P2P2 — Developing Professional
Intermediate
A Quality Control Analyst (P2) is an intermediate professional position performing standard analytical testing with some independence.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Perform routine laboratory tests on raw materials, in-process samples, and finished goods.
- Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses on results.
- Monitor testing procedures to ensure that all tests are conducted according to established specifications and protocols.
- Maintain and calibrate laboratory instruments and troubleshoot minor equipment issues.
- Document test results and maintain batch records; flag anomalies for senior review.
- Conduct laboratory tests
- Analyze test data
- Maintain and calibrate instruments
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Analytical testing
- Data analysis
- Instrument calibration
- Troubleshooting
- Batch record maintenance
- Analytical chemistry
- Testing protocols
- Instrument maintenance
- Data analysis techniques
- Quality standards
- Analytical Ability
- Communication
- Detail Orientation
- Initiative
- Team collaboration
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, or related scientific discipline
- Working knowledge of basic analytical chemistry or microbiology
Common titles
Quality Control IIQuality Control 2
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 19-4099.01 — Quality Control Analysts