Job Posting: Clinical Chemist – Permanent Full Time

Dynacare is helping Canadians achieve a healthy future with care and wellness solutions that are convenient, understandable, and accessible. It’s an environment where you can grow your career in any direction you choose. We’re evolving our technology and optimizing our processes, so you can do your best work, make a meaningful impact, and thrive.

Are YOU our next Clinical Chemist?

As the Clinical Chemist, you work alongside the Scientific Director of Chemistry, providing technical and scientific expertise in the discipline of Chemistry. You ensure a dedicated and national focus on science and technology issues, common standards, and discipline-specific planning. You are accountable for the excellence of Chemistry by developing cutting-edge solutions, managing key initiatives, and continuously improving processes to support the achievement of your Immediate Manager’s vision, mission, and strategic objectives, all in alignment with Dynacare values.

Permanent full time

Shift: Days

Chemistry

Work Style: On-site

Provide input to Immediate Manager’s strategic and operational plans and directions and ensure on-going effective positioning and integration of Chemistry throughout the organization in order to create and sustain organization success

Develop, implement and review stratum appropriate (3 month to 1 year) business plan within the context of Immediate Manager’s business plan (including mission, vision, values, strategic positioning, operational plan and resource plan)

Ensure business plans and deliverables are aligned and integrated, stratum appropriate and throughout Chemistry Discipline to achieve performance expectations and decided metrics

Assess competition and market opportunities and threats; Ensure the delivery of optimal Chemistry results against appropriate performance metrics (systems, processes, procedures and activities)

Establish, monitor,



measure and report Chemistry performance metrics; analyze and identify issues impacting operational performance and establish initiatives for continuous improvement to ensure efficient utilization of resources and testing, overall technical excellence, liaison with licensing and accreditation authorities, physicians and other care-givers, meeting customer expectations, effectiveness and efficiency (e.g., quality, reliability, accuracy of reports/results); Strategically plan and identify for Chemistry, the necessary budget requirements, and the provision of leading edge technology, equipment platforms, automation solutions, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory and Compliance needs

Provide leadership with respect to the innovative use of advanced science and technology, the provision of expert knowledge and meaningful information to our customers and the overall enhancement of Dynacare scientific vision and reputation

Serve as a resource to all of Dynacare in interpretation of Chemistry tests/results, test information and method validation.

Provide expert knowledge with respect to the development of a comprehensive menu of tests in order to position Dynacare to contribute significantly to the prediction, prevention and early detection of disease, improved diagnosis, treatment and disease management

To ensure the practice of Good Laboratory Medicine throughout Dynacare as it pertains to Chemistry by providing the necessary oversight, advice, direction and continuing education for staff as required

To maintain and enhance the integrity of Chemistry function with the organization and to promote external visibility through presentations, publications and appropriate representation on external provincial and national committees and international committees

Manage self for optimal performance, through effective cross-functional accountability and authority practices (when relevant)



within Immediate Manager’s context and prescribed limits

Develop and nurture a culture of safety, quality, service, performance, innovation, adaptiveness in all tasks performed

Develop, implement and review control mechanisms and processes to ensure compliance to policies, standards, regulatory requirements and Dynacare requirements and ensure mitigation of risks.

Develop and maintain (geographical/functional) networks and apply knowledge to plans and actions (when relevant)

Establish and enhance Dynacare Chemistry profile in industry and community (when relevant)

Hold a PhD degree and be certified (or eligible for certification) in clinical chemistry by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (CACB) and/or the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) with Clinical Biochemistry and a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Clinical Biochemistry

Knowledge of Clinical Biochemistry principles, theory, techniques and applications

Experience in Toxicology is an asset

Knowledge of Standards and Regulatory Requirements in Medical/ Clinical Laboratory Testing Related to Clinical Biochemistry

Understanding of Laboratory Operations

Ability to plan and execute projects

Capability to assess Clinical Biochemistry instrumentation/platforms available on market and make recommendations

Capability to explore new methodologies in Clinical Biochemistry and endorsing upgraded assays to Dynacare test menu

Assessment of technical performance and proficiency testing in Clinical Biochemistry

Assessment of technical validations and performance

Ability to research and recommend new testing platforms/technologies or upgraded assays

Capacity to provide technical advice and guidance

Ability to solicit information from internal and external parties including scientific networks

We believe that our diversity is our strength, so we employ a diverse workforce and respect the needs of all our employees.

In accordance with provincial legislation and our Accommodation Policy, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Dynacare hiring process.

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📌 Chemist Fulltime (Brampton)
🏢 Dynacare
📍 Brampton