**Closure Date**:June 11, 2025 12:00 AM CST

**Position #**:195222

**Union**:Out of Scope

**Bargaining Unit**:OOS - Saskatchewan Cancer Agency T&C

**City/Town**:Saskatoon (Travel within Saskatchewan)

**Facility**:SCA - University Heights - Research Development & Strategy

**Department**:Healthy Future Sask

**Type**:Permanent Full-time regular

**Expected Start Date**:June 24, 2025

**FTE**:1.00

**Shift Information**:Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30

**Hours of Work**:1 week rotation

**Multi-Facility**:Yes

**Salary**:OOS Pay Band 5 - $39.3015 to $51.0918 per hour

Reporting to the Provincial Manager, Healthy Future Sask, the Biobank Specialist is a provincial position responsible for the design, development, implementation, training, management, coordination, maintenance and execution of biosamples for Healthy Future Sask, Saskatchewan’s expansion of the CanPath study. The Biobank Specialist will play a major role in the development of a provincial biorepository of biosamples, developing processes, building standards, researching and implementing best practices and coordinating of collection, processing and storage of samples, with a particular focus on effective stewardship of biosamples for the study.

This role will lead strategic and operational plans for biosample planning, development and quality assurance activities. It will create standards, develop and maintain technical procedure and analysis for biosamples, and implement and maintain certification of a provincial biobank.

This role will support all processes involved in biobanking and study centre, including the collection, processing, storage and the release and distribution of biosamples and data, as well as data and information management.

**Qualifications**:
Master’s Degree in Science, with at least 3 years of experience working in a laboratory and/or research setting and 1 year experience with the development of, or on-going operations of, a biorepository; **OR**

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, with at least 5 years of experience working in a laboratory and/or research setting and 1 year experience with the development of, or on-going operations of, a biorepository.
- Experience working in laboratory research and innovation.
- Experience with a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
- Demonstrated familiarity in guideline, standard operating procedure and policy development.
- Demonstrated familiarity with change management and project management.
- Demonstrated data analysis and/or quality improvement experience.
- Demonstrated familiarity working with environmental surveys, literature reviews.
- Knowledge of molecular genetics considered an asset.
- Experience with data analysis an asset.

**Attributes**:

- Ability to mitigate and mediate high level discussions.
- Advanced problem-solving skills and judgment required to address operational and human resource concerns and foster solutions regarding issues, with mínimal direction.
- Strong leadership, business, conflict resolution, change management and interpersonal proficiency.
- Ability to motivate and coach employees, teams and departments to achieve Agency goals and department objectives.
- Superior organization skills.
- Exemplary oral and written communication skills both interpersonally and professionally.
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with many individuals and groups.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Proven skills in leadership, including the ability to manage time, change and conflict.
- Advanced computer skills.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external departments, external partners and/or the community.
- Demonstrates initiative.
- Excellent critical thinking skills.
- Initiative and independent judgment required to develop a provincial biobank.
- Competency with development and amendment of study policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Ability to coordinate and periodically assume responsibility for work over others.
- Ability and willingness to work cooperatively and effectively with SCA staff members and external partners.
- Demonstrate willingness to assume responsibility for individual professional development and growth.
- Maintenance of confidentiality.

Mission: To provide leadership in cancer control for the people of Saskatchewan through prevention, early detection, treatment and research. Vision: A healthy population free from cancer.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Those being interviewed are required to bring a valid Criminal Record Check (CRC) to the interview; it must be dated within six (6) months and include a vulnerable sector search.
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