Team Lead, Viral Vector Production

4 weeks ago

Montréal, Canada National Research Council Canada Full time

Help bring innovative enabling research to life and drive forward your career at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization. Get a unique chance to expand your scientific leadership through science excellence and solution driven partnership that will help train the next generation of experts in Cell & Gene therapy and impact the trajectory of the future of health innovation in Canada.

**Your Challenge**:
The Human Health Therapeutics (HHT) Research center has the mandate to support economic development through innovation in health care, including innovative therapies. The research center has a strong track record of collaborations with industry and academia, and is a major contributor to the prosperity of Canada's small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The research center's primary sector of activity is the biopharmaceutical industry. HHT targets SMEs in Canada developing therapeutics, biologics or vaccines, to address unmet needs in human health.

The Team Leader is primarily responsible for developing competitive, cutting-edge expertise in viral vector design and engineering. The second responsibility is maintaining and upgrading facilities to support HHT research programs. The incumbent is also responsible for supervising a multidisciplinary team of researchers and technologists who carry out and deliver projects to support variety of programs (cell and gene therapy, vaccine etc..). Projects include various internal R&D activities as well as service and collaboration projects with industrial and academic partners. The incumbent is also responsible for providing scientific and technical leadership to the team, which comprises technical and research officers. In collaboration with other team and HHT management, the Team Leader works to establish commitments and provides ongoing feedback to help achieve expected results.

**Screening Criteria**:
**Education**:
Ph.D degree in a Biochemistry, Molecular or Cell biology, Virology, Microbiology Biotechnology or related discipline.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

**Experience**:

- Significant R&D experience in virology with hand on experience in molecular biology, production and characterization of complex biologics, such as viral vectors (hAAV, Lentivirus, adenovirus) viruses and vaccines
- Significant experience in the use of mammalian cell culture platforms (eg HEK293, Vero) for the production of complex biologics
- Significant experience in the design of analytical assay to characterize complex biologics and experience in process development and viral vector process optimization analytics
- Significant experience in managing research projects and managing multidisciplinary teams

**Significant experience is equal to at least 3 years experience.**

**Condition of Employment**:
Reliability Status

**Language Requirements**:
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

**Assessment Criteria**:
**Technical Competencies**:

- Extensive knowledge of viral vector biology & industrial engineering in different cell-culture systems, using different analytics methods and process optimization and strong awareness of emerging R&D technological trends in the development or production of biologics.
- Knowledge of the challenges of Cell & Gene therapy and vaccine business environment relevant to the HHT Research Center and its programs
- Knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Knowledge of occupational health and safety best practices required to create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing (i.e., SOPs, presentations, guidelines, reports, and audits).

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Management services - Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 3)
- Management services - Communication (Level 3)
- Management services - Results orientation (Level 3)
- Management services - Teamwork (Level 3)
- Management services - Partnering (Level 3)
- Supervisor - Valuing people (Level 2)

**Competency Profile(s)**:
**Relocation**:
Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.

**Compensation**:
The intent of this hiring action is to staff this position at the RCO-3 level, which is an mid-career-level position with a salary range of $105,785 to $123,393.

In addition, the incumbent will receive the Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, pension and insurance plans, vacation and other leave entitlements.

**Notes**:

- A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
- This position is being advertised internally and externally simultaneously, however first consideration will be given to internal NRC applicants.
- The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace pr

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