Senior Chemical Lab Analyst

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 25, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

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 are now preparing for our upcoming commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.

We are seeking an experienced and highly organized Senior Chemical Lab Analyst to lead the operations of our chemical laboratory and support medical device development, testing, and production. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day lab functions, ensure regulatory compliance, and play a key role in method development, materials analysis, and quality control in accordance with ISO 13485, FDA, and other regulatory guidelines.

Please note that this opportunity is an on-site work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your responsibilities will be to:

- Manage and coordinate the day-to-day operation of the analytical chemistry lab including:
- Selection of supplies, consumables and equipment to support operations.
- Development and maintenance of appropriate SOPs, WIGs and other documentation to support lab operations.
- Management of lab reference standards, retention samples and quality controls materials.
- Develop, validate, and implement analytical test methods to ICH standards for raw materials, in-process, and finished products.
- Lead and mentor lab technicians on chemical lab techniques and validated methods.
- Maintain and troubleshoot laboratory instruments; coordinate calibration, maintenance, and service schedules.
- Analyze and interpret laboratory results in accordance with established laboratory work processes including out-of-specification investigations.
- Develop chemical design specifications for incoming chemicals including assessment of their suitability for their intended use and inspection requirements.
- Manage chemical inventory, safety data sheets (SDS), waste disposal, and ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
- Serves as the subject matter expert for the chemistry of the manufacturing processes. Supports chemical process improvements and changes related to manufacturing processes.

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about developing cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we solve what was thought unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Master’s preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in a medical device or pharmaceutical laboratory.
- Strong knowledge of analytical methods and equipment used in the analysis of coatings and other medical-grade materials.
- Familiarity with regulatory and quality standards (e.g., ISO 13485, FDA QSR, cGMP, GLP).
- Working knowledge of sterilization validation, extractables/leachables, or biocompatibility studies is preferred.

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 withmore 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.

- $80,000 – 110,000 (CAD Annually)

Total cash – 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.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

- Our Purpose
- Our People
- 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, Brazilian 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

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