Laboratory Technician

Important messages

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Asset) by RESPONDING TO THE SCREENING QUESTIONS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine whether or not you meet the qualifications.

Intent of the process

Although the immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff indeterminately, applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements listed in the Language Requirements section. In addition, this process may be used for various tenures (acting appointments, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, specified period, secondment), security requirements and conditions of employment within Health Canada.

As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of opportunity to apply.

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)

Education:
Successful completion of a postsecondary school diploma.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
E1 Experience handling laboratory animals, using current dosing modalities, various animal surgical techniques and veterinary procedures.
E2 Experience conducting histology, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry or molecular biology assays
E3 Experience using, handling, disposing of hazardous / toxic chemicals in accordance with the appropriate laboratory safety procedures.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
K1 Knowledge of basic concepts in toxicology, histology, immunohistochemistry or molecular biology.
K2 Knowledge of the basic principles associated with the use of computers, a microscope and laboratory instruments in biological laboratories.
K3 Knowledge of basic statistical methods and principles.
K4 Knowledge of the safe handling and use of hazardous /toxic chemicals.
K5 Knowledge of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and Transportation of Dangerous Goods procedures.

Abilities:
A1 - Ability to handle laboratory animals
A2 - Ability to set priorities
A3- Ability to keep lab records and data storage
A4 - Ability to effectively communicate orally
A5 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal Suitabilities:
PS1 - Effective interpersonal relationships
PS2 - Dependability
PS3 - Thoroughness
PS4 - Integrity
PS5 - Initiative
PS6 - Teamwork
PS7 - Respectful of Diversity

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

Education:
Certificate of training in: Workplace Hazard Information Management System; Transportation of Dangerous Goods; Animal Care and Handling

Degree equivalency

Experience:
AE1. Experience in a research or clinical laboratory
AE2. Experience developing and validating histological and immunohistochemical staining procedures.
AE3. Experience in microscopy, quantitative image analysis and morphometry.
AE4. Experience in Laser Capture Microdissection techniques

• Willingness and ability to work with toxic and carcinogenic chemicals
• Willingness and ability to perform microscopy and work under sterile conditions for extended periods of time
• Willingness and ability to work with a variety of human/ animal tissues and laboratory animals
• Willingness and ability to work outside normal working hours

Conditions of employment

1) A valid reliability security clearance
2) A valid Pre-Placement (Category 3) health evaluation in accordance with the Occupational
Health Evaluation Standard (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12561); and,
3) Undertake a periodic health evaluation in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational
Health Evaluation Standard Schedule (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doceng.
aspx?id=12561&section=HTML).

Other information

It is recommended that you carefully review your submitted application prior to the closing date to ensure all information is accurate and complete, including contact information, text question responses, screening question responses, etc. Health Canada is not responsible for any incorrect or incomplete application information.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly missing information.

For this selection process, we may find that email is the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to selection processes should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to inform us of a change of contact information during the course of this selection process and to regularly verify your incoming e-mails.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process.

If you required technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes on inactivity which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft ALL RESPONSES in another document on your PC which may be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. HEALTH CANADA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA AND/OR INCOMPLETE OR NON SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy documents.

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.