Laboratory Chemist III - Local Quality Coordinator

Important messages

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications should they be invoked by the manager.

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
You must clearly demonstrate in your answers to the screening questions HOW you meet the essential education and experience and any applicable asset education and experience factors listed. You must include: the length of time (month/year) that you performed each function, where you obtained the qualification, and specific and verifiable examples of your roles and responsibilities which should include depth, breadth and complexity of your duties. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. The answers to the screening questions will be the main source of information used by the assessment board to determine whether you meet the essential and asset education and experience factors. Your résumé may be used as a secondary source of information. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in the rejection of your application.

Duties

The conduct and coordination of analytical laboratory activities that may include: analysis, method development/validation, data interpretation, quality assurance and/or quality control services for studies of chemicals and other materials for internal/external clients, management and/or stakeholders of Health Canada.

Work environment

At Health Canada, service excellence is fundamental. The mandate of the Department, supported by its vision and values, is aimed at ensuring service excellence in the area of health.

Our Mission (To help the people of Canada maintain and improve their health). Our Vision ( We are committed to improving the lives of all of Canada's people and to making this country's population among the healthiest in the world as measured by longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system).

If you are looking for an interesting, challenging and dynamic career which uses your scientific knowledge, then we are looking for you! We have been ranked several times as one of Canada's top employers and we have a wide variety of positions for scientists. Our office is located in Burnaby which has direct access to transit and recreational pathways for commuting.

We offer an environment that is intellectually stimulating and we offer a wide range of exciting careers that incorporate an array of benefits and flexible work arrangements that can help you balance your work and private life. There are lots of opportunities for personal and career development within the government.

• This position works with a small local team and is part of a larger national team
• Works with a broad range of external and internal stakeholders

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Intent of the process

Initial staffing for 1 temporary position in Burnaby, BC. Applicants should be aware that this selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level, with various linguistic profiles, security requirements, conditions of employment as well as various tenures including: acting, assignment, secondment, deployment, specified period (term) and/or indeterminate, in the Regulatory Operations and Regions Branch, Drugs Analysis Services Lab in British Columbia.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a natural, physical or applied science with specialization in a field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Recent and significant* experience working in a regulated analytical chemistry lab (e.g. ISO/IEC 17025 accredited, GMP).

Recent and significant* experience in running and setting up analytical methods for various instruments, including: High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Ultra high pressure chromatography – mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS (tandem mass spectrometry), UPLC-QToF (quadrupole Time-of –Flight mass spectrometry), and/or Gas Chromatography – Mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

* Recent and significant is defined as at least three years of cumulative experience acquired within the last five years.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

K1. Knowledge of Quality Assurance Practices, ISO/IEC 17025.

A1. Ability to design, validate, and troubleshoot analytical methods.
A2. Ability to manage a project including setting priorities and scheduling own work and the work of others effectively in a competing deadline environment.
A3. Ability to obtain and provide information effectively, both orally and in writing.

PS1. Working effectively with others;
PS2. Dependability;
PS3. Thinking things through;
PS4. Showing initiative and being action oriented;
PS5. Demonstrating integrity and respect;
PS6. Respectful of Diversity.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Asset Qualifications

AEx1. Auditor training under ISO/IEC 17025.

Degree equivalency

AEx2. Recent experience** working in a health products or forensic laboratory.

AEx3. Experience leading quality assurance programs in a laboratory.

** Recent experience is defined as acquired within the last three years.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Availability to work overtime and weekends as required.
Must have a valid driver’s license.

Other information

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor will be required before an offer can be made.

You must provide original proof of your education credentials.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.