Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Hybrid)

at  Kardium Inc

Your opportunity
By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.
Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.
We have now completed our pivotal clinical study and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.
As a Regulatory Affairs (RA) Specialist, you will work with the RA Team to bring innovative and highly complex medical devices to the market and maintain their regulatory compliance. The role will involve coordinating submissions for market authorizations, clinical investigations, and product renewals, as well as providing regulatory input on the development of products and processes internally. This position will report to the RA Manager.
Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.
Meaningful work you will be a part of

• Provide regulatory affairs input into product development projects to ensure all regulatory requirements are met throughout the development process
• Actively collaborate with clinical operations to develop documentation to be submitted to regulatory authorities and ethics committees for authorization of clinical studies
• Conduct periodic reporting and other activities required for the continued regulatory compliance of ongoing clinical studies
• Maintain current knowledge of EU, US, Canadian, and international regulations, guidance, and standards applicable to company products
• Create and coordinate product technical files, design dossiers, and design history files
• Interact with regulatory agencies such as the FDA, Health Canada, and EU notified bodies as required for the processing of submissions, regulatory reports, and any other regulatory actions
• Compile and process materials for license renewals, updates, and registrations
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of systems for tracking submissions, and changes thereof, sent to regulators and partners
• Review marketing material, labeling, and labels for compliance with regulatory requirements
• Actively participate in evaluation of regulatory compliance of changes to documents, products, processes, and test methods, and define the requirements for regulatory reporting of such changes
• Conduct post-market surveillance activities, including review of customer complaints, trend analysis, and reporting
• Ensure continued compliance to applicable privacy regulations for clinical and operational activities
• Participate in research of regulatory issues and disseminate regulatory information to production, QA, QC, engineering teams, and senior management as required
  What you bring to the team
  Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about developing cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we solve what was thought unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

• Bachelor of science or engineering degree
• 3+ years of relevant regulatory affairs experience, or equivalent combination of post-graduate education and experience
• Experience with Class II/III medical devices, IVDs, or pharmaceuticals
• In-depth working knowledge of European, US, and Canadian medical device regulatory requirements is an asset
• Knowledge of privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, PIPEDA, etc.) is an asset
• Experience with design controls is an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Excellent technical documentation skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Strong time management with a sense of urgency, agility, transparency, respect, and collaboration in a team setting

Compensation
Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

• $80,000 - $100,000 (CAD Annually)

Your Benefits & Well-being
The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.
Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.
Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.
Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.
Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.
Career progression and learning support.
Professional membership support.
Life at Kardium
What makes us a great place to work?
Our Purpose Our People Our Culture
Patient first ​ Brilliant ​ Excellence
Innovation ​ Achievers​ Communication
Quality Trust ​ Decision making ​
At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.
We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, and Irish ERG.
As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.
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