Make an impact with SGS! With more than 97,000 employees and 2,600 offices and laboratories across the world, SGS is a silent force working hard behind the scenes to deliver quality and integrity to businesses across nine industries. As the world’s leader in providing inspection, verification, testing and certification services, Forbes ranked the SGS Group as one of the world’s top multinationals and one of the world’s most innovative companies. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index has also recognized the SGS Group for its sustainability processes. In Canada, SGS employs over 2,000 team members across 70 locations.

• Responsible for method development, validation and transfer of methods used in testing of biopharmaceutical products or raw materials.
• Responsible for complex decision making and re-evaluation, optimisation and troubleshooting of methodologies as required by clients.
• Responsible for providing guidance to and overseeing analysts within the Analytical Operations regarding the performance of their activities related to department.
• Responsible for leading technical discussions with clients and managing small to mid-sized projects to ensure completion in a timely manner to the satisfaction of both SGS and client management.
• Execute experiments, following the company’s Standard Operating Procedures, Deviations and Change Control programs and cGMP guidelines.
• Write and Review technical data, documents, SOPs and proposals as required.
• Assist in the failure investigations within other SGS groups and design investigation protocols and suggest corrective actions.

• Minimum of BSc/MSc in a relevant field with  5 years of relevant laboratory work experience required.
• Ability to perform routine and complex bench and instrumental analysis .
• A willingness to learn new analytical tests, instrumentation and procedures.
• Experience in computer programs e.g. Excel and Word.
• Able to work well under pressure during high (peak) work loads and balancing conflicting demands of high volume versus the quality of results.
• Extended hours and shift work is required.

SGS Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to achieving greater accessibility by providing accommodation for people with disabilities during our hiring process.  Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.