Element Mississauga has an opportunity for an on-site Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist to join our growing team. In general, the duties of the Quality Assurance Specialist are geared toward assisting Quality Assurance Management in administering the company’s quality system. This is accomplished through the review of laboratory technical records, assisting in internal and external audits, reviewing compliance records, and participation in various quality improvement projects.

• Create, revise and/or review SOPs, protocols, reports, change controls and other cGMP documentation
• Work with QA management on continuous improvement of the Quality Systems to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines
• Responsible for ensuring the integrity of all data and documentation reported from the Laboratory – routine reports, method verifications, validations, equipment qualifications, etc.
• Reviews all source data and associated documentation for accuracy and cGMP conformance
• Reviews all source data for conformance to applicable specifications
• Supports in the preparation and collation of training material and other relevant quality related activities
• Facilitates data or documentation corrections with analysts to ensure all records are complete and appropriate references are made

• Bachelor’s degree in the sciences, Chemistry, preferable
• 2+ years of relevant experience in an FDA and/or Health Canada regulated laboratory environment
• Preferable experience with cGMP laboratory experience in wet chemistry techniques, ICP-MS / ICP-OES, and spectrophotometric techniques, such as UV-VIS, liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, GC-MS, LC-MS, NMR and other general laboratory techniques
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Quality experience in a relevant industry sector/relevant quality standard(s)

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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