Vivariant Laboratories is a commercial testing lab focused on serving clients in the Canadian cannabis sector, operating within an ISO/IEC 17025 environment. Interested in joining the team? Check out our available opportunities:
Job Title: Quality Assurance Associate
Job Overview:
The Quality Assurance Associate is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of the Quality department, ensuring compliance with internal procedures, ISO 17025 requirements, GMP principles, and data integrity expectations.
This role is hands-on and requires strong organizational, documentation, and problem-solving skills to support quality systems, laboratory investigations, quality review activities, and continuous improvement initiatives across analytical chemistry and microbiology operations.
The position works closely with laboratory operations teams to maintain efficient, compliant, and high-quality laboratory activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support daily operations of the Quality department and quality review activities
- Review laboratory raw data, worksheets, logs, and Certificates of Analysis (CoAs) prior to release
- Ensure compliance with SOPs, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), data integrity principles, and ISO 17025 requirements
- Assist in maintaining and updating SOPs , forms, specifications, and quality documentation
- Support audit readiness activities and assist during internal, external, and regulatory audits
- Assist in supplier qualification, calibration, preventive maintenance, and stability program activities
- Support sample management activities and quality review of analytical chemistry and microbiology records
- Maintain accurate documentation and tracking within applicable systems and databases
- Support environmental monitoring (EM) program activities including report generation, review, documentation, and storage of EM records and related data
- Assist in managing and maintaining the stability program including sample coordination, documentation review, data tracking, and organization of stability records and reports
- Support implementation of process improvements and best practices
- Support investigations related to deviations, OOS, OOT, incidents, complaints, and laboratory non-conformances
- Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs)
- Assist in Change Controls, Risk Assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Support trending and monitoring of laboratory quality metrics and QC activities
- Work closely with laboratory staff to ensure timely completion of testing and quality review activities
- Assist management with additional quality and compliance activities as required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Quality Assurance, Chemistry or related scientific fiels
- 1-3 years of experience in a QA/QC role within a regulated laboratory environment preferred
- Experience with deviations, CAPAs, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), change controls, and risk assessments preferred
- Familiarity with ISO 17025, GMP, or similar regulated environments
- Background in microbiology or experience supporting microbiology laboratory operations is an asset
- Strong attention to detail, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and document management systems
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced laboratory environment
Job Title: Analytical Chemistry Supervisor
Job Overview:
The Analytical Chemistry Supervisor is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of the chemistry laboratory, ensuring reliable analytical testing, maintaining instrument performance, and guiding a team of chemists. This role is hands-on and requires strong technical expertise in chromatographic techniques, including HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-FID, GC-MS/MS, Spectrometer, wet chemistry, pipetting techniques. The Supervisor will support method development and validation activities, troubleshoot instrumentation and analytical issues, and ensure testing is conducted in compliance with applicable compendial and regulatory requirements. The position works closely with the Quality team to maintain efficient, compliant, and high-quality laboratory operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Lab Operations:
- Support daily operations of the chemistry laboratory, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of testing
- Perform and oversee testing of client samples using HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-FID, and GC-MS/MS
- Ensure proper handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and samples in line with health and safety
- Assist in maintaining laboratory readiness and organization
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot analytical instruments (HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-FID, GC-MS/MS)
- Identify and resolve day-to-day instrument and method-related issues
- Support calibration, maintenance, and performance checks of laboratory equipment
- Coordinate with vendors when advanced technical support is required
- Support development, optimization, and validation of analytical methods per USP, EP, or compendia
- Execute validation protocols and document results clearly and accurately
- Assist in ongoing method performance monitoring and QC trending
- Provide day-to-day supervision and guidance to chemists and technicians
- Train staff on analytical methods, instrumentation, and SOPs
- Review work for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to procedures
- Assist in onboarding and mentoring new team members
- Review and verify analytical data, test results, and reports prior to approval
- Ensure adherence to SOPs, data integrity principles, and ISO 17025 requirements
- Support investigations (OOS, deviations) as needed
- Assist in maintaining and updating SOPs and laboratory documentation
- Ensure accurate data entry, review, and tracking within LIMS
- Maintain proper documentation of all testing activities
- Support audit readiness and regulatory inspections
- Identify opportunities to improve lab efficiency and reduce turnaround times
- Support implementation of process improvements and best practices
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or related field
- 3-5+ years of experience in an analytical laboratory environment
- Hands-on experience with HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-FID, and GC-MS/MS
- Experience in method development, validation, and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with ISO 17025, GMP, or similar regulated environments
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Prior experience supervising or mentoring staff is an asset
Interested candidates can send their resumes to careers@vivariant.com