Laboratory Associate II (Diagnostics)

Location: Camarillo, California, US; required to work from the Camarillo office from 6:30am–3:00pm Monday through Friday. Occasional travel, evening, and weekend work may be required.

Salary: $27.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global develops rapid microbiology diagnostic tests and solutions, with a core focus on food safety and applications in regulated life-science industries.

What you will do

• Prepare GMP-compliant reagent solutions using batch records, SOPs, formulation specifications, chemical weighing, blending, pH adjustment, filtration, and aseptic handling.
• Verify material readiness, coordinate specialized media preparation, and maintain complete, audit-ready documentation under ISO 9001 and internal quality systems.
• Support filling operations through pre-use checks, solution transfer, environmental controls, equipment readiness, and troubleshooting of fill-line issues.
• Perform in-process testing for pH, conductivity, osmolality, appearance, and other quality parameters.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness, sanitation, equipment setup, sterilization records, calibration status, and clean-room standards.
• Support deviations, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, batch release readiness, process improvements, supplier qualification, and product-performance investigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or a related field, or equivalent laboratory or manufacturing experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in a laboratory or manufacturing environment, including knowledge of cGMP and aseptic technique.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, independent judgment, teamwork, and adaptability.
• Ability to work onsite in Camarillo from 6:30am–3:00pm, Monday through Friday.
• Ability to wear full PPE for up to 6–8 hours per day and follow laboratory safety and chemical-handling requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with reagent reformulation, workflow optimization, vendor qualification, or alternative-solution evaluation.
• Experience training or mentoring laboratory team members.

Culture & Benefits

• Teamwork and cross-functional communication are core operating values.
• 15 days of paid time off and 10 paid company holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including an employer HSA contribution.
• Company-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and an employee assistance program.
• 401(k) with Safe Harbor and profit-sharing contributions, tuition reimbursement, charitable contribution matching, and employee referral bonuses.