Senior Technician

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Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 1 term position with an English Essential profile.

In addition, applicants should be aware that this selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level across 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 position/workstream and/or group and level to apply.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 with specialization in a field related to the duties of the position or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience

Experience developing test methods at trace level in the field of organic chemistry using mass spectrometers using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography.
Experience examining, interpreting, validating and assessing the quality of data/data products produced by mass spectrometers.
Experience planning, leading, and carrying out experiments, repairs, trouble shooting, maintenance and evaluation services related to mass spectrometer.
Experience planning, organizing, and carrying out the technical, analytical, experimental , or investigative portions of scientific research projects in the field of organic analytical chemistry.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge

Knowledge of principles of all common forms of chromatography.
Knowledge of the principles of mass spectrometry including various forms of mass analyzers and ionization techniques.
Knowledge of various techniques used in quantitative determinations
Knowledge of fundamental analytical chemistry and organic chemistry
Knowledge of requirements in method validation
Knowledge of quality management system

Abilities & Competencies

Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Personal Suitability

Effective interpersonal relationships
Dependability
Attention to detail
Respectful of diversity

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

Experience

Experience in the operation and maintenance of a high resolution magnet sector mass spectrometer or a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer.
Experience in the operation of the Atmospheric Pressure Gas Chromatography (APGC) coupled to mass spectrometer.
Experience providing expert technical, analytical, experimental, or investigative and advisory services in support of complex scientific projects in trace analysis of food contaminant.
Experience in the operation and maintenance of HPLC-MS systems (such as Q-TOF, MALDI-TOF, FTICR or Orbitraps MS systems) for the identification and quantification of proteins.

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

Willing and able to do work in laboratory.

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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 process, emails are the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive results by email or if you change your email address during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

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 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.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy documents.

Please note that volume management strategies, such as random selection, top-down approach, invoking any asset(s) and/or cut-off scores, MAY be used at any point in the staffing process for the purpose of managing volumes of applications/candidates.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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