Quality Control Manager (Onsite)

Job Responsibility: Your opportunity By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation - which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. Kardium's mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System - we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story. We have now completed our pivotal clinical study and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients. As a member of the Quality Control team, you will be directly responsible for in-process quality control activities within multiple cleanrooms, supporting the development, manufacturing, and sales of Kardium products. Please note, this opportunity is an on-site work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC. Meaningful work you will be a part of You will engage in a diverse set of activities including some or all of the following:

• Planning QC resources to meet catheter and introducer production schedules.
• Monitoring QC in-process activities daily and implementing actions to improve the department's efficiency and effectiveness.
• Providing technical guidance to QC personnel on daily inspections inside certified cleanrooms.
• Collaborating with the Quality, Engineering, and Risk teams to improve technical documentation, including SOPs and QC work instructions.
• Supporting Quality Engineering and Mechanical Engineering teams with root cause investigations, as needed.
• Hiring and developing QC supervisors and technicians.
• Enhancing training methods and ensuring QC personnel training records are maintained and up to date

What you bring to the team Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people's lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable. You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

• A bachelor's degree or diploma in a technical field.
• A minimum of five years of relevant quality control experience, preferably in the medical devices industry.
• Proven experience in a leadership role.
• Familiarity with ISO 13485 and US FDA Quality System Regulation (QSR) requirements is preferred.
• Strong communication skills across all organizational levels.
• A proactive attitude and willingness to take on additional responsibilities as appropriate.

Compensation Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted. As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium's stock option plan.

• $92,000 - 115,000 (CAD Annually)

Your Benefits & Well-being The total cash we've listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals. Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees - effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period. Work-day flexibility - additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year. Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being. Family building - we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment. Career progression and learning support. Professional membership support. Life at Kardium What makes us a great place to work? 1. Our Purpose 2. Our People 3. Our Culture At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we're committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities. We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, and Irish ERG. As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team. And our employees think we are great too - check out Glassdoor to learn more!