Scientist

Job summary

Develop, validate, and commercialize new laboratory tests using LC-MS/MS and other analytical platforms. Focus on optimizing high-throughput workflows, creating SOPs, and providing scientific support to clients.

Job details

Scientist – Test Development & Commercialization CanAlt Health Labs Inc. / SideChain Analytics Inc. Location: Mississauga, ON – On-site Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: $75,000–$90,000 CAD, based on experience Reports to: Director of Research & Strategic Initiatives About the Role CanAlt Health Labs is a growing specialty laboratory group providing clinical, lipid, protein chemistry, and analytical testing services. We are seeking a hands-on Scientist to help develop, validate, scale, and commercialize new laboratory tests across CanAlt and SideChain Analytics. This is primarily a laboratory-based role, with approximately 75% of time focused on bench science, validation, production testing, and workflow optimization, and the balance supporting scientific reporting, clients, and commercialization. Key Responsibilities Develop and optimize LC-MS/MS methods for proteins, small molecules, and related analytes Design high-throughput, plate-based and automation-ready workflows Validate analytical methods for accuracy, precision, linearity, specificity, robustness, stability, and LOD/LOQ Transition validated methods into routine commercial production Develop SOPs, QC schemes, batch structures, and reporting criteria Troubleshoot instrumentation and improve throughput, turnaround time, and cost per sample Coordinate laboratory workflow and support training of technical staff Support GC-MS, GC-FID, HPLC, ELISA, and related analytical platforms Evaluate new tests and panels for technical and commercial feasibility Provide scientific support to practitioners, researchers, and commercial clients Contribute to laboratory reports, technical content, LIMS workflows, and quality systems Qualifications PhD in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related field; or MSc with commercial laboratory experience 2–5 years of hands-on mass spectrometry experience Strong LC-MS/MS triple-quadrupole experience Experience with GC-MS and other analytical platforms Demonstrated experience taking methods from development through validation into routine use Experience with high-throughput laboratory workflows Strong technical troubleshooting and communication skills Commercial mindset with an understanding of scalability, throughput, cost, and client needs Legally entitled to work in Canada Strong Assets Protein or biologic analysis Laboratory automation and plate-based sample preparation ISO/IEC 17025, GLP, or CLIA-style quality systems Supervisory or technical leadership experience Clinical or reference laboratory experience LIMS, laboratory reporting, and workflow automation Practitioner-facing or direct-to-consumer laboratory testing What We Offer $75,000–$90,000 CAD annual salary Modern LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/GC-FID, and immunoassay platforms Significant technical ownership and influence over new test development Opportunity to work across the full lifecycle from method development to commercialization A small, fast-moving laboratory environment with direct access to senior scientific leadership Benefits after 6-months How to Apply Please submit your résumé/CV and a brief cover letter describing: A method you helped develop, validate, and bring into routine use An example of explaining a complex technical result to a non-technical audience CanAlt Health Labs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

What you’ll do

Develop, validate, and commercialize new laboratory tests using LC-MS/MS and other analytical platforms. Focus on optimizing high-throughput workflows, creating SOPs, and providing scientific support to clients.

Requirements

Requires a PhD in a related scientific field or an MSc with commercial lab experience, plus 2-5 years of hands-on mass spectrometry experience. Must be legally entitled to work in Canada and possess strong technical troubleshooting skills.

Benefits

• Benefits after 6-months

Listed skills

• Troubleshooting · Preferred
• Technical Reporting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• LC-MS/MS
• Method Development
• Method Validation
• Analytical Chemistry
• GC-MS
• High-throughput Workflows
• SOP Development
• Troubleshooting
• Protein Analysis
• Laboratory Automation
• QC Schemes
• LIMS
• HPLC
• ELISA
• Technical Reporting
• Commercialization

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Healthcare
• Engineering
• Data & Analytics