DSO before accepting an offer to avoid authorization gaps.
Target regulated industries first
Aerospace, pharmaceutical, and medical device manufacturers operate under strict federal quality standards and are accustomed to hiring OPT workers. Their compliance infrastructure means HR teams understand work authorization requirements and are less likely to dismiss your application.
Highlight certifications that reduce employer hesitation
Certifications like ASQ Certified Quality Inspector or ISO 9001 internal auditor training signal technical credibility. Employers weighing OPT paperwork against a candidate pool are more likely to move forward with candidates who demonstrate job-ready qualifications upfront.
Address OPT timing early in your application
Include your OPT end date and whether you qualify for a STEM extension in your cover letter or application. Quality-focused hiring managers appreciate precision and transparency, and proactively providing this information removes a common early screening obstacle.
Frame lab and inspection coursework as direct experience
Academic projects involving dimensional inspection, statistical process control, or failure analysis translate directly to QC Technician responsibilities. Quantify outcomes where possible, such as defect rates identified or process improvements documented, to make coursework feel like real work experience.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers who already sponsor
Searching broadly wastes OPT time. Migrate Mate surfaces Quality Control Technician roles at employers with a verified history of sponsoring international candidates, so you focus your applications where authorization is already understood and accepted.
Quality Control Technician OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Quality Control Technician jobs qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Most Quality Control Technician roles qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your underlying degree is in an eligible STEM field such as engineering technology, industrial engineering, or materials science. The job itself must also be directly related to your degree. Confirm eligibility with your DSO before accepting an offer, since CIP code alignment determines whether the extension is approved.
How do I find Quality Control Technician employers who sponsor OPT students?
The most efficient approach is using Migrate Mate, which lists Quality Control Technician jobs at employers familiar with OPT and STEM extension requirements. Applying broadly to general job boards wastes time on roles where sponsorship has never been considered. Industries like aerospace, medical devices, and automotive manufacturing are historically strong bets for OPT-friendly QC hiring.
Can I start a Quality Control Technician job before my EAD card arrives?
No. You cannot begin working until you have your physical EAD card in hand and your OPT start date has been reached. An approved I-20 alone does not authorize employment. Plan your start date negotiation with the employer around your EAD processing timeline, which typically takes three to five months from the application date.
What happens to my OPT status if I'm laid off from a Quality Control Technician role?
F-1 OPT students have a cumulative 90-day unemployment allowance during their initial OPT period. STEM OPT extension holders are allowed an additional 60 days, for a maximum of 150 cumulative days total. If you exceed these limits without securing new authorized employment, you fall out of valid OPT status. Report any employment changes to your DSO promptly to protect your record.
Does contract or temporary Quality Control Technician work count toward OPT?
Yes, contract and temporary positions count as valid OPT employment as long as the work is directly related to your degree field and you work at least 20 hours per week. Many QC Technician roles are filled through staffing agencies on a contract-to-hire basis. Ensure your DSO records the employer of record accurately in SEVIS, since the agency and the worksite employer may differ.