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Our mission is to serve as Canada’s particle accelerator centre.  We advance isotope science and technology, both fundamental and applied.  We collaborate across communities and disciplines, from nuclear and particle physics to the life and material sciences.  We discover and innovate, inspire and educate, creating knowledge and opportunity for all.

TRIUMF's diverse community of nearly 600 multidisciplinary researchers, engineers, technicians, tradespeople, staff, and students create a unique incubator for Canadian excellence, as well as a portal to premier global collaborations.  Fueling innovation and improving lives, we are committed to accelerating discovery and shaping a better world.

The Institute for Advanced Medical Isotopes (IAMI) is a state-of-the-art facility for research into next-generation, life-saving medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals. Located on TRIUMF’s campus, it will comprise an integrated series of labs and a TR-24 medical cyclotron, one of the most technologically advanced commercial cyclotrons in the world. IAMI will significantly increase British Columbia’s and Canada’s capacity for the sustainable and reliable production and distribution of medical isotopes currently critical for Canadian health research and clinical use, including Technetium-99m and Fluorine-18.

We are seeking a Radiopharmaceutical Quality Control supervisor for IAMI. In this crucial role, you will be supervising as well as partly carrying out day-to-day quality control testing on injectable radiopharmaceuticals and radioisotopes prepared for the IAMI program. Join us at TRIUMF and play a vital role in the success of our Life Sciences Research Program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervising as well as regular execution of daily quality control testing of radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals
• Establishing Quality Control documentation for each batch of radioisotope and radiopharmaceutical
• Writing, maintaining and updating quality control documentation including standard test methods, and standard operating procedures
• Maintaining supplies and records of quality control and production consumables including precursors, chemicals and reagents
• Establishing and maintaining of a vendor qualification program
• Maintaining training files for operators
• Helping to maintain general laboratory organization such as storage, housekeeping, and database updating
• Maintaining the environmental control program
• Monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators such as quality control test results, viable and particulate results etc., and devising strategies for process improvement based on trending data.
• Training technicians in safe and GMP-compliant quality control tasks and documentation
• Monitoring and improving the production process performance through KPIs

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

While the official supervisory responsibilities associated with this position are initially shared with the PET production supervisor, team growth is expected to occur with the commissioning of IAMI, at which point the quality control supervisor will provide supervision to dedicated quality control technicians.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Expert level general chemistry and radiochemistry skills
• Strong analytical chemistry skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills
• High attention to detail
• meticulous laboratory skills
• advanced computer skills for Microsoft Office suite
• strong record keeping skills
• strong collaboration skills
• supervisory skills
• knowledge of GMP regulations and sterile pharmaceutical practices are an asset

NUCLEAR ENERGY WORKER:

The position requires the incumbent to be trained and designated as a TRIUMF NEW. TRIUMF will provide this training for the successful candidate.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• PhD in chemistry, ideally radiochemistry
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience, with at least 5 years of practical lab-based radiochemistry experience, ideally in the radiopharmaceutical field
• Experience with multiple radionuclides, including radiometals
• Experience in the operation and maintenance of analytical equipment such as HPLC, radio-TLC and GC

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be given serious consideration, and in the case of equal qualifications, preference will be given to a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident. 

Position type:

Permanent

Hours per week:

35

Total Rewards

At TRIUMF, we value our employees and are committed to providing a competitive total rewards package. We offer comprehensive benefits that promote the well-being and security of our staff and provide an excellent opportunity to grow your career in a high-profile national research facility, where you can make a difference.

Salary Range:

$86,100.00 - $107,600.00

Benefits Information:

• TRIUMF paid dental, extended health, vision care, emergency travel assistance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Life Insurance, and supplementary Wellness Benefits.
• Excellent Employee Pension Plan
• Disability benefits, and optional additional Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Generous time away
• Maternity and paternity leaves and top-ups

Application closing date:

Apply now and be part of our extraordinary journey.

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Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to excellence and enhance our ability to create knowledge and opportunity for all. Together, we are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the voices of our employees, students, partners, and the people and communities we serve.

As an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalised on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Contact information:
Email: recruiting@triumf.ca
Phone: 604.222.1047
Fax: 604.222.3791

4004 Wesbrook Mall - Vancouver, BC - V6T 2A3

TRIUMF is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.