Senior Quality Assurance Associate- 16 Month-Term Charlottetown, PE, Canada Req #1718 Monday, January 13, 2025

BIOVECTRA Inc. is a leading bio-science business in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, focused on contract manufacturing and product development of active pharmaceutical ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates, and bioreagents.

BIOVECTRA Inc. has an opening for a Senior Quality Assurance Associate. This is a 16 Month-term, located in Charlottetown, PEI.

The candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing guidance and oversight to a team of employees. Responsible for basic Human Resources services for the team including payroll, review, and approval of vacation requests, providing employee feedback and evaluation where needed, and ensuring employees are in compliance with workplace rules.
• Acting as a technical consultant with customers, and other external agencies.
• Allocating resources including personnel and instrumentation to ensure that sales and payment deadlines are met, and the group's internal clients experience a strong and consistent service level.
• Reviewing and approving analytical procedures from development through transfer to QC.
• Providing oversight for method validation, cleaning verification and stability protocols.
• Providing information on departmental activities to internal clients, and/or routing requests to ensure that information is provided promptly when needed.
• Taking a lead role in documenting and designing laboratory investigations, and ensuring resources are allocated to allow their timely resolution.
• Ensuring follow up actions arising from quality system events including audits, CAPAs, deviations and OOS investigations are completed and documented.
• Reviewing departmental SOPs and making necessary revisions.
• Seeking continuous improvements in all QC systems in areas of quality, compliance, output and efficiency, and ensuring standards are maintained.

The successful candidate for this position should have:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry.
• Master of Science an asset.
• Five years of relevant work experience in a GMP or GLP environment.
• Knowledge of instrumental and wet chemical techniques.
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines as found in ICH, CFR, USP, etc.
• Two years Supervisory, organization and management experience.

BIOVECTRA offers a competitive salary and benefit package. Interested candidates are asked to apply by choosing the "Apply Now" button

Entry: $58,968

Closing Date: January 23, 2025

Individual accommodations due to a disability are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, citizenship status, marital status, actual or perceived sexual orientation. BIOVECTRA is committed to creating an inclusive environment and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We value diversity and recognize that experience comes in many forms and skills are transferable. Please view this description as a general overview, but not a mandatory comprehensive list. If you feel passionate about our efforts and believe that you have the skills to contribute and lead in this role, apply! We thank all interested parties; however, only those applicants considered for an interview will be contacted.

• Pay Type Salary