Program Quality Assurance 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 Assets) 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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RESPONSES TO THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS AND YOUR RESUME WILL EVALUATE YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN WRITING.

Intent of the process

Although the immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff indeterminately, 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:

Graduation with an acceptable diploma in Animal Health Technology and/or Veterinary Technology from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education and work experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

E1 Experience providing laboratory animal care services, conducting animal husbandry and performing technical procedures.
E2 Experience conducting quality assessments and coordinating quality assurance activities in an animal facility.
E3 Experience training laboratory animal care staff.
E4 Experience planning, coordinating and scheduling activities on animal use protocols.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Asset Qualifications:

Registered Laboratory Animal Technician from the Canadian Association of Laboratory Animal Science.

Operational Requirements:

Willingness and ability to work overtime on a regular basis and on a short notice.
Willingness and ability to work on call 24/7.
Willingness and ability to work with potentially infectious agents & potentially toxic substances.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

K1 Knowledge of the principles and concepts of laboratory animal science.
K2 Knowledge of quality control procedures and quality management system principles in a laboratory animal facility.
K3 Knowledge of the operation, calibration and maintenance requirements of animal facility equipment.
K4 Knowledge of Standard operating procedures and good laboratory practices related to animal husbandry, sanitation, sterilization, handling of hazardous materials and disposal of biohazard contaminants.
K5 Knowledge of the Canadian Council on Animal Care Policies and Guidelines.

Abilities

A1 Ability to perform technical procedures on laboratory animals following appropriate safety precautions.
A2 Ability to review animal use protocols and ensure compliance with the requirements of the Canadian Council on Animal Care policies and guidelines.
A3 Ability to review and enforce implementation of standard operating procedures related to the laboratory animal science.
A4 Ability to provide training and technical guidance to technical staff on good housekeeping practices and the use of specialized equipment in an animal facility following appropriate safety procedures
A5 Ability to operate automated animal facility equipment, (i.e. cage washers, autoclaves, Reverse Osmosis water systems, etc.)
A6 Ability to work with spreadsheets used in a laboratory animal facility (i.e. Excel)
A7 Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A8 Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal suitability

P1 Judgment
P2 Effective inter-personal relationships
P3 Initiative
P4 Thoroughness
P5 Dependability
P6 Respectful of diversity

Conditions of Employment:
Secret security clearance
Pre-employment medical required

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 require technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/contact-us.html

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 of 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.