Regional Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Officer

Important messages

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Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

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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.

Work environment

At Health Canada (HC), you can be part of a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team of individuals who help protect the health and safety of Canadians. Health Canada plays an active role in ensuring that you have access to safe and effective health products. The Department strives to maintain a balance between the potential health benefits and risks posed by health products. Our highest priority in determining the balance is public safety.

We are currently looking for scientific and compliance specialists to join our team. If you have been working in the medical device or related industry and have considerable experience in regulatory affairs, the quality assurance and/or quality control of Medical Devices, join our team now as Regional Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Officer, in the functional position of Inspector.

We are proud of our growing national team and team spirit, and we provide opportunities to collaborate, learn and grow. Health Canada encourages a work-life balance. Teleworking, compressed work hours, and a valuable pension plan are some of the many possibilities and benefits of being a public servant.

What better time than now to work for HC and contribute to the protection of all Canadians. Come join us!

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff 4 permanent positions. A pool of qualified candidates will be established to fill similar positions with various tenures (temporary, permanent) across Canada, within the Medical Devices Compliance Program. The pool could also be used for acting appointments should the candidate already be a public servant.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in microbiology, chemistry, mechanical engineering, pharmacy, food science, or some other specialty related to the position.
Degree equivalency

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Recent and significant work experience* in one or more of the following areas within the pharmaceutical or medical device industry:
• production
• regulatory affairs
• quality assurance
• quality control
• auditing

OR

Recent and significant experience* in the execution of compliance and enforcement activities under federal legislation (e.g.: Food and Drugs Act) within an Agency or Department of the Government of Canada
* Recent and significant experience is generally defined as two (2) years within the last five (5) years.
The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
Interpersonal Relations
Judgement
Decisivenes
Teamwork
Focus on Service
Commitment and Ethics
Respectful of Diversity
Oral and Written Communication

Abilities:
Ability to interpret and apply regulations
Ability to interpret and apply policies and guidance documents

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

Education:
Graduate studies diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution, in the area of regulatory affairs for health products

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experience in the development of digital health technologies (such as software, mobile applications, wearable technologies, etc.)

Experience related to the manufacturing of medical device products in compliance with established standards/regulations.

Experience in the application of the ISO 13485 and ISO 14971 standards for medical devices.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession a valid driver’s licence
Willingness to travel within and outside Canada
Willingness to work overtime evenings and weekends occasionally

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. Communication for this process will be sent via email.

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.

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.