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Lab Technician / Pharmacist
Research Technician
Lab Technician / Pharmacist
#768375
Remote / WFH
Employment and Social Development Canada
Job Description
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada- Science and Technology Branch
Closing date:July 27, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time
Selection process number
26-AGR-MBSK-EA-STB-68385
Salary
$71,741 to $90,184-Salary under review
Level
EG-04
Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
Intent of the process
Immediate need: 3 full time permanent (indeterminate) positions. A pool of qualified and/or partially qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions on a temporary or permanent basis. In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, they may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.
Positions to be filled
3
Important messages
As one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives. We are dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, ****** orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic background or lived experience. By embracing diversity and inclusion, our department ensures broader discussions, better decisions, and a more positive workplace.
We also have various employee diversity networks dedicated to ensuring that our department continues to grow as an inclusive employer.
• Possession of a valid class 5 Manitoba driver’s license or another provincial/territorial equivalent.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, including evenings and weekends during peak periods.
• Ability and willingness to travel within province with the occasional overnight trips.
• Ability and willingness to work in a laboratory environment for extended periods of time while standing and under normal safety precautions.
• Ability and willingness to work with toxic chemicals and other hazardous material using proper personal protective equipment.
• Ability and willingness to perform repetitive actions such as pipetting.
• Known allergies must be controlled through personal protective equipment and/or medication and must not impinge on the duties to be performed.
• With appropriate safety precautions in place, ability and willingness to work in laboratory, greenhouse and/or field environments for extended periods at a time.
• Ability and willingness to work outdoors under various weather conditions.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work activities, including moderate to heavy manual work such as moving or lifting objects up to 25 kg.
Operational Requirements
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally and internationally on occasion (e.g. training purposes).
• Ability and willingness to lift up to 25 kg.
You need (essential for the job)
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
Education
• Secondary school diploma or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Experience
• Experience providing technical support in a laboratory environment, scheduling lab activities and coordinating multiple experimental plans.
• Experience operating, maintaining and calibrating basic and complex laboratory instrumentation.
• Experience managing and analyzing data generated from experimental treatments using a variety of software packages, including but not limited to Microsoft Excel, SAS, JMP, R, and other statistical analysis tools.
• Experience in processing of cereal grains, pulses, oil seeds or other agri-food products.
Applied / assessed at a later date
Knowledge
• Knowledge of grain components including: carbohydrates, proteins, oil and minor components.
• Knowledge of instruments used for wet chemistry such as, but not limited to, pH meter, centrifuge, spectrophotometer, liquid chromatography (HPLC/UPLC), gas chromatography, mass spectrometer and near infrared analyser.
• Knowledge of laboratory methodologies, tools, and principles related to analysis of grains and agri-food products.
Abilities
• Ability to evaluate and interpret analytical results and prepare a summary of results.
• Ability to prepare chemical solutions.
• Ability to perform standard laboratory procedures.
Language requirements (essential for the job)
Applied / assessed at a later date
English ess
Closing date:July 27, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time
Selection process number
26-AGR-MBSK-EA-STB-68385
Salary
$71,741 to $90,184-Salary under review
Level
EG-04
Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
Intent of the process
Immediate need: 3 full time permanent (indeterminate) positions. A pool of qualified and/or partially qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions on a temporary or permanent basis. In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, they may be considered for acting, deployment, assignment or secondment opportunities.
Positions to be filled
3
Important messages
As one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is proud to celebrate our achievement in creating a diverse, respectful, and positive workplace where all employees are valued and recognized for their unique qualities, ideas, voices and perspectives. We are dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of all Canadians regardless of race, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, ****** orientation, gender identity or expression, socio-economic background or lived experience. By embracing diversity and inclusion, our department ensures broader discussions, better decisions, and a more positive workplace.
We also have various employee diversity networks dedicated to ensuring that our department continues to grow as an inclusive employer.
• Possession of a valid class 5 Manitoba driver’s license or another provincial/territorial equivalent.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, including evenings and weekends during peak periods.
• Ability and willingness to travel within province with the occasional overnight trips.
• Ability and willingness to work in a laboratory environment for extended periods of time while standing and under normal safety precautions.
• Ability and willingness to work with toxic chemicals and other hazardous material using proper personal protective equipment.
• Ability and willingness to perform repetitive actions such as pipetting.
• Known allergies must be controlled through personal protective equipment and/or medication and must not impinge on the duties to be performed.
• With appropriate safety precautions in place, ability and willingness to work in laboratory, greenhouse and/or field environments for extended periods at a time.
• Ability and willingness to work outdoors under various weather conditions.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work activities, including moderate to heavy manual work such as moving or lifting objects up to 25 kg.
Operational Requirements
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally and internationally on occasion (e.g. training purposes).
• Ability and willingness to lift up to 25 kg.
You need (essential for the job)
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
Education
• Secondary school diploma or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Experience
• Experience providing technical support in a laboratory environment, scheduling lab activities and coordinating multiple experimental plans.
• Experience operating, maintaining and calibrating basic and complex laboratory instrumentation.
• Experience managing and analyzing data generated from experimental treatments using a variety of software packages, including but not limited to Microsoft Excel, SAS, JMP, R, and other statistical analysis tools.
• Experience in processing of cereal grains, pulses, oil seeds or other agri-food products.
Applied / assessed at a later date
Knowledge
• Knowledge of grain components including: carbohydrates, proteins, oil and minor components.
• Knowledge of instruments used for wet chemistry such as, but not limited to, pH meter, centrifuge, spectrophotometer, liquid chromatography (HPLC/UPLC), gas chromatography, mass spectrometer and near infrared analyser.
• Knowledge of laboratory methodologies, tools, and principles related to analysis of grains and agri-food products.
Abilities
• Ability to evaluate and interpret analytical results and prepare a summary of results.
• Ability to prepare chemical solutions.
• Ability to perform standard laboratory procedures.
Language requirements (essential for the job)
Applied / assessed at a later date
English ess
