Quality Control Technician Jobs in San Diego, CA
Quality Control Technician jobs in San Diego are in strong demand, concentrated in Sorrento Valley, Otay Ranch, and the Miramar corridor across defense, biotech, and medical device manufacturing. Employers hiring right now include Leidos, Noblis, and IMIA. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Top employerLeidos
Work type75% On-site
Top credentialHigh school diploma or GED
Companies hiring15
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Associate Scientist, Quality Control
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Fate Therapeutics
Associate Scientist, Quality Control
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Elite Recruiting & Consulting Services
Construction Quality Control (QC) Manager
San Diego, California
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Vulcan Materials Company
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals
Quality Control Technician (Temporary/Contractor)
San Diego, California
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Associate Scientist, Quality Control
Fate Therapeutics·San Diego, California
Job functions:
$105k - $115k/yr
Bachelor of Science
51-200 employees
Job Description
San Diego, CA
Regulatory & Quality – Quality Control /
Exempt Full-time /
On-site
Fate Therapeutics is seeking a motivated Associate Scientist to join the Quality Control (QC) team. As an individual contributor in the QC laboratory, the successful candidate will focus primarily on molecular assay execution, including digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), and DNA/RNA extraction. The Associate Scientist, Quality Control will also cross-train in and perform flow cytometry and cell-based potency methods, building a broad technical skill set across multiple platforms. In addition, this role will contribute to routine laboratory investigations, quality event resolution, continuous improvement initiatives, and general laboratory operations, offering meaningful opportunities to shape how the lab runs. This is a full-time, exempt position located at our corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA.
Responsibilities
- Perform in-process control, lot release, and stability testing using ddPCR, flow cytometry, and/or cell-based potency assays.
- Execute processes that support sample receipt and processing for release/stability samples for testing and retains.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution of assigned testing, laboratory activities, and project deliverables in accordance with approved procedures and applicable quality requirements.
- Draft, revise, and maintain analytical test methods or equipment SOPs, raw material specifications, and/or sampling plans.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support new product introduction, analytical method development and optimization, and method qualification or validation activities.
- Participate and lead cross-functional training efforts.
- Support the execution, documentation, and resolution of laboratory investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and other quality events through scientific evaluation, data analysis, and root cause assessment.
- Identify, recommend, and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance QC laboratory processes, analytical performance, data quality, and operational efficiency.
- Onboard and support validation, qualification, and maintenance of new equipment, partnering with Facilities to complete and maintain equipment lifecycle documentation.
- Assist with the implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting of analytical methodologies and associated instrumentation, particularly molecular assays and nucleic acid extraction workflows.
- Participate in technical transfer, qualification, and validation protocols for QC assays including protocol execution, data analysis and documentation.
- Onboard new materials and reagents and track qualification of reagents and assay controls.
- Perform technical review of analytical data and associated documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, traceability, and compliance with applicable procedures and quality standards.
- Maintain laboratory readiness through routine laboratory upkeep, including inventory management, reagent and consumable organization, equipment readiness, and general housekeeping in accordance with applicable safety and quality requirements.
- Apply critical thinking, sound scientific judgment, and a data-driven approach to troubleshoot assay performance, evaluate unexpected results, and support timely resolution of laboratory and quality issues.
Qualifications
- M.S. or B.S. degree in a scientific discipline with minimum of 5+ years of biotechnology, clinical, or pharmaceutical laboratory experience is required.
- Prior experience working in a regulated environment (e.g., GMP, GLP, or CLIA) is highly preferred.
- Hands on experimental skills with qPCR, ddPCR is required, additional competency in flow cytometry, ELISA or cell-based assays is preferred.
- Proficiency with aseptic techniques for working with cell culture, human blood, and blood products is desired.
- Strong scientific, analytical, problem solving, and communication skills as well as sound judgment, with the ability to work both independently and effectively with others.
- Highly organized, detail oriented with excellent record keeping abilities, and computer proficiency.
- Ability to work independently in a high paced team environment, to prioritize activities from multiple projects with little supervision.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
- Subject to extended periods of sitting and standing, vision to monitor, and moderate noise levels.
- Will require working with cells and cell lines of human and/or animal origin.
- Will require working with hazardous materials.
- May require work in controlled and cGMP Manufacturing environments requiring special gowning.
Compensation
- The salary offer will be based on a variety of factors, including level, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and location.
- Fate offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, equity, and a generous benefits package.
- The anticipated salary range for this role is $105,000 - $115,000.
The preceding job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. Additional and incidental duties related to the primary duties may be required from time to time.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Privacy Notice
To learn about how Fate collects and uses job application information, please visit Fate's online Privacy Notice.
About Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Fate Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients. Using its proprietary iPSC product platform, the Company has established a leadership position in creating multiplexed-engineered master iPSC lines and in the manufacture and clinical development of off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived cell products. The Company’s pipeline includes iPSC-derived T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell product candidates, which are selectively designed, incorporate novel synthetic controls of cell function, and are intended to deliver multiple therapeutic mechanisms to patients. Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.fatetherapeutics.com.
️ Recruitment Fraud Alert
Recently, we have been made aware of unauthorized individuals falsely presenting themselves as Fate Therapeutics employees or recruiters as part of online scams or phishing attempts. Impersonators may use the Fate Therapeutics name and logo, as well as employee names and job titles, to gain a job seeker’s personal or banking information or to request payment as a condition of being considered for a position at the company. Fate Therapeutics and its employees are not involved in these scams.
Here are a few things to be aware of to help identify recruitment fraud:
- Our Talent Acquisition team only corresponds from our @fatetherapeutics.com domain.
- At no stage in our hiring process will we require payment or ask you to make deposits in your bank account.
- We will only ask for personal information when applying for a position via our Careers page or thereafter.
- At no stage during our hiring process will we ask you to click a link to begin a one-way video interview.
- We do not use Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, or other third-party messaging platforms to recruit candidates or conduct interviews.
Please exercise caution. If something feels off about your interactions, we encourage you to contact us at careers@fatetherapeutics.com to confirm the authenticity of the message. Your security is important to us, and we appreciate your vigilance.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Fate Therapeutics
Associate Scientist, Quality Control
San Diego, California
Added 6d ago51-200 employees
Job functions:
$105k - $115k/yr
Bachelor of Science
Job Description
San Diego, CA
Regulatory & Quality – Quality Control /
Exempt Full-time /
On-site
Fate Therapeutics is seeking a motivated Associate Scientist to join the Quality Control (QC) team. As an individual contributor in the QC laboratory, the successful candidate will focus primarily on molecular assay execution, including digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), and DNA/RNA extraction. The Associate Scientist, Quality Control will also cross-train in and perform flow cytometry and cell-based potency methods, building a broad technical skill set across multiple platforms. In addition, this role will contribute to routine laboratory investigations, quality event resolution, continuous improvement initiatives, and general laboratory operations, offering meaningful opportunities to shape how the lab runs. This is a full-time, exempt position located at our corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA.
Responsibilities
- Perform in-process control, lot release, and stability testing using ddPCR, flow cytometry, and/or cell-based potency assays.
- Execute processes that support sample receipt and processing for release/stability samples for testing and retains.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant execution of assigned testing, laboratory activities, and project deliverables in accordance with approved procedures and applicable quality requirements.
- Draft, revise, and maintain analytical test methods or equipment SOPs, raw material specifications, and/or sampling plans.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support new product introduction, analytical method development and optimization, and method qualification or validation activities.
- Participate and lead cross-functional training efforts.
- Support the execution, documentation, and resolution of laboratory investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and other quality events through scientific evaluation, data analysis, and root cause assessment.
- Identify, recommend, and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance QC laboratory processes, analytical performance, data quality, and operational efficiency.
- Onboard and support validation, qualification, and maintenance of new equipment, partnering with Facilities to complete and maintain equipment lifecycle documentation.
- Assist with the implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting of analytical methodologies and associated instrumentation, particularly molecular assays and nucleic acid extraction workflows.
- Participate in technical transfer, qualification, and validation protocols for QC assays including protocol execution, data analysis and documentation.
- Onboard new materials and reagents and track qualification of reagents and assay controls.
- Perform technical review of analytical data and associated documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, traceability, and compliance with applicable procedures and quality standards.
- Maintain laboratory readiness through routine laboratory upkeep, including inventory management, reagent and consumable organization, equipment readiness, and general housekeeping in accordance with applicable safety and quality requirements.
- Apply critical thinking, sound scientific judgment, and a data-driven approach to troubleshoot assay performance, evaluate unexpected results, and support timely resolution of laboratory and quality issues.
Qualifications
- M.S. or B.S. degree in a scientific discipline with minimum of 5+ years of biotechnology, clinical, or pharmaceutical laboratory experience is required.
- Prior experience working in a regulated environment (e.g., GMP, GLP, or CLIA) is highly preferred.
- Hands on experimental skills with qPCR, ddPCR is required, additional competency in flow cytometry, ELISA or cell-based assays is preferred.
- Proficiency with aseptic techniques for working with cell culture, human blood, and blood products is desired.
- Strong scientific, analytical, problem solving, and communication skills as well as sound judgment, with the ability to work both independently and effectively with others.
- Highly organized, detail oriented with excellent record keeping abilities, and computer proficiency.
- Ability to work independently in a high paced team environment, to prioritize activities from multiple projects with little supervision.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
- Subject to extended periods of sitting and standing, vision to monitor, and moderate noise levels.
- Will require working with cells and cell lines of human and/or animal origin.
- Will require working with hazardous materials.
- May require work in controlled and cGMP Manufacturing environments requiring special gowning.
Compensation
- The salary offer will be based on a variety of factors, including level, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and location.
- Fate offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, equity, and a generous benefits package.
- The anticipated salary range for this role is $105,000 - $115,000.
The preceding job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. Additional and incidental duties related to the primary duties may be required from time to time.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Privacy Notice
To learn about how Fate collects and uses job application information, please visit Fate's online Privacy Notice.
About Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Fate Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients. Using its proprietary iPSC product platform, the Company has established a leadership position in creating multiplexed-engineered master iPSC lines and in the manufacture and clinical development of off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived cell products. The Company’s pipeline includes iPSC-derived T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell product candidates, which are selectively designed, incorporate novel synthetic controls of cell function, and are intended to deliver multiple therapeutic mechanisms to patients. Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.fatetherapeutics.com.
️ Recruitment Fraud Alert
Recently, we have been made aware of unauthorized individuals falsely presenting themselves as Fate Therapeutics employees or recruiters as part of online scams or phishing attempts. Impersonators may use the Fate Therapeutics name and logo, as well as employee names and job titles, to gain a job seeker’s personal or banking information or to request payment as a condition of being considered for a position at the company. Fate Therapeutics and its employees are not involved in these scams.
Here are a few things to be aware of to help identify recruitment fraud:
- Our Talent Acquisition team only corresponds from our @fatetherapeutics.com domain.
- At no stage in our hiring process will we require payment or ask you to make deposits in your bank account.
- We will only ask for personal information when applying for a position via our Careers page or thereafter.
- At no stage during our hiring process will we ask you to click a link to begin a one-way video interview.
- We do not use Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, or other third-party messaging platforms to recruit candidates or conduct interviews.
Please exercise caution. If something feels off about your interactions, we encourage you to contact us at careers@fatetherapeutics.com to confirm the authenticity of the message. Your security is important to us, and we appreciate your vigilance.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Who's Hiring
- Leidos19
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- IMIA19
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Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Quality Control Technician Jobs in San Diego: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a quality control technician job in San Diego?
Target San Diego's defense contractors, biotech firms, and medical device manufacturers first, as these sectors drive the highest concentration of quality control technician roles locally. Jobs cluster in Sorrento Valley, Miramar, and the Otay Ranch industrial corridor, so tailoring your resume to ISO standards, FDA compliance, or MIL-SPEC inspection gives you a concrete edge with San Diego hiring managers.
Which companies hire quality control technicians in San Diego?
Employers hiring quality control technicians in San Diego right now include Leidos, Noblis, and IMIA, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Diego's mix of defense primes, life sciences companies, and precision manufacturers means openings appear across both large regulated facilities and specialized contract manufacturers.
Are there remote quality control technician jobs in San Diego?
Yes, though opportunities are limited because most quality control technician work requires hands-on inspection and on-site testing. About 25% of quality control technician openings tied to San Diego are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, covering roles such as documentation review, supplier audits, and quality systems coordination that don't require a physical lab presence.
How can I get a quality control technician job in San Diego with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Diego is through contract manufacturing or biotech production associate roles, which routinely train entry-level candidates in inspection and compliance on the job. San Diego employers in Otay Ranch and Miramar regularly post inspection assistant and production technician openings that lead directly into quality control tracks, and a certification like ASQ's CQIA strengthens applications significantly at this level.
Which industries hire the most quality control technicians in San Diego?
The sectors hiring the most quality control technicians in San Diego are Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Diego's established defense and life sciences base creates consistent demand for technicians with regulatory inspection experience across both large primes and specialized contract facilities.
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