Contribute towards safe and effective products at a fast-growing medical technology company!

Type of Position: Full Time

Location: Kitchener HQ – In office presence required 4-days per week

Benefits: RRSP with employer match, health benefits (effective day-1!), wellness benefit, learning & development opportunities, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days

Salary Range: $68k - $83k CAD Individual placement within the salary range will be based on experience, skills, market data, and internal equity considerations

The Company
Intellijoint Surgical develops effective and easy-to-use products to enhance surgeons’ care and patients’ lives. Today, Intellijoint technology lives in the operating room, helping surgeons improve implant positioning during hip and knee replacement surgeries. Our technology has been used in over 80,000 surgeries. We are seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst to join our Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (QA/RA) team to help bring innovative technologies to the market.

The Position
Reporting to the Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager, the Quality Assurance Analyst will own key Quality Management System (QMS) processes, support entry into new international markets, and work closely with internal and external partners to ensure Intellijoint products remain safe, effective and compliant globally.

This role is ideal for someone who:

Is a detail-oriented and proactive quality professional

Thrives in a fast-paced environment, with experience in regulated industries

Enjoys cross-functional collaboration internally and working with external partners

Main Duties:
OUS Market Entry & Global Regulatory Support

Lead evaluations and assessments with external international partners to determine commercial alignment and ensure regulatory/compliance

Support preparation and execution of activities required for timely market entry and commercialized to current international markets

Understand and apply country-specific compliance requirements, standards and regulatory pathways.

Act as a key cross-functional liaison for OUS initiatives, ensuring alignment between Regulatory, Operations,



Quality and external stakeholders

Quality Manager System (QMS) Maintenance & Compliance

Own and manage QMS maintenance tickets, ensuring timely updates, accuracy, and compliance to applicable standards (ISO 13485, MDSAP, etc.)

Perform quality assurance activities related to audits, training, change control, document and record management.

Identify when to elevate QMS-related issues requiring additional oversight or cross-functional involvement

Prepare periodic metrics and reports to support the QMS

Product Support & Operational Quality

Provide backup support to other QA team members for release activities, including review and approval of product inspection reports to support hardware shipments for new and existing markets.

Assist in maintaining production processes and ensuring compliance to material and product requirements.

Participate in design control and sustaining engineering activities to ensure quality requirements continue to be met as products evolve.

Supplier Management & Supplier Quality Activities

Manage supplier maintenance activities, including scheduling and conducting surveillance audits, maintaining supplier performance scorecards, and assessing supplier performance.

Recommend re-auditing or disqualifying suppliers when appropriate, in collaboration with Operations and R&D; stakeholders.

Work closely with the QA team member responsible for SCARs to ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented.

Support quality oversight of manufacturers and key suppliers as products evolve post-design transfer.

General Quality Assurance Responsibilities:

Analyze quality data to identify trends, risk and opportunities for improvement.

Maintain and support the Design History File for both regulatory compliance and customer requirements





Skills and Experience to Enable Success:

3-5+ years of relevant quality management experience in a regulated industry

Knowledge of Medical Device standards (ISO 13485, MDSAP, ISO 14971, IEC 60601)

Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects or initiatives

Experience with OUS regulatory requirements or country-specific compliance processes is a strong asset

Working knowledge of root cause analysis tools, CAPAs, Deviations, and NCRs

Experience working with software and/or electromechanical products

Familiarity with US, Canada, and International Medical Device Regulations

Attention to detail and appreciation for process

Why Join Us?

It is unrealistic for us to believe we will find someone who fits this position 100%

Robust support towards career development and growth

Work with innovative products that can improve surgical outcomes and enhance patient’s quality of life

Be ready to innovate!

Work alongside a highly talented and driven group of team members and colleagues organization wide

Work in an environment with high transparency and collaboration, along with lots of fun and social activities

Be ok with change and share in our excitement as we scale

Flexibility so that you can do your best both at work and outside of it

Intellijoint Surgical is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive work environment. It is our policy to recruit and select applicants solely on the basis of their qualifications. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age, race, creed, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law.

Intellijoint Surgical encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Those in need of accommodation at any stage in the recruitment process should notify [email protected]. Any information received that relates to accommodation needs of a candidate will be addressed in a confidential manner.

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📌 Quality Assurance Analyst (Ontario)
🏢 Intellijoint Surgical
📍 Ontario