Senior Quality Engineer, Validation

STICA STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer, Validation to lead CQV strategies for equipment, facilities, and processes in a regulated manufacturing environment.

You will support existing operations and new product launches, acting as the primary CQV contact and driving risk-based validation and process improvements to ensure audit readiness and market compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 6–10 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 4+ years.
• Broad knowledge of mechanical, chemical, electrical and software disciplines applied to manufacturing.
• Experience with ERP and QMS in ISO 13485 or GMP environments; sterile/high-volume manufacturing preferred.
• Strong understanding of regulatory standards and risk-based validation approaches.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement validation strategies for processes, systems and equipment aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Perform risk and impact assessments to determine validation needs and documentation.
• Lead risk management activities including FMEA to mitigate validation risks.
• Execute complex validation testing for equipment, utilities, software, and processes.
• Identify opportunities for validation improvements through data analysis and non-conformance review.

Skills

CQV validation

Risk assessment

FMEA

Quality engineering

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

P.Eng. designation

Tools

ERP systems

QMS software

Job description

Job Description Summary

STEMCELL Technologies’ Quality Assurance Validation team is growing and we are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer, Validation to join our team! As the Senior Quality Engineer, Validation, you will ensure that commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV) strategies and documentation for equipment, facilities, and processes are accurately captured and addressed. You will support existing manufacturing operations and new product launches, serving as the primary point of contact for CQV-related topics. By identifying and recommending improvements to validation processes, you will help ensure that STEMCELL’s manufacturing equipment, processes, and systems are audit- and market-ready.

Job Description Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement comprehensive validation strategies for processes, systems, and equipment, ensuring alignment of validation activities with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Conduct risk and impact assessments to determine the criticality of systems, process and equipment, identify validation requirements, and establish the required validation documentation.
• Conduct risk management activities, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with process and equipment validation.
• Execute and lead complex validation testing for equipment, utilities, software, and processes, ensuring functionality and performance within defined parameters and providing validation expertise through successful project completion.
• Identify and assess opportunities for validation process improvements through data analysis, risk assessments and non-conformance results analysis, to position STEMCELL better from a regulatory and operational standpoint.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Software, or Biomedical, with 6–10 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience; Certified Quality Engineer preferred and P.Eng. designation considered an asset.
• Knowledge of a broad range of mechanical, chemical, electrical and software engineering disciplines, with experience applying engineering principles to manufacturing and product development.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning and Quality Management Systems, ideally within an ISO 13485 or GMP-regulated environment; experience in sterile and high-volume manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, pharmaceuticals, cannabis, cosmetics, or similar highly regulated industries is preferred. Ability to understand and assess complex designs and manufacturing requirements is required.
• Working knowledge of regulatory standards and quality requirements, including ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, and ISPE, with experience developing risk documentation and applying risk-based validation approaches and statistical methods to establish processes that support manufacturing products in accordance with design inputs and specifications.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and project management skills, with the ability to assess complex designs and manufacturing requirements and support products in accordance with specifications.

Company Overview

#LI-KK1 #LI-Onsite #Bench STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services.

Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada. This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment.

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities. STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are.

We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging.

STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination.

Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

Salary

The annual salary for this job ranges from: $94,600.00 - $142,000.00

Benefits and Total Rewards

• In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job‑related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

We all begin our lives curious about the world around us, the way it works and our place in it. At STEMCELL Technologies, we never lose that curiosity. It inspires and motivates us to discover and innovate. It drives us to develop technologies, create products, and offer services that will help scientists around the world do research that progresses scientific knowledge and supports breakthroughs.

In the field of biotechnology, there is no better company in which to find inspiration, fulfill your potential and define your success with like‑minded people. We specialize in the development of specialty cell culture media and cell isolation systems. Our products are used to drive the fields of stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research forward. We are Scientists Helping Scientists.