Microbiology Superintendent

Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Salary: CAD 88,536–138,338 per year, plus eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits.

Company

BIOVECTRA, part of hirify.global, provides contract development and manufacturing services for active pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced therapeutics, including microbial fermentation, synthetic small molecules, plasmid DNA, mRNA, LNP, and sterile filling.

What you will do

• Provide guidance and oversight to QC microbiology and environmental monitoring staff, including performance, attendance, and pay-related administration.
• Administer the facility-wide environmental monitoring program, including compliance, equipment functionality, and personnel practices.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, CAPAs, and other quality events, including root-cause analysis and contaminant or environmental isolate identification.
• Design and review microbiology method validation and verification activities and maintain compliant departmental and interdepartmental SOPs.
• Act as the biosafety officer for the BSL2 microbiology laboratory and support compliance with PHAC guidelines.
• Review QC records and data, present environmental monitoring and laboratory information to stakeholders and clients, and support laboratory techniques and training.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology or a related discipline; a Master of Science or PhD is an asset.
• 7+ years of microbiology or related life sciences experience, including 5+ years in a GMP or GLP environment.
• Previous supervision and mentorship of junior staff is required, along with the ability to lead projects and programs independently.
• Proficiency in sterility testing, bioburden testing, microbial identification, subculturing, media preparation, and handling materials inside a biosafety cabinet.
• Knowledge of cGMP regulations and relevant Health Canada, FDA, EU Annex, ICH, USP, Ph. Eur., ISO, and other international standards.
• Strong technical writing, communication, data trending, investigation, SOP, and report-writing skills.

Nice to have

• Experience leading environmental monitoring investigations in sterile manufacturing environments.
• Master of Science or PhD in Microbiology or a related discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time day-shift schedule with no stated end date.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits.
• Work within an advanced manufacturing organization focused on improving pharmaceutical therapeutics and patient care.