Regulatory Advisors, Specialists, and Supervisors Wanted!

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

When you submit your job application for this inventory, you are applying for various opportunities, not for a particular position. Not familiar with inventories? No problem! We have created a ''Frequently Asked Questions'' section at the bottom of the poster to clarify it all.

Do you have questions about how to apply, or which information to include in your application? This video can help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW7P3g9hhI

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Duties

Although specific duties may vary depending on the position being staffed, the general duties are as follows:

• Conducts and leads compliance promotion activities, inspections, compliance verifications, investigations and enforces the provisions of the applicable acts and regulations using a full range of mechanism
• Supervises staff to ensure the proper functioning of the regulatory team and the quality of work outputs; provides mentoring, training, specialized content advice and support to staff
• Contributes to operational plans by providing in‐depth regulatory or technical information, explanatory guidance, advice and input into the development of new and revised regulations and related documents
• Provides scientific, regulatory and technical advice and guidance to stakeholders, regulated industry, health care professionals, academia, other government agencies and the Canadian public using a variety of means including responses to individual enquiries, input into public advisories and the development and presentation of seminars

Work environment

About the Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch:

We are Health Canada’s dedicated compliance and enforcement branch. We inform and protect Canadians from health risks through regulatory oversight, outreach, laboratories, and scientific analysis. With more than 1000 employees across Canada, the branch is well positioned to understand the risks faced by Canadians, the context in which Health Canada delivers its programs and services, and to contribute to regulatory policy and program development at a national level.

Our mission is to be a compliance and enforcement leader that informs and protects Canadians from health risks associated with products, substances, and the environment.

We have a lot to offer, including:
• Competitive salaries with annual increases
• Continuous learning and career advancement
• Advantageous pension regime and benefits
• Up to 3 weeks of holidays per year
• Flexible work arrangements – possibility of teleworking and compressed work weeks to help you balance your personal and work life

Intent of the process

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Candidates from outside the federal public service will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes).

This inventory may be used to fill positions across Canada. As such, we ask all interested candidates to apply.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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

• Note: The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

• Significant* experience researching, analyzing, interpreting policies, legislation, or technical information (such as data or literature) and making recommendations

• Significant* and recent** experience providing scientific, regulatory, and/or technical advice or guidance

• Experience developing reports, evaluations, or briefing notes for internal or external stakeholders

• Significant* and recent** experience working in any of the following disciplines:
o Quality Assurance
o Quality Control
o Biological Products
o Cannabis
o Pesticides
o Tobacco/Vaping
o Natural Health Products
o Food Manufacturing
o Pharmaceuticals
o Medical Devices
o Consumer Products
o Cosmetics
o Precursor Chemicals
o Controlled Substances
o Environmental Health
o Public Health
o Quality Management Systems in accordance with ISO 9001 or ISO 17025 standards

*Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience normally acquired over a cumulative period of at least two years.
**Recent is defined as taking place within the last five years

Competencies:
• Respectful of Diversity
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and follow through
• Dependability
• Attention to Detail

Abilities:
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to work in a high pressure environment with changing priorities

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

Education:
• Graduation with a Master’s degree or higher from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization relevant to the position being staffed
• Completion of a certificate in Regulatory Affairs

The following merit criteria may be considered essential or an asset depending on the position being staffed:

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Significant* experience developing or reviewing scientific or regulatory documents or policies
• Significant* experience developing or reviewing quality system documents or policies
• Significant* experience conducting compliance and enforcement activities
• Significant* experience conducting quality assurance or quality control activities
• Significant* experience in developing and maintaining a quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 or 17025
• Significant* experience in evaluating, verifying or investigating complaints
• Experience participating in working groups
• Experience in leading working groups or projects
• Experience conducting or reviewing audits
• Experience in managing financial resources

* Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience normally acquired over a cumulative period of at least two years

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
French Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

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

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of current Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement trends

Abilities:
• Ability to direct and manage work activities
• Ability to manage human resources
• Ability to influence decision making

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
• Security Clearance - Reliability Status, Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance depending upon the position being staffed
• Possession of a valid Driver's license OR personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid Driver's License.
• Travel within the province on occasion
• Travel outside the province on occasion
• International travel on occasion
• Occasional overtime on weekends and in the evenings

Please note: Conditions of employment may vary depending on the position being staffed. Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

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

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca for further information.

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

Referrals from this inventory will be made on an ongoing basis.

Candidates who have been fully assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications except official language requirements may update their second-language evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is/pools are valid. N.B.: Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process; any update to a candidate's linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of this appointment process.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

◦ How will you communicate with me ?
We will contact you by email or through your GC Jobs account.
Please ensure that your email is valid and accepts messages from unknown users. It is your responsibility to regularly check your email, junk mail and your GC Jobs account to find out about all the information regarding this inventory.

◦ How does an inventory work ?
An inventory is a selection process that can be used by various hiring managers to meet their current and future needs. As a result, you will apply only once to be considered for multiple job opportunities at the SG-SRE-05 level.

◦ Why was my application automatically rejected when I submitted it ?
In order to be placed in the inventory, you must meet the essential education qualification at the time you submit your application. If you receive a message "Application rejected at screening" immediately after submitting your application, you probably answered "No" to the screening question assessing the essential qualification of education. If you have incorrectly indicated "No" for this qualification, simply retrieve your application and update your answer to the screening question.

◦ What does "Registered in the inventory" mean ?
Once your application has been successfully submitted to the inventory, your status may be: "Date of disclosure of results: Listed in the inventory". This automatically generated message by the system means that your application can be considered. You will be informed in the event that your application is considered as part of a process generated from this inventory.

◦ What happens if my application expires ?
Your application will be kept in the inventory for 120 days. A notice will be posted in the "My Job File" menu of your account 7 days before your application expires. If you do not take this into account, your application will be deactivated and it will no longer be considered for submissions from this inventory. In the event that your application expires during the effective period of this inventory, a notice will be posted in your account. If you wish to confirm your interest and reactivate your application, select the "Renewal of my application" link.

◦ My personal information has changed, what should I do ?
Simply update them in the "Personal Information" section, in the "My Job File" menu of your account. This will allow us to have your current contact information and ensure adequate follow-up in the event that your application is considered as part of a process issued from this inventory.

◦ I have a disability that does not allow me to apply online, who do I contact to help me with the submission of my job application ?
You can contact an Officer at the Federal Public Service Job Advertisement Information Line by calling 1-800-645-5605.

◦ Who can I contact if I have technical difficulties with the GC Jobs website ?
You can contact the Public Service Commission of Canada's support centre by selecting the "Contact Us" link below, in the left corner of this window, or by calling 1-888-780-4444.

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.