Company Profile
Company Overview
QualTex Laboratories is the largest, independent nonprofit testing laboratory in the U.S. for blood and plasma products. The laboratory is FDA and ISO registered, CLIA certified and an approved and/or accredited testing facility by multiple companies and health ministries worldwide. Our commitment to quality, timely delivery of results, competitive fees, and outstanding customer service has established QualTex as an internationally recognized facility committed to meeting customer needs. QualTex is your partner in the critical mission of saving lives and supporting global public safety by providing advanced testing services for blood and plasma screening, reference testing and clinical research for patients, donors and regulated biological products.
QualTex:
•Has a customer-centric culture
•Is an independent nonprofit laboratory
•Offers innovative testing solutions
•Maintains multiple lab sites
•Uses state-of the-art technologies
•Supports multiple industries
MISSION STATEMENT: QualTex Laboratories is dedicated to supporting global public safety with the timely delivery of high quality testing services for patients, donors, and regulated biological products
VISION STATEMENT: QualTex Laboratories will be a global leader in providing state-of-the-art patient, donor, and biological product testing services through performance excellence. It will be dedicated to innovation and quality with infrastructures that reflect our core values of realizing sustainable business growth, providing technologically advanced strategies, and our commitment of exceeding customer needs and supporting our communities.
Company History
QualTex Laboratories, a subsidiary of BioBridge Global (formerly known as South Texas Blood & Tissue Center), is the largest, independent nonprofit testing laboratory in the United States for biologic screening. Prior to becoming a separate business entity, QualTex existed as a strong business model with more than 35 years of testing experience as the testing laboratory services at South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.
The laboratories have been ISO certified for more than 14 years and is currently ISO 9001:2008 compliant.
QualTex Laboratories was established on Sept 1, 2007 as a 501(c) 3 corporation, a tax exempt subsidiary.
The headquarters for QualTex Laboratories is located in San Antonio, Texas. A second facility was opened in April 2011 in Norcross, Georgia. The new testing facility doubles the testing capacity of the organization and fulfills backup testing requirements.
Benefits
Employees receive a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that ensures employees’ needs are met. The benefits outlined in this section may vary according to the individual's employment status (full-time, part-time, part-time casual, temporary).
Health Insurance
All full-time employees are eligible for health coverage on their 91st day of employment. The group health plan includes the following:
•Group health medical plan with prescription coverage
•Dental coverage
•Vision coverage
•Flexible benefit cafeteria plan
•Employer paid life insurance
•Employer paid accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)
•Employer paid long-term disability
•Employer paid employee assistance program (EAP)
•A variety of voluntary supplemental insurance options such as short-term disability.
Disability Insurance (100% employer paid for eligible employees)
Long-term disability provided at 66 2/3 percent of monthly base pay upon qualification.
Basic Life Insurance (100% employer paid for eligible employees)
Basic Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance provided at 1.5 times the annual base salary.
Retirement Savings Plan
BBG offers employees a 401(a) Pension Plan through Fidelity after completing one year of employment and have worked 1,000 hours. The pension plan is employer sponsored at 6% of your base annual salary. Employees are fully vested after 5 years of employment.
BBG also offers a 403(b) retirement plan that you may enroll for when you start employment.
Paid time off (PTO)
•PTO accrues bi-weekly. Full-time employees accrue PTO based on their length of service, and part-time employees accrue PTO based on the number of hours they work and their length of service.
•Eight paid holidays per year: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
Additional Benefits
•Optional life insurance
•Tuition reimbursement
•Voluntary supplemental benefits
•Employee assistance program
•Employee discount program
•Incentive Compensation Plan
•Direct deposit
•Got Health wellness program
•Employee Recognition Programs
•"U Matter Awards" Program –employees recognize their peers.
•Employee of the Month Program – recognizes non-management employees that exemplify BioBridge Global’s core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence (RIE).
•Manager of the Quarter Program – recognizes management employees for outstanding job performance.
•Service Award Program – recognizes certain levels of service milestones.
•Internal transfers and promotions – encourage your continuous development and growth.
•Employee Referral Program – receive monetary compensation for referring a qualified candidate who is subsequently hired.
•Performance reviews – provide an opportunity to advance in your professional career and achieve personal accomplishments.