Senior Technician / Support

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Assessment accommodation

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications and assets if applicable. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the education and the experience described in their answers to the pre-screening question. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected. 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.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 1 (one) Indeterminate position with English Essential profile.

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various conditions of employment, various language requirements (English essential and Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB) as well as various tenures (Indeterminate and term) 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/work stream 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)

EDUCATION:

EEd1: Successful completion of a post-secondary program from a recognized college or university with a specialization in a field relevant to the position (such as biological science, medical laboratory technology diploma).

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

EE1: Experience developing and validating new testing methodologies.
EE2: Experience in the planning, development and evaluation of ongoing laboratory operations.
EE3: Experience in the operation and maintenance of equipment used in a clinical laboratory.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

EK1: Knowledge of good laboratory practices and Transportation of Dangerous Goods regulations for safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials.
EK2: Knowledge of the methods of conducting laboratory testing and quality control procedures.
EK3: Knowledge of test method development and validation.

ABILITIES:

EA1: Ability to communicate effectively verbally.
EA2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
EA3: Ability to work independently.
EA4: Ability to plan, design, conduct, coordinate and monitor laboratory studies.
EA5: Ability to operate, verify, calibrate and maintain scientific equipment and identify and resolve associated problems.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

EPS1: Dependability
EPS2: Judgement
EPS3: Initiative
EPS4: Effective inter-personal relationships
EPS5: Respectful of diversity

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

AE1: Experience working with samples from animal origin.
AE1: Experience working with animal tissues in a research laboratory.
AE3: Experience in the operation and maintenance of biochemistry and hematology analyzers and multiplexing equipment.
AE4: Experience in the operation and maintenance of tissue processors, automated staining and coverslipping units, microtomes and cryotomes.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE:

AK1: Knowledge of the principles and techniques of biochemistry, hematology and multiplexing.
AK2: Knowledge of the principles and techniques of, histotechnology & immunohistochemistry.

ASSET ABILITY:

AA1: Ability to operate hematology and biochemistry analysers.
AA2: Ability to operate scientific equipment used in the histopathology laboratory.
AA3: Ability to produce high quality histopathology slides and to stain them using a variety of stains such Haematoxylin-Eosin, Periodic Acid Schiff, Masson Trichrome.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Ability to work with potentially infectious agents & potentially toxic substances.
• Ability to work with the common toxic and carcinogenic chemicals in a histology laboratory.
• Ability to have frequent exposure to rodent tissues.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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 require 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.

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ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. 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.

We thank all those who apply.

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.